Tang Sze-Wan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 104-118). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Abstract (Chinese) --- p.iii / Acknownledgement --- p.iv / List of Abbreviations --- p.v / List of Tables --- p.vii / List of Figures --- p.viii / Table of Contents --- p.xi / Chapter Chapter 1 - --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Trichosanthes spp --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Use of Trichosanthes --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Trichosanthin --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Karasurin --- p.5 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- Ribosome Inactivating Proteins --- p.6 / Chapter 1.1.5 --- Immunosuppresion --- p.7 / Chapter 1.1.6 --- Anti-Cancer Activity --- p.8 / Chapter 1.1.7 --- Miscellaneous Uses --- p.8 / Chapter 1.2 --- Cancer --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Oncogenes --- p.10 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Tumor-Suppressor Genes --- p.11 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Stability Genes --- p.12 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- Types of Cancer --- p.13 / Chapter 1.2.5 --- Cancer Therapy --- p.13 / Chapter 1.2.6 --- Apoptosis --- p.14 / Chapter 1.3 --- Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) --- p.17 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Philadelphia Chromosome and BCR-ABL gene --- p.18 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Treatment of CML --- p.20 / Chapter 1.4 --- Dendritic Differentiation of LC976 on K-562 --- p.20 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Dendritic Cells --- p.21 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Cancer Vaccine Development of Leukemia --- p.22 / Chapter 1.4.3 --- Dendritic differentiation of K-562 cells --- p.23 / Chapter 1.5 --- Perspective of the Project --- p.23 / Chapter Chapter 2 - --- Materials and Methods / Chapter 2.1 --- Materials / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Chemicals and Reagents --- p.25 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Bioassay Kits --- p.26 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Human Cell Lines --- p.26 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Lab Wares and Equipments --- p.28 / Chapter 2.2 --- Extraction of LC9 --- p.76 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Chemical Properties of the Lead Compound --- p.28 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Crude Extraction of Trichosanthes sp --- p.29 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Purification by Reversed-Phase Column --- p.29 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Lyophilization and Preparation of LC976 --- p.31 / Chapter 2.3 --- Anti-Proliferation Effect of LC976 on Human Cell Lines / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Maintenance of Cell Lines --- p.32 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- MTT Assay --- p.32 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- BrdU Cell Proliferation ELISA --- p.34 / Chapter 2.4 --- Apoptosis Induction on K-5 --- p.62 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- PI Staining --- p.35 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Annexin V-FITC FACS Analysis --- p.36 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Caspase Activation --- p.37 / Chapter 2.5 --- Effect on Normal Human Lymphocytes / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Preparation of Human Normal Lymphocytes --- p.38 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- MTT Cell Viability Assay --- p.38 / Chapter 2.5.3 --- PI Staining --- p.39 / Chapter 2.5.4 --- Annexin V-FITC FACS Analysis --- p.39 / Chapter Chapter 3 - --- Results / Chapter 3.1 --- Extraction of LC976 --- p.40 / Chapter 3.2 --- LC976 Inhibited Proliferation of Human Cell Lines / Chapter 3.2.1 --- MTT Assay --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- BrdU Cell Proliferation ELISA --- p.52 / Chapter 3.3 --- LC976 Induced Apoptosis in K-562 Cells / Chapter 3.3.1 --- PI Staining --- p.63 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Annexin V-FITC FACS Analysis --- p.70 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Caspase Activation --- p.73 / Chapter 3.4 --- Effect on Normal Human Lymphocytes / Chapter 3.4.1 --- MTT Cell Viability Assay --- p.76 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- PI Staining --- p.78 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Annexin V-FITC FACS Analysis --- p.82 / Chapter Chapter 4 - --- Discussion / Chapter 4.1 --- Extraction of LC976 --- p.85 / Chapter 4.2 --- LC976 Inhibited Proliferation of Human Cell Lines / Chapter 4.2.1 --- MTT Assay --- p.86 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- BrdU Cell Proliferation ELISA --- p.88 / Chapter 4.3 --- LC976 induced Apoptosis in K-562 Cells / Chapter 4.3.1 --- PI Staining --- p.90 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Annexin V-FITC Analysis --- p.95 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Caspase Activation --- p.96 / Chapter 4.4 --- Effect on Normal Human Lymphocytes / Chapter 4.4.1 --- MTT Cell Viability Assay --- p.98 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- PI Staining --- p.99 / Chapter 4.4.3 --- Annexin V-FITC FACS Analysis --- p.100 / Chapter 4.5 --- Conclusion --- p.103 / Reference --- p.104
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325157 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Contributors | Tang, Sze-Wan., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xiv, 118 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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