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Inhibition of breast tumor progression by systemic delivery of the maspin gene in a syngeneic tumor model.

Maspin has been shown to possess tumor-suppressing activity against breast tumor growth and metastasis. To test the therapeutic value of the maspin gene (SERPINB5) in breast cancer, we established a syngeneic breast tumor metastasis model. This model involved the implantation of mammary tumor cells orthotopically to mammary gland and allowed tumors to grow within the gland and become metastatic to other organs. The mammary tumor cells were initially isolated from MMTV-polyoma virus middle T transgenic mice and were selected in vitro for high invasiveness. Here, we demonstrate that the mammary tumor cells were highly invasive and metastatic. Overall, 100% of tumor-transplanted mice developed lung metastasis. Using nonviral liposome as a carrier, we delivered SERPINB5 to mice bearing mammary tumors. Our data showed that both primary tumor growth and metastasis were significantly inhibited in this syngeneic metastasis model. Such inhibition is mediated by SERPINB5 transgene through increased apoptosis in SERPINB5-treated tumors. Thus, SERPINB5 can be used in gene therapy against breast tumor growth and metastasis.

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[Discussion on academic origin of Ao shi shang han jin jing lu (Ao's Records of golden mirror on cold pathogenic diseases].

Ao shi shang han jin jing lu (Ao's Records of Golden Mirror on Cold Pathogenic Diseases) is the extant first work of lingual diagnosis. It is demonstrated that the author of this book is categorized under the school of Liu Wansu based on the location of disease, the nature of disease, therapies and drugs, and pathogenesis in pathological lingual pictures described in this book. The lingual diagnosis was based on Liu Wansu's theory of fire - heat, and used for diagnosing warm diseases. Intuitionistic vision was used in this book to prove the direct relation between red tongue and heat syndrome, which was the important joint for the theory of warm diseases to derive from the theory of cold pathogenic diseases. At the same time, the set up of the model of diagnosis and treatment for red tongue - inner heat syndrome, and clearing inner heat is established.

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