Impact of Taurine on the proliferation and apoptosis of human cervical carcinoma cells and its mechanism.

Background: Cervical cancer has the fourth highest incidence and mortality rate of all cancers in women worldwide; it seriously harms their physical and mental health. The aim of this study was to observe the roles and preliminary mechanism of Taurine (Tau)-induced apoptosis in cervical cancer cells.

Methods: Cells from the human cervical cancer cell line SiHa were transfected with the recombinant plasmid pEGFP-N1-MST1 (mammalian sterile 20-like kinase 1); then, the cell proliferation activity was analyzed by the MTT assay, cell apoptosis by flow cytometry, and the related protein levels by Western blotting.

[Influence of Sludge Retention Time on the Performance and Stability of Mesophilic Anaerobic Co-digestion of Food Waste with Waste Activated Sludge].

Two parallel digestion systems of food waste (FW) and waste-activated sludge (WAS) were successfully initiated using a continuous stirred-tank reactor (CSTR), and the effect of different reduction extents of sludge retention time (SRT) on the co-digestion of FW and WAS was investigated. SRT Reduction extents longer than 8.3 d were not conducive to the stable operation of the co-digestion system when the organic load rate (OLR) was increased.

Effect of diallyl trisulfide on human ovarian cancer SKOV- 3/DDP cell apoptosis.

Aim: To investigate the effects of diallyl trisulfide (DT) on apoptosis of cisplatin (DDP)-resistant human epithelial ovarian cancer SKOV-3 cells (SKOV-3/DDP), and the role of p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis (PUMA).

Methods: SKOV-3/DDP cells were randomly divided into control, DT, DPP and DPP+DT groups, which were treated with DT or combined DT and DDP. All cells were incubated for 48 h.

[Study on apoptosis of human stomach SGC-7901 cells induced by extracts of Solanum lyratum].

Objective: To investigate the effects of extracts of Solanum lyratum (ESL) on the apoptosis of Human stomach cancer SGC-7901 cells.

Methods: Dried whole herbs of Solanum lyratum were extracted by boiling distilled water. SGC-7901 cells were randomly divided into control group, ESL-treated groups (12.

[Protective effects of taurine on myocardial mitochondria and their enzyme activities in rate with severe burn].

Objective: To investigate the effects of taurine on myocardial mitochondria and their enzyme activities in rats with severe burn.

Methods: One hundred and twenty healthy adult Wistar rats were subjected to 30% TBSA full-thickness burn. They were randomly divided into burn group (B, with intraperitoneal injection of isotonic saline), treatment group (T, with intraperitoneal injection of taurine, 200 mg/kg),with 60 rats in each group .