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Numerous studies have shown drug resistance of gastric cancer cells could be modulated by abnormal expression of microRNAs. Cisplatin (DDP) is one of the most commonly used drugs for chemotherapy of gastric cancer. In this study, the potential function of miR-125b on DDP resistance in gastric cancer cells was investigated. Sixteen miRNAs significantly differential expressed in gastric tumor tissues and adjacent tissues were characterized and their corresponding putative target genes were also screened. MiR-125b was selected as our focus for its evident down-regulated expression among candidate genes. Real-time polymerase chain reaction assay indicated that miR-125b was significantly down-regulated in gastric cancer tissues and various cell lines. HER2 was identified as a target gene of miR-125b by dual luciferase reporter assay and Western blot. Moreover, miR-125b overexpression inhibited not only the proliferation, migration, and invasion abilities of HGC-27 and MGC-803 cells, but also in vivo tumor growth of MGC-803 cells by an intratumoral delivery approach. Notably, we observed up-regulated miR-125b contributed to the chemosensitivity of DDP in HGC-27 and MGC-803 cells at different concentrations and also possessed sensibilization for DDP at different times. MiR-125b expression was found to be related to lymph node metastasis, HER2 expression and overall survival of patients through correlation analysis. Collectively, these results indicate miR-125b may regulate DDP resistance as a promising therapeutic target for gastric cancer treatment in future.

Both nanostructures and conformations of different protein/polysaccharide additives have critical influence on the performance of calcium sulfate (CS) bone cements. Silk fibroin (SF) as matrix and additives has been introduced to develop bone scaffolds and cements. Here, β‐sheet‐rich SF nanofibers (SFF) was used to tune the solidification of CS, achieving better mechanical and biological properties. The ratio of SFF was adjusted to further optimize CS functions. Compared to that regulated with natural silk fibers (NSF) and SF solutions (SFS), the SFF‐induced CS showed smaller size and more filament structures. Better mechanical properties were achieved, suggesting the superiority of the SFF as the solidifying solution to combine with α‐calcium sulfate hemihydrate (α‐CSH) at the same liquid/solid (L/S) ratio. Scanning electron microscope, X‐ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, setting time, porosity, mechanical performance test, degradation performance test, and water resistance test were used to demonstrate the properties of this bone repair cement. Cell culture experiments in vitro was used to evaluate the biocompatibility of this composited material. In conclusion, the results demonstrated that nanofibers was a better form of SF in the modification of CSH cement. And the research conducted in this article on improving the mechanical and biological properties of CSH would supported the reference for later clinical experiments. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater 107B:2611–2619, 2019.

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The class II hydrophobin HFBI from Trichoderma reesei was heterologously expressed by Pichia pastoris using pPIC9 vector under the control of the promoter AOX1. The recombinant HFBI (rHFBI) was purified by ultrafiltration and reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography. Tricine-SDS-PAGE and Western blotting demonstrated that rHFBI with the expected molecular weight of 7.5 kDa was secreted into the culture medium. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and water contact angle measurements indicated that rHFBI could lead to the conversion of the wettability of the hydrophobic siliconized glass and hydrophilic mica surfaces relying on the self-assembly membrane on hydrophobic/hydrophilic interfaces. It was demonstrated that rHFBI had the ability to stabilize oil droplets, which was far excess of the class I hydrophobin HGFI heterologously expressed in P. pastoris (rHGFI) and the typical food emulsifier sodium caseinate. In gushing experiments, it was shown that rHFBI was a strong gushing inducer in beer, whereas rHGFI did not display any signs of gushing. This provided the potential of rHFBI to be used as a novel emulsifying agent and a predictor of gushing risk.