SLC7A11 negatively associates with mismatch repair gene expression and endows glioblastoma cells sensitive to radiation under low glucose conditions.

The cystine/glutamate antiporter xCT (SLC7A11) is frequently upregulated in many cancers, including glioblastoma (GBM). SLC7A11-mediated cystine taken up is reduced to cysteine, a precursor amino acid for glutathione synthesis and antioxidant cellular defense. However, little is known about the biological functions of SLC7A11 and its effect on therapeutic response in GBM.

Clinical and prognostic significance of high-mobility group box-1 in human gliomas.

The objective of this study was to explore the expression and the clinical and prognostic significance of high-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) in human gliomas. The expression of HMGB1 in 15 samples of normal brain tissue and 65 samples of different-grade glioma tissue was assayed using immunohistochemistry and western blot analysis. The associations between the differences in expression and pathology grades were analyzed statistically.

Nucleostemin and ASPP2 expression is correlated with pituitary adenoma proliferation.

Nucleostemin is a GTP-conjugated protein located in the nucleoli of stem cells and certain cancer cells, and maintains cellular self-renewal. The present study aimed to evaluate nucleostemin as a potential target for pituitary adenoma gene therapy by investigating nucleostemin and apoptosis-stimulating of p53 protein 2 (ASPP2) expression and their effect on pituitary adenoma cell proliferation. A total of 71 samples of pituitary adenomas were collected.

Quantification of chemical transport processes from the soil to surface runoff.

There is a good conceptual understanding of the processes that govern chemical transport from the soil to surface runoff, but few studies have actually quantified these processes separately. Thus, we designed a laboratory flow cell and experimental procedures to quantify the chemical transport from soil to runoff water in the following individual processes: (i) convection with a vertical hydraulic gradient, (ii) convection via surface flow or the Bernoulli effect, (iii) diffusion, and (iv) soil loss. We applied different vertical hydraulic gradients by setting the flow cell to generate different seepage or drainage conditions.

[Effect of preparation technique on in vitro release mechanism of huperzine A microspheres].

Aim: To investigate the effect of preparation technique on in vitro release mechanism of huperzine A-PLGA microspheres.

Methods: Huperzine A-PLGA microspheres were prepared by two kinds of O/O emulsion solvent evaporation method (method A and B). In vitro release mechanism was explained by release profile, degradation rate and swelling rate of microspheres in vitro.

Preparation and in vivo evaluation of huperzine A-loaded PLGA microspheres.

Huperzine A-loaded microspheres composed of poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) were prepared by an ONV emulsion solvent evaporation method. The characterization of the microspheres such as drug loading, size, shape and release profile was described. The in vitro release in the initial 7 days was nearly linear with 10% released per day.