Publications by authors named "Xinbo Liao"

Mesenchymal stem cells have generated much interest because of their potential use in regenerative medicine. The major draw back in the application of these cells is that there is no single marker or markers that have been established to identify and aid in isolating the cells from a variety of other cell types. The commonly expressed mesenchymal stem cell surface antigens include CD44, CD73, CD90.

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Systemic delivery of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) or stromal cells in vivo is attractive because it offers means of disseminating therapeutic cells to various tissues and organs in vivo. In the present study, we investigated the distribution and engraftment of the murine adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) without exposure to or exposed to bone microenvironment or transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) prior to transplantation into developing mice. The ADSCs harvested from the murine inguinal fat pad exhibited potential for differentiation toward osteogenic and adipogenic cell lineages in vitro.

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Aim: To characterize the matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)-2 promoter and to identify androgen response elements (AREs) involved in androgen-induced MMP-2 expression.

Methods: MMP-2 mRNA levels was determined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). MMP-2 promoter-driven luciferase assays were used to determine the fragments responsible for androgen-induced activity.

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  • The study aimed to examine the structure of lymph vessels in gastric cancer tissues and how it relates to cancer spread (metastasis).
  • Researchers analyzed tissues from 32 gastric cancer cases, noting morphological changes in lymph vessels and capillaries.
  • Findings indicated that lymph vessels in cancerous areas showed larger sizes and that swollen lymph vessels help cancer cells spread, particularly through well-formed lymph capillaries in nearby tissues.
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Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States and, thus far, there has been no effective therapy for the treatment of hormone-refractory disease. Recently, the androgen receptor (AR) has been shown to play a critical role in the development and progression of the disease. In this report, we showed that knocking down the AR protein level by a small interfering RNA (siRNA) approach resulted in a significant apoptotic cell death as evidenced by an increased annexin V binding, reduced mitochondrial potential, caspase-3/6 activation, and DFF45 and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage.

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Despite the specificity inferred by its name, glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-3beta is an important kinase with a plethora of significant cellular targets, including cytoskeletal proteins and transcription factors, and its activity is regulated by phosphorylation on tyrosine/serine residues. As part of our efforts to dissect the molecular basis responsible for androgen-independent progression of prostate cancer, we investigated the role of GSK-3beta in androgen-stimulated gene expression in human prostate cancer cells. Pretreatment of prostate cancer cells harboring wild-type or mutant androgen receptor with the GSK-3beta inhibitors, lithium chloride (LiCl), RO318220, or GF109203X, inhibited R1881-stimulated androgen-responsive reporter activity in a dose- and time-dependent manner.

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Objective: To investigate the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of granulocytic sarcoma (GS).

Methods: The morphological and immunological characteristics of 12 cases of GS were studied. FAB classification was made by peripheral blood, bone marrow picture and bone marrow biopsy assay.

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Prostate cancer is a major health threat for American men. Therefore, the development of effective therapeutic options is an urgent issue for prostate cancer treatment. In this study, we evaluated the effect of glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK-3beta) suppression on tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-induced apoptosis in human prostate cancer cell lines.

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Prostate growth and differentiation is androgen dependent, and increased expression of matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2) has been found in more aggressive prostate cancers. As part of our efforts to elucidate the mechanisms responsible for prostate cancer progression, we evaluated the MMP-2 expression after androgen stimulation in human prostate cancer LNCaP and LAPC-4 cells, which express a functional androgen receptor. Treatment of the cells with a synthetic androgen R1881 resulted in an increase of pro-MMP-2 expression assessed by Western blot and gelatinolytic zymography in both cell lines.

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Objective: To study the immunophenotype and differential diagnosis of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL).

Method: Fifty six cases originally diagnosed as HL were re-evaluated according to lymphoma classification of WHO 2000 on paraffin sections using SP immunohistochemistry.

Results: Among the 56 cases, 47 met the WHO criteria for HL, 8 were NHL and 1 metastatic tumor.

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