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Chen GT, Cao P, Yang JH, Liang RR, Li L, Sun YW, Zhong FC. Development of a high-speed small-angle infrared thermography system in EAST. Rev Sci Instrum 2023; 94:2891441. [PMID: 37204281 DOI: 10.1063/5.0140560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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A high-speed infrared small-angle infrared thermography system (SATS) has been developed and installed on the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) for measuring the surface temperature of the divertor target to calculate the high heat flux induced by Edge Localized Modes (ELMs) and providing observation means for the further physical study of some key parameters, such as power decay length λq and the characteristic time of different types of ELMs. An endoscopic optical system is applied to realize the SATS for clear imaging of the divertor plate area and protection from the harm of impurity deposition and latent tungsten ablation during discharge. The field of view (FOV) of the endoscopic optical system is designed to be 13° in the horizontal direction and 9° in the vertical direction. As a consequence, ∼35° of coverage of the lower-outer divertor and a small part of the lower-inner divertor in toroidal are covered by the FOV with a spatial resolution of around 2 mm/pixel. This paper presents a detailed description of the new SATS and the preliminary experimental diagnostic results. The radial distribution of heat flux induced by an ELM crash was demonstrated.
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- G T Chen
- Science of College, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Science of College, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Science of College, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
- Member of Magnetic Confinement Controlled Fusion Research Center, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Science of College, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
- Member of Magnetic Confinement Controlled Fusion Research Center, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
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Song YT, Liang RR, Wang C, Ye XC, Zeng JS, Zhang YJ. Application Exploration of Participation Rules in Environmental Damage Identification. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 36:483-486. [PMID: 33047529 DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2020.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Y T Song
- Fujian LISI Judicial Expertise Firm, Xiamen 361000, Fujian Province, China
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- Fujian Xiamen Envionmental Monitoring Central Station, Xiamen 361000, Fujian Province, China
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- Xiamen Intermediate People's Court, Xiamen 361000, Fujian Province, China
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- Quanzhou Jinjiang Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment, Quanzhou 362000, Fujian Province, China
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- Fujian LISI Judicial Expertise Firm, Xiamen 361000, Fujian Province, China
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- Beijing Dentons Law Offices, LLP (Xiamen), Xiamen 361000, Fujian Province, China
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Zhang JY, Zhang B, Gong X, Chang J, Jia MN, Liu C, Liang RR, Chen WL, Wu CH, Feng S. Development of a new dynamic foveated imager on wide-angle infra-red thermography system to improve local spatial resolution in EAST. Rev Sci Instrum 2020; 91:116101. [PMID: 33261436 DOI: 10.1063/5.0013212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A new dynamic foveated imager has been developed and commissioned on the wide-angle infra-red thermography system in the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak. This technique improves the local spatial resolution by a factor of 2 while maintaining the wide-angle view to ensure safety operation. Taking advantage of the new foveated imager, heat flux splitting under the application of resonant magnetic perturbation (RMP) coils has been clearly observed. The results indicate that the toroidal asymmetric power load pattern is closely related to the perturbation field induced by the RMP coils.
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- J Y Zhang
- Institute of Plasma Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- School of Instrument Science and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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- School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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Zha JM, Xu XF, Li DP, Gui Q, Liang RR, Zhou XM. [Hypoxia promotes the growth and invasiveness of prostate cancer cells by down-regulating miR-132 in vitro]. Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue 2016; 22:1071-1076. [PMID: 29282910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the expression of miR-132 in prostate cancer and its effects on the growth and invasiveness of prostate cancer cells and the influence of hypoxia on the level of miR-132 and biological behavior of prostate cancer cells. METHODS Real time PCR was used to measure the expression level of miR-132 in the prostate cancer tissue, analyze its relationship with the clinical stage and Gleason score of prostate cancer, and determine the influence of hypoxia on the miR-132 level in the human prostate cancer PC3 cell line in vitro. Sulfor-hodamine B chromatometry and Matrigel invasion assay were employed to detect the effects of hypoxia and miR-132 mimic plasmid transfection on the viability and invasiveness of PC3 cells in vitro. RESULTS The miR-132 level in the prostate cancer was significantly declined to 52.38% (in T1-T2 stages) and 21.59% (in T3-T4 stages) of that in the cancer-adjacent tissue (both P<0.01). In hypoxia, the expression of miR-132 was significantly decreased in the PC3 cells (P<0.01). After 48 and 72 hours of transfection with miR-132 mimic plasmid, the viability of the PC3 cells was markedly reduced (P<0.05 or P<0.01), and their invasiveness decreased by 57.5% after 48 hours (P<0.01). However, there was no significant difference in the viability or invasiveness of the PC3 cells transfected with miR-132 mimic plasmid between normoxia and hypoxia. CONCLUSIONS The reduced expression of miR-132 is closely related to the clinical stage and Gleason score of prostate cancer. Hypoxia increases the viability and invasiveness of prostate cancer cells in vitro by down-regulating the expression of miR-132 and consequently may promote the growth and metastasis of prostate cancer.
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- Juan-Min Zha
- Department of Oncology, The First Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, China
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- Department of Urology, Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Region, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, China
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Liang RR, Zhu H, Mao YW, Zhang YM, Zhu LX, Cornforth D, Wang RH, Meng XY, Luo X. Tenderness and sensory attributes of the longissimus lumborum muscles with different quality grades from Chinese fattened yellow crossbred steers. Meat Sci 2015; 112:52-7. [PMID: 26519609 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2015.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2015] [Revised: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The objectives were to investigate intramuscular fat (IMF) content,Warner–Bratzler shear force(WBSF) and sensory attributes of Chinese fattened yellow crossbred steer beef with different quality grades, and to determine the relationship between WBSF and Chinese consumers' sensory tender. WBSF of grades A1 to A5 decreased from 50.6 N to 33.1 N with IMF % increased from4.26 to 24.55 (P b 0.05). Consumer panelists showed more likeability grades A4 and A5 with no difference between them. Grades A2 and A3 were slightly preferred (P b 0.05). Grade A1 was undesirable. A regression relationship between WBSF and sensory tender was found, which indicated that consumers disliked beef when WBSF N55.43 N and preferred those with WBSF b41.4 N. The range of 41.4 N to 55.43 N was intermediate. Hence, WBSF N55.43 & b41.4 N allow classification of tough and tender for beef tenderness for Chinese consumers, and grade A4 was recommended as suitable top grade.
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- R R Liang
- Lab of Beef Processing and Quality Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, PR China
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- Lab of Beef Processing and Quality Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, PR China
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- Lab of Beef Processing and Quality Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, PR China
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- Lab of Beef Processing and Quality Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, PR China
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- Lab of Beef Processing and Quality Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, PR China
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-8700, USA
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- Lab of Beef Processing and Quality Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, PR China
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, PR China
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- Lab of Beef Processing and Quality Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, PR China.
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Wu MY, Liang RR, Chen K, Shen M, Tian YL, Li DM, Duan WM, Gui Q, Gong FR, Lian L, Li W, Tao M. FH535 inhibited metastasis and growth of pancreatic cancer cells. Onco Targets Ther 2015; 8:1651-70. [PMID: 26185454 PMCID: PMC4500609 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s82718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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FH535 is a small-molecule inhibitor of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, which a substantial body of evidence has proven is activated in various cancers, including pancreatic cancer. Activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway plays an important role in tumor progression and metastasis. We investigated the inhibitory effect of FH535 on the metastasis and growth of pancreatic cancer cells. Western blotting and luciferase reporter gene assay indicated that FH535 markedly inhibited Wnt/β-catenin pathway viability in pancreatic cancer cells. In vitro wound healing, invasion, and adhesion assays revealed that FH535 significantly inhibited pancreatic cancer cell metastasis. We also observed the inhibitory effect of FH535 on pancreatic cancer cell growth via the tetrazolium and plate clone formation assays. Microarray analyses suggested that changes in the expression of multiple genes could be involved in the anti-cancer effect of FH535 on pancreatic cancer cells. Our results indicate for the first time that FH535 inhibits pancreatic cancer cell metastasis and growth, providing new insight into therapy of pancreatic cancer.
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- Meng-Yao Wu
- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital, Suzhou, People's Republic of China ; Department of Oncology, Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital, Suzhou, People's Republic of China ; Department of Oncology, Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital, Suzhou, People's Republic of China ; PREMED Key Laboratory for Precision Medicine, Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital, Suzhou, People's Republic of China ; Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China ; Institute of Medical Biotechnology, Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China ; PREMED Key Laboratory for Precision Medicine, Soochow University, Suzhou, People's Republic of China
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Li W, Liang RR, Zhou C, Wu MY, Lian L, Yuan GF, Wang MY, Xie X, Shou LM, Gong FR, Chen K, Duan WM, Tao M. The association between expressions of Ras and CD68 in the angiogenesis of breast cancers. Cancer Cell Int 2015; 15:17. [PMID: 25685069 PMCID: PMC4326448 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-015-0169-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Objective Angiogenesis is a critical step of breast cancer metastasis. Oncogenic Ras promotes the remodeling of cancer microenviroment. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are a prominent inflammatory cell population emerging in the microenviroment and facilitating the angiogenesis and metastasis. In the present study, we tried to investigate the relationship between the expression of Ras and infiltration of TAM, both of which could further promote angiogenesis. Methods Expressions of Ras, CD68 and CD34 were assessed by immunohistochemistry. The infiltration of macrophages was evaluated by counting the number of CD68+ cells. Vessel endothelial cells were defined as CD34+ cells. Angiogenesis vascularity was defined by microvessel density (MVD) assay through counting the number of vessels per field counted in the area of highest vascular density. The Kaplan–Meier survival analysis was used to estimate the overall survival (OS). Macrophages were derived from monocytes in the presence of macrophage colony-stimulating-factor (MCSF). Breast cancer cells were treated with macrophage-conditioned medium (MCM) and tested the expressions of K-, H- and N-Ras by using realtime-PCR. Results Ras positive status was correlated with ER, PR and Her-2 positivity, larger tumour size and lymph node metastasis, as well as higher TNM stages. A higher number of CD68+ cells was correlated with larger tumour size, higher TNM stages and Her-2 positivity. Both Ras positivity and infiltration of CD68+ macrophages correlated with poor OS. The number of CD68+ cells was positively correlated with the expression of Ras. Treatment with MCM did not up-regulate but repressed the expression of Ras. Both up-regulation of Ras and infiltration of TAMs correlated with increased MVD. Conclusion Expression of Ras and infiltration of TAM were positively correlated, and both participated in angiogenesis. Elevated Ras could be responsible for the infiltration of TAM.
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- Wei Li
- Department of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006 Jiangsu Province People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006 Jiangsu Province People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, the Central Hospital of Xuzhou, Xuzhou, 221009 Jiangsu Province People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006 Jiangsu Province People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006 Jiangsu Province People's Republic of China.,Department of Oncology, Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital, Suzhou, 215131 Jiangsu Province People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006 Jiangsu Province People's Republic of China.,Department of Oncology, Sihong People's Hospital, Sihong, 223900 Jiangsu Province People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006 Jiangsu Province People's Republic of China.,Department of Oncology, Nanjing Gaochun People's Hospital, Gaochun, 211300 Jiangsu Province People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006 Jiangsu Province People's Republic of China.,Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, 221006 Jiangsu Province People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006 Jiangsu Province People's Republic of China.,Department of Oncology, the first Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medicine University, Hangzhou, 310006 Zhejiang Province People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006 Jiangsu Province People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006 Jiangsu Province People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006 Jiangsu Province People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006 Jiangsu Province People's Republic of China.,Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, Suzhou, 215006 Jiangsu Province People's Republic of China
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Liang RR, Zhang S, Qi JA, Wang ZD, Li J, Liu PJ, Huang C, Le XF, Yang J, Li ZF. Preferential inhibition of hepatocellular carcinoma by the flavonoid Baicalein through blocking MEK-ERK signaling. Int J Oncol 2012; 41:969-78. [PMID: 22684543 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2012.1510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2012] [Accepted: 05/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Baicalein is a purified flavonoid extracted from the roots of Scutellaria baicalensis or Scutellaria radix. Although previous studies have suggested that Baicalein possesses an in vitro anti-hepatocellular carcinoma activity, its in vivo effects and mechanisms of action are still not completely understood. In this study, Baicalein at concentrations of 40-120 µM exhibited significant cytotoxicity to three hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell lines but marginal cytotoxicity to a normal liver cell line in vitro. Compared to a standard chemotherapy drug, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), Baicalein had greater effect on HCC cells but less toxicity on normal liver cells. Treatment with Baicalein dramatically reduced mitochondrial transmembrane potential, and activated caspase-9 and caspase-3. Blockade of Baicalein-induced apoptosis with a pan-caspase inhibitor partially attenuated Baicalein-induced growth inhibition in HCC. Baicalein treatment significantly inhibited tumor growth of HCC xenografts in mice. Induction of apoptosis was demonstrated in Baicalein-treated xenograft tumors by the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay. Furthermore, Baicalein treatment dramatically decreased the levels of phosphorylation of MEK1, ERK1/2 and Bad in vitro and in vivo. Overexpression of human MEK1 partially blocked Baicalein-induced growth inhibition. Consequently, these findings suggest that Baicalein preferentially inhibits HCC tumor growth through inhibition of MEK-ERK signaling and by inducing intrinsic apoptosis.
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- Rong-Rui Liang
- Department of General Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, P.R. China
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Wang ZD, Huang C, Li ZF, Yang J, Li BH, Liang RR, Dai ZJ, Liu ZW. Chrysanthemum indicum ethanolic extract inhibits invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma via regulation of MMP/TIMP balance as therapeutic target. Oncol Rep 2010; 23:413-421. [PMID: 20043102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an aggressive cancer with a dismal outcome largely due to metastasis and postsurgical recurrence. Thus, the inhibition of invasion and metastasis is of great importance in its therapies. Medicinal plants or ethnopharmacology used in folklore medicine continue to be an important source of discovery and development of novel or potential therapeutic agents for treatment of cancer. Chrysanthemum indicum, one of the medicinal plants or ethnopharmacology, is being used for treatment of many diseases including cancer. However, this plant molecular mechanisms underlining the anti-metastatic effects have not been well documented. In this study, Chrysanthemum indicum ethanolic extract (CIE) significantly suppressed proliferation and invasion of MHCC97H cells, one of the HCC cell lines with high metastatic potential, in a dose-dependent manner. CIE markedly decreased MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression, increased simultaneously TIMP-1, and TIMP-2 expression further restoring their balance in the cancer cells. The present study indicates that CIE reduced MHCC97H cell metastatic capability, in part at least, through decrease of the MMP expression, simultaneous increase of the TIMP expression, further restoring their balance as therapeutic target in HCC. It is suggested that Chrysanthemum indicum is a potential novel therapeutic medicinal plant for treatment of HCC or cancer invasion and metastasis.
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- Zhi-Dong Wang
- Department of Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi Province, PR China
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