Targeting of AUF1 to vascular endothelial cells as a novel anti-aging therapy.

Background: Inhibition of aging of vascular endothelial cells (VECs) may delay aging and prolong life. The goal of this study was to prepare anti-CD31 monoclonal antibody conjugated PEG-modified liposomes containing the AU-rich region connecting factor 1 (AUF1) gene (CD31-PILs-AUF1) and to explore the effects of targeting CD31-PILs-AUF1 to aging VECs.

Methods: The mean particle sizes of various PEGylated immunoliposomes (PILs) were measured using a Zetasizer Nano ZS.

IgG Antibody Response Elicited by a Fully Synthetic Two-Component Carbohydrate-Based Cancer Vaccine Candidate with α-Galactosylceramide as Built-in Adjuvant.

A fully synthetic self-adjuvanting cancer vaccine candidate was constructed through covalent conjugation of invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cell ligand α-galactosylceramide (αGalCer) with sialyl Tn (STn), a representative tumor-associated carbohydrate antigen (TACA). This two-component vaccine STn-αGalCer is devoid of antigenic peptide, featuring the well-defined structure with high simplicity. STn-αGalCer showed remarkable efficacy in inducing antibody class switching from IgM to STn-specific IgG.

Knockdown of β-catenin by siRNA influences proliferation, apoptosis and invasion of the colon cancer cell line SW480.

The aim of the present study was to explore the effect of knocking down the expression of β-catenin by small interference (si)RNA on the activity of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, and the proliferation, apoptosis and invasion abilities of the human colon cancer cell line SW480. For that purpose, double-stranded siRNA targeting β-catenin (β-catenin-siRNA) was synthesized and transfected into SW480 cells. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western blotting were used to detect the messenger (m)RNA and protein levels of β-catenin in SW480 cells.