by Tsui Hong Teng. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 174-181). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / A CKNO WLED GMENTS --- p.7 / ABSTRACT --- p.8-10 / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction: --- p.11-44 / Chapter 1.1) --- Glucose transporters / Chapter 1.2) --- Glucose transporters and cancers / Chapter 1.3) --- Antisense strategies / Chapter 1.4) --- Cellular uptake of oligonucleotides / Chapter 1.5) --- Hyperthermia and combined treatments / Chapter Chapter 2: --- Materials and methods --- p.45-60 / Chapter 2.1) --- Materials: / Chapter 2.1a) --- Cell lines and culture media / Chapter 2.1b) --- Oligonucleotides synthesis / Chapter 2.1c) --- Chemicals / Chapter 2.2) --- Methods: / Chapter 2.2a) --- Oligonucleotide design / Chapter 2.2b) --- Oligonucleotide treatment / Chapter 2.2c) --- Flow cytometry / Chapter 2.2d) --- Confocal microscopy / Chapter 2.2e) --- MTT assay for cytotoxicity or cell proliferation / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Cellular uptake of oligonucleotide spontaneously and Lipofectin-aided: --- p.61-85 / Chapter 3.1) --- Introduction / Chapter 3.2) --- Flow cytometric studies / Chapter 3.3) --- Confocal microscopic studies / Chapter 3.4) --- Cytotoxic effect of Lipofectin alone on MCF-7 cells / Chapter 3.5) --- Discussion / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Hyperthermia can enhance oligonucleotide uptake: --- p.86-118 / Chapter 4.1) --- Introduction / Chapter 4.2) --- Flow cytometric studies / Chapter 4.3) --- Confocal microscopic studies / Chapter 4.4) --- Cytotoxic effect of hyperthermia on MCF-7 cells / Chapter 4.5) --- FITC-ODN uptake in survival cells by propidium iodide (PI) exclusion method for hyperthermia / Chapter 4.6) --- Discussion / Chapter Chapter 5: --- The antiproliferative effects of antisense molecules against Glut-1 and 5 on MCF- 7 cells transfected by Lipofectin: --- p.119-146 / Chapter 5.1) --- Introduction / Chapter 5.2) --- The growth curve of MCF-7 cells / Chapter 5.3) --- The calibration of MTT assay / Chapter 5.4) --- The effect of antisense Glut-1 concentration without Lipofectin on MCF-7 cells / Chapter 5.5) --- The effect of antisense Glut-1 concentration with Lipofectin on MCF-7 cells / Chapter 5.6) --- The effect of antisense Glut-5 concentration without Lipofectin on MCF-7 cells / Chapter 5.7) --- The effect of antisense Glut-5 concentration with Lipofectin on MCF-7cells / Chapter 5.8) --- The effect of transfection time of antisense Glut-1 on MCF-7 cells / Chapter 5.9) --- The effect of transfection time of antisense Glut-5 on MCF-7 cells / Chapter 5.10) --- The effect of transfection time of antisense Glut-5 for higher concentration on MCF-7 cells / Chapter 5.11) --- The effect of antisense Glut-1 to Lipofectin (w/w) ratio on MCF-7 cells / Chapter 5.12) --- The effect of antisense Glut-1 to Lipofection (w/w) ratio for higher transfection time on MCF-7 cells / Chapter 5.13) --- The effect of antisense Glut-5 to Lipofectin (w/w) ratio on MCF-7 cells / Chapter 5.14) --- Discussion / Chapter Chapter 6: --- Combined treatments: --- p.147-162 / Chapter 6.1) --- Introduction / Chapter 6.2) --- The effect of combined treatment of antisense Glut-1 combined with antisense Glut-5 on MCF-7 cells / Chapter 6.3) --- The chronic effect of hyperthermia for 5 hours on MCF-7 cells / Chapter 6.4) --- The effect of combined treatment between antisense Glut-1 and hyperthermia on MCF-7 cells / Chapter 6.5) --- The net effect of antisense Glut-1 in combined treatment between hyperthermia and antisense Glut-1 on MCF-7 cells / Chapter 6.6) --- The effect of combined treatment between antisense Glut-5 and hyperthermia on MCF-7 cells / Chapter 6.7) --- The net effect of antisense Glut-5 in combined treatment between hyperthermia and antisense Glut-5 on MCF-7 cells / Chapter 6.8) --- Discussion / Chapter Chapter 7: --- Discussion: --- p.163-173 / Chapter Chapter 8: --- References: --- p.174-181
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322765 |
| Date | January 1999 |
| Contributors | Tsui, Hong Teng., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biochemistry. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, 181 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| 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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