[Polysaccharide of Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma inhibits expression of immune checkpoint PD-L1 by targeting miR-34a in esophageal carcinoma cells].

The immune checkpoint programmed cell death-ligand 1(PD-L1)-mediated immunosuppression is among the important features of tumor. PD-L1, an immunosuppressant, can induce T cell failure by binding to programmed cell death-1(PD-1). Thus, the key to restoring the function of T cells is inhibiting the expression of PD-L1.

Toosendanin Shows Potent Efficacy Against Human Ovarian Cancer through Caspase-Dependent Mitochondrial Apoptotic Pathway.

Toosendanin (TSN) is a triterpenoid extracted from the bark or fruits of Sieb et Zucc, which is a traditional Chinese medicine and mainly grows in China and India. TSN has been verified to possess antitumor activities on various human cancers, whereas the effects of TSN on ovarian cancer (OC) has not been reported yet. Here, TSN was shown to significantly inhibit proliferation of SKOV3 and OVCAR3 cell lines in a dose- and time-dependent manner.

[Exploration on effect and mechanism of activating blood circulation to remove stasis method on angiogenesis].

Activating blood circulation to remove stasis method is an important therapy of TCM, which can be matched with various methods, as qi-supplementing, qi-regulating, heat-clearing with detoxication, meridian warming, wind-dispelling to remove dampness, yin-nourishing, phlegm-dissolving to alleviate depression and visceral dredging by purgation, to produce various effects on angiogenesis. Its positive or negative impacts on quality or quantity of angio-genetic regulatory factor play a crucial part for the effects. This article explores the effect and mechanism of activating blood circulation to remove stasis method on angiogenesis bi-directionally.