简介：Objective:TostudytheeffectofantisenseVEGFRNAonratC6gliomasinvivoandfindoutthefeasibilityofantiangiogenesistherapywithantisenseVEGFRNAformalignantgliomas.Methods:ParentalratC6gliomacellsandC6cellstransfectedwithantisenseVEGFcDNAwereimplantedintracerebrallyandsubcutaneouslyintoSDratsascontrolandtransfectedgroup.RatsbearingcerebralandsubcutaneousC6gliomasweretreatedwithantisenseVEGFcDNAastreatedgroupandsenseVEGFcDNAandemptyvectorascontroloftreatedgroup.Thegeneralmanifestation,survivaltime,MRIandhistopathologicalchangesofallratswereobserved.Thevolumeofsubcutaneouslyimplantedtumorswasdeterminedregularly.InsituhybridizationandimmunohistochemicalstainingwereusedfordetectionofVEGFgeneexpressionofgliomaswhilePCNAimmunostainingandTUNELmethodforexaminationofproliferationactivityandapoptosisofgliomas,respectively.Results:Thesurvivaloftheratsintransfectedandtreatedgroupwasprolonged.Thereweretworatssurvivingover90dinthetreatedgroupandtheirtumorsdisappeared.TheVEGFgeneexpression,thenumberofmicrovesselsandtheproliferationactivityweredecreasedandalargeamountofapoptoticcellscouldbefoundincerebralandsubcutaneousgliomasintreatedandtransfectedgroups.Conclusion:VEGFisoneofthecandidategenesforgenetherapyofmalignantgliomas.AntisenseVEGFRNAcombinedwithothertherapiesshouldbestudiedfurtherforenhancingthetherapeuticeffectofmalignantgliomas.

简介：Objective:Toexploretheprobabilityofvascularendothelialgrowthfactor(VEGF)antisenseoligodeoxynucleotidesasadevelopingnewtherapeuticstrategyforglioma.Methods:VEGFproteinexpressionwasdetectedbyS-Pimmunohistochemicaltechnique.TumorcellapoptosiswasobservedbyTUNELmethod.Results:Comparedwithcontrol,VEGFproteinexpressionwasinhibitedbyantisenseoligodeoxynucleotidesinvitro.Andtheinhibitoryeffectsincreasedwiththeincreasingconcentration.VEGFpositiveratewas82.10%incontrolgroup,whilein2.5,5,10(mol/LAODNgroups,theywere70.00%,57.85%,53.20%respectively.Noinhibitioneffectwasfoundinthecelllinestreatedwithmissenseandsenseoligodeoxynucleotides.Invivo,antisenseoligodeoxy-nucleotidestherapyalsoinhibitedVEGFproteinexpressionandinducedtheincreaseofapoptotictumorcells.However,ithasnoeffectontumorcellproliferation.Conclusion:ItishopefulthatVEGFantisenseoligodeoxynucleotidesmaybeanewgenetherapymethodtogliomathroughitsantiangiogenesiseffectbyinhibitionofVEGF.

简介：Objective:TostudythedifferencesandsimilaritiesoftheantisensedrugswithdifferentstructuresonthebiologicalfunctionsofK562cells.Methods:Cytotoxiceffectsweremeasuredbyuseofacellviabilityassay.FlowcytometricanalysisandagarosegelelectrophoresisofDNAfragmentationwerealsoperformed.Theexpressionlevelofproteinwasassayedbyimmunofluorescenceusingfluoresceisothiocyanatelabel.Results:PNAtargetingthecodingregionoftheBcl-2messengerRNAcouldeffectivelyinhibitK562cellviability,down-regulatethesynthesisoftheBcl-2proteinandincreasecellapoptosis.By72haftertheBcl-2antisensePNAtreatment,K562cellsshowedmorereductioninthelevelofBcl-2proteincomparedwithcellstreatedwiththeantisenseODN.Aftertreatmentwith10μmol/LofBcl-2antisensePNAorantisenseODNfor72h,apoptoticratesofK562cellswere13.15±1.13and11.72±1.12,respectively.Furthermore,therewassignificantdifferenceinthepercentageofapoptoticcellsbetweenantisensePNAgroupandantisenseODNgroup.Conclusion:TheresultssuggestthatantisensePNAtargetingthecodingregionofBcl-2mRNAhasbetterantisenseeffectsthantheantisenseoligonucleotidesoninducingapoptosisofK562cells.

简介：Objective:ToinvestigatewhethertheBc1-2antisenseoligonucleotide(ASODN)mayenhanceradiation-inducedapoptosisinRajicellline.Methods:Cellsurvivingfractionwasdeterminedusingthetrypanbluedyeexclusionassay.Theexpressionlevelofbc1-2proteinwasassayedbyimmunofluorescenceusingfluoresceisothiocyanatelabel.ApoptosiswasdetectedbyGiemsastainingandflowcytomertriccellcycleanalysis.Results:ItwasfoundthatBc1-2ASODNcombinedwithradiationhadsignificantlyreducedthenumberofviablecells(P<0.05).TherewasnodifferenceoncellsurvivalbetweenmismatchBc1-2oligodeoxynucleotide/radiationcombinationandradiation-treatedcellsalone.Bc1-2ASODNcombinedwithradiationcouldsignificantlyinhibitexpressionofBc1-2proteininRajicells(P<0.05).CellstreatedwithBc1-2ASODNcombinedwithradiationat72hdisplayedclassicapoptoticchanges.ApoptosisratesofRajicellstreatedwithBc1-2oligodeoxynucleotide/radiationcombinationandradiation-treatedcellsalone,respectively.Conclusion:Bc1-2antisenseoligonucleotidecanenhanceradiation-inducedapoptosisinRajicellline.

简介：Objective:Toinvestigatetheimmunotherapyefficacyoffusioncells(dendritic-C6anti-TGF-β1cells)inthetreatmentofintracranialgliomas.Methods:Dendriticcellswereisolatedfromratbone-marrowprecursorsstimulatedinvitrowithgranulocyte-macrophagecolony-stimulatingfactor(GM-CSF)andInterleukin-4(IL-4).C6anti-TGF-β1cellsoriginallyfromC6celllineofaratglioblastomaweretransfectedwithplasmidofTGF-β1anti-sensegene.FusionsofdendriticcellsandC6anti-TGF-β1cellswerepreparedbypolyethyleneglycol(PEG).TheDC/C6anti-TGF-β1fusioncellswereobservedandconfirmedbylightmicroscopyandscanningelectronmicroscopy.Experimentalratsweredividedintothreegroupsatrandom:C6cells(I),dendritic-C6anti-TGF-β1fusioncellsandC6cells(II)andIMDMmediumonly(III).Thecellswereinjectedintorightparietalloberegionoftheratwithstereotaxictechnique.Histology,tumornecrosisandsurvivaltimewereevaluated.Results:ComparedwiththeratsthatreceivedC6cells(survivalmediantimewaslessthan20days,tumorregionwasseeninallfieldsofobserved),theratsinjectedwithdendritic-C6anti-TGF-β1fusioncellsandC6cellsgotamoreprolongedlifespan(morethan59days),aswellaslesstumorregion(5.01%-6.2%).Therewasnotumornecrosis,butsomegliaswereseeninsurroundings.Allratsweresurvivedandnonecrosiswasobservedinnegativecontrolgroup.StatisticalanalysisshowedthatgroupIIhadsignificantdifferencecomparedwithgroupI.Conclusions:Dendritic-C6anti-TGF-β1fusioncellscouldprolongthelifespanofrats,providingastrategytoachieveanantitumorresponseagainsttumorsinthecentralnervoussystem.