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Xiao Z, Ding L, Yu Y, Ma C, Lei C, Liu Y, Chang X, Chen Y, He Y, Zhu Y, Zhang H. Tanreqing injection inhibits stemness and enhances sensitivity of non-small cell lung cancer models to gefitinib through ROS/STAT3 signaling pathway. J Cancer 2024; 15:4259-4274. [PMID: 38947380 PMCID: PMC11212081 DOI: 10.7150/jca.94438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) has emerged as a significant obstacle in managing patients with EGFR-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), necessitating the exploration of novel therapeutic approaches. Tanreqing injection (TRQ) is a kind of Chinese patent medicine known for its heat-clearing and detoxifying properties. Studies have shown a correlation between tumor drug resistance and enrichment of cancer stem cells (CSCs). We aim to investigate the feasibility of TRQ enhancing sensitivity to gefitinib by targeting CSCs and reactive oxygen species (ROS). In our study, TRQ significantly inhibited cell proliferation in gefitinib-resistant non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) models including 2D cell lines, 3D cell spheres, tumor-bearing animal and organoids. Compared with the gefitinib group alone, addition of TRQ elevated ROS levels, attenuated upregulation of the protein levels of sex-determining region Y-box 2 (SOX2) and aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A1 (ALDH1A1) induced by gefitinib treatment, and inhibited the phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3). Scavenging ROS could restore tumor stemness, attenuate the inhibitory effect on the phosphorylation of STAT3, and promote cell proliferation. These results suggested that TRQ could enhance sensitivity of NSCLC models to gefitinib, providing a new combined treatment strategy.
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- Zhenzhen Xiao
- Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
- The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
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- The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
- The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
- The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
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- The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
- The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
- The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
- The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
- The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
- The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Lab on Chinese Medicine and Immune Disease Research, Guangzhou, PR China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
- The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Lab on Chinese Medicine and Immune Disease Research, Guangzhou, PR China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, Guangzhou, PR China
- State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China
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Xing Y, Chen R, Zhang L, Chen Y, Zhang S, Diao X, Liu Y, Shi Y, Wei Z, Chang G. SLAM medical imaging enabled by pre-chirp and gain jointly managed Yb-fiber laser. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2024; 15:911-923. [PMID: 38404349 PMCID: PMC10890883 DOI: 10.1364/boe.506915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
Abstract
We demonstrate a pre-chirp and gain jointly managed Yb-fiber laser that drives simultaneous label-free autofluorescence-multiharmonic (SLAM) medical imaging. We show that a gain managed Yb-fiber amplifier produces high-quality compressed pulses when the seeding pulses exhibit proper negative pre-chirp. The resulting laser source can generate 43-MHz, 34-fs pulses centered at 1110 nm with more than 90-nJ energy. We apply this ultrafast source to SLAM imaging of cellular and extracellular components in various human tissues of intestinal adenocarcinoma, lung adenocarcinoma, and liver.
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- Yuting Xing
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- The Center for Biomedical Research, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, NHC Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- The Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, China
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Cui Y, Zhong Q, Sun D, Chen Y, Jiang Z, Yang X, Shen Z, Sun Y, Yin M, Liang B, Zhu X, Guo X, Ye Y. Evaluation of histopathological response to neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer using slide-free, stain-free multimodal multiphoton microscopy. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2022; 15:e202200079. [PMID: 35771360 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202200079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Neoadjuvant therapy has become a standard treatment for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer to achieve better prognostic outcomes. The response to treatment has been shown to correlate closely with the prognosis. However, current evaluation systems only provide coarse assessment on limited information, due to the lack of accurate and reproducible approach for quantitation of different types of responses. In this study, a novel stain-free, slide-free multimodal multiphoton microscopy imaging technique was applied to image rectal cancer tissues after neoadjuvant therapies with high resolution and contrast. Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of tumor, stromal, and inflammatory responses were demonstrated which are consistent with current tumor regression grading system using American Joint Committee on Cancer criteria, showing the great potential of such approach to build a more informative grading system for accurate and standardizable assessment of neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer.
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- Yancheng Cui
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Peking University People' Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endoscopic Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital, Dongying, China
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- Femtosecond Application and Research (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China
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- Femtosecond Application and Research (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Peking University People' Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Peking University People' Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Femtosecond Application and Research (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Peking University People' Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Peking University People' Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Femtosecond Application and Research (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Endoscopic Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Peking University People' Hospital, Beijing, China
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Wang X, Zhang D, Zhang X, Xing Y, Wu J, Sui X, Huang X, Chang G, Li L. Application of Multiphoton Microscopic Imaging in Study of Gastric Cancer. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2022; 21:15330338221133244. [PMID: 36379591 PMCID: PMC9676310 DOI: 10.1177/15330338221133244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/08/2024] Open
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Multiphoton microscopy (MPM) imaging relies on the nonlinear interaction between ultrashort optical pulses and the samples to achieve image contrast. Featuring larger penetration depth, less phototoxicity, 3-dimensional sectioning capability, no need for labeling, MPM become a powerful medical imaging technique that can identify structural characteristics of tissues at the cellular and subcellular levels. In this review paper, we introduce the working principle of MPM imaging, present the current results of MPM imaging applied to the study of gastric tumors, and discuss the future prospects of this interdisciplinary research field.
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- Xiaoying Wang
- Strategic Support Force Medical Center, Beijing, China
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- Ningxia Jingyuan County People's Hospital, Ningxia, China
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- General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Strategic Support Force Medical Center, Beijing, China
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- Strategic Support Force Medical Center, Beijing, China
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- Strategic Support Force Medical Center, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Strategic Support Force Medical Center, Beijing, China
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