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MAC Ruffian Red Lipstick Review, Swatches and FOTD
Finally, I got to play with my Ruffian Red Lipstick from the MAC Ruffian Collection and tested my new Canon EOS Rebel T3i camera for a quick FOTD. Read on to see more!
Finally, I got to play with my Ruffian Red Lipstick from the MAC Ruffian Collection and tested my new Canon EOS Rebel T3i camera for a quick FOTD. Read on to see more!
During a quick trip to NYC, I finally paid homage to my favorite makeup brand and stopped by the world's one-and-only NARS Boutique. The cute little store is located in Manhattan's West Village on 413 Bleecker Street, just a minute away from the famed apartment of Sex And The City's Carrie Bradshaw. As a souvenir, I left with the exclusive 413 BLKR Larger Than Life Lip Gloss.
Pat McGrath brings bleached brows back at Gucci A/W 2012 for a dark, romantic look. To complement the blocked-out arches, Pat contoured the eyes with a wash of shadow and created a vampy lip with deep wine liner and a bright red color with gloss in the center.
At The Blonds Fall A/W 2012, makeup artist Kabuki working for M·A·C Cosmetics gave models "tough, hard-edged glamour" with winged out cat eyes in green and gold paired with red lips. So bold and fierce!
A "classic, sportif" look with flushed cheeks and bright lips was created by Dick Page, Shiseido Artistic Director, for Michael Kors A/W 2012 collection.
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How to Create Written Content that Generates Leads
Are you looking for creative ways to use your blog content to improve your conversion process?
In this article, you'll discover how to identify and patch the weaker part of your funnel by writing the right type of content.
How Content Drives Leads
Written content works in many ways.
Some writing pulls your audience toward you, building awareness.
Other content builds trust and compels your audience to take action. In other words, content can be useful at strengthening different parts of the conversion funnel.
The "funnel" is just a metaphor for the path that visitors take on their way to becoming leads, starting with awareness and ending with action. If you're not getting leads, it's because there's a weakness in your funnel.
What follows are many tips to help you generate more leads with your written content.
5 Ways Twitter Chats Can Help Your Business
Does your business use Twitter?
Have you considered using Twitter chats as a marketing tool?
As the use of hashtags on Twitter continues to flourish, conversations built around specific hashtags—or Twitter chats—have become commonplace.
While you may be familiar with how to use Twitter chats for personal networking, you might not know they can also be used by brands to achieve business goals.
In this post, I'll show you 5 ways your business can benefit from Twitter chats.
#1: Connect With Customers and Prospects
Hosting an event is a great way for a business to bring its potential and current customer base together to learn, engage and build a deeper relationship. Not all businesses can host a conference or seminar, but every business can host a Twitter chat.
The key to hosting a Twitter chat that helps your business connect with potential and current customers is to choose a topic that resonates with your customer base. Whole Foods, for example, hosts a weekly Twitter chat that discusses (you guessed it) food.
HubSpot hosts a weekly Twitter chat that discusses the science and data of inbound marketing. Their Twitter chat is run in conjunction with a weekly webinar on inbound marketing, which makes it a great lead generation tool for their business. Especially considering that, according to the Hashtagify tool from CyBranding, the #scichat hashtag gets an average of 12 million weekly impressions.
How to Grow Your Business Network With Social Media
Is your business or company struggling to find new customers?
Do you know how to build your business network on social media?
Before you can sell, you have to create a trusted relationship with your future customer.
In this article, you'll discover four ways to use social media to find and establish relationships with new prospects and leads for your business.
#1: Join a Conversation on Twitter
Tweet chats are great for person-to-person networking on Twitter and they can act as one of the single best lead generation tools in social media.
You can consult a number of lists to quickly locate chats that are relevant to you. These lists include hashtags and other key information like date, time and the name of the host or owner of the chat.
The best thing about tweet chats is that while almost everyone starts out a stranger, over time the participants begin to know one another and develop relationships that extend beyond the regularly scheduled chat.
6 Tips for Finding Prospects on LinkedIn
Are you using LinkedIn to connect with new leads and clients?
Do you want to learn about social selling tactics on LinkedIn?
Social selling is the use of social media to discover and connect with new leads and new clients.
In this article, you'll discover a 6-step process to find new leads and attract new clients on LinkedIn.
How to Use LinkedIn Sponsored Updates
Are you wondering how to use LinkedIn Sponsored Updates?
Does your business have a LinkedIn company page?
Do you want to grow your following outside of your company page?
In this article I'll show you 6 steps for creating and measuring the impact of your first LinkedIn Sponsored Update.
Why Sponsored Updates?
If you're one of the 3 million companies that have a LinkedIn company page, you'll know that you can post updates directly from your company rather than as an individual. And you can like and comment as your company as well.
And now, just like Promoted Posts and Sponsored Stories on other social sites, LinkedIn has launched its own Sponsored Updates function, which runs on the same principle.
If you're a B2B marketer, Sponsored Updates allow you to promote your message to others outside your company page following. At the same time, you can target who sees that message, so your marketing efforts can be focused on the right people.
Here's how to use Sponsored Updates:
#1: Create Your Post
Post your update to your company page as normal. You'll need to wait a few minutes and then refresh your page until you see the Sponsor Update button.
4 Ways to Use Social Media to Generate Leads
Do you use social media to generate inbound leads for your business?
Are you unsure about where and how to focus your efforts to meet your lead generation goals?
According to HubSpot's Inbound Marketing Annual Report, social media produces almost double the marketing leads of trade shows, telemarketing, direct mail or PPC.
If you're starting a lead generation campaign, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+ are all excellent places to begin, but knowing how to pull leads from the conversations that happen on these platforms takes some knowledge and practice.
In this article, I'll share 4 ways you can use social media to generate inbound marketing leads for your business.
#1: Twitter Chats
Twitter chats are frequently scheduled discussions hosted by a Twitter account. Each chat uses a particular hashtag so that other Twitter users can follow the conversation even though topics change with each discussion.
Because of the focused audience communities that participate in Twitter chats, they are a great place to generate leads for your business.
15 Actionable Takeaways From Social Media Marketing World 2013
Did you miss Social Media Marketing World in April?
Or perhaps you were there but weren't able to attend all the sessions you would have liked to.
In this article I've assembled for you 15 actionable social media marketing takeaways from some experts who presented at the event.
Here's what they had to say.
#1: Prepare for Social Displacement
With maturity of any new industry comes disruption. Just as email, the web and search disrupted entire industries several years ago (e.g., the postal service, print publications and traditional sales), we can also expect a lot of online disruption to happen because of social media.
- Facebook messages are displacing email (it's becoming easier to send your friend a Facebook message rather than find their email address).
- Asking friends rather than searching (more and more people are asking their Facebook friends or Google+ circles for referrals instead of searching online for a product or service).
- Listening to podcasts is beginning to replace radio.
SlideShare: How to Market Your Business With This Growing Platform
Are you looking for more leads?
To learn how SlideShare can help marketers, I interview Todd Wheatland for this episode of the Social Media Marketing podcast.
More About This Show
The Social Media Marketing podcast is a show from Social Media Examiner.
It's designed to help busy marketers and business owners discover what works with social media marketing.
The show format is on-demand talk radio (also known as podcasting).
In this episode, I interview Todd Wheatland, author of The Marketer's Guide to SlideShare. He's also head of Thought Leadership at Kelly Services.
Todd shares his insights into how SlideShare can be used to generate more exposure and leads for your business.
You'll learn the tactics to use and the mistakes to avoid to ensure you get the most out of this platform.
Share your feedback, read the show notes and get the links mentioned in this episode below!
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Listen now: Play in new window | Download | Embed
You can also subscribe via iTunes, RSS, Stitcher or Blackberry.How to Use SlideShare to Generate Leads
Have you looked into SlideShare?
This article will give you 10 tips to maximize your leads with SlideShare.
Why SlideShare?
The rise of visual content marketing is forcing marketers everywhere to re-evaluate their overall strategy.
No longer can a marketing professional rely solely on white papers and blog posts to get their message to prospective buyers and customers.
It's now vital to include a visual element across all marketing campaigns.
SlideShare is an essential part of any successful content marketing strategy for many businesses. It's much more than just a place to upload your webinar slides, it's a powerful social community with a reported 60 million monthly visitors.


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Harmonix employees harmonize during a cappella Paramore song performance
Since only a fraction of Joystiq is headquartered out of Boston, MA we unfortunately aren't eligible to be honored with "Top Places to Work" awards like Beatles: Rock Band developers Harmonix, nonetheless host a company-wide singing contest. If we could though, we'd like to think our singing chops ...
Students tackle Nintendo tunes, a capella style [update]
If there is one thing we can appreciate, it's talent. And these folk have it, as the students from Hermann Wesselink College manage to bust out into a pair of great Nintendo themes a capella style. They handle a choice selection from The Legend of Zelda, as well as Super Mario Bros. in the video ab...
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By Vivienne Russell | 23 January 2013
Ministers' efforts to reduce spending on information and communication technology are paying off, auditors said today.
However, auditors were unable to substantiate government claims to have already saved £410m this year and to be on course to save an additional £200m by March.
The NAO put much of the government's success down to its decision to recruit commercial experts to renegotiate contracts with suppliers. It added that the impact of the government's concerted effort to involve more small and medium-sized businesses in the ICT market remained unknown.
The watchdog also observed that the Cabinet Office had measured cost-savings only and not published data on the wider impact of its ICT initiatives, such as how well new or revised systems were performing.
ICT suppliers consulted by the NAO said they were frustrated by the slow pace of change and the government's overwhelming focus on cost-cutting rather than exploring opportunities to redesign services and put more transactions online.
NAO head Amyas Morse said: 'The Cabinet Office has made a good start on reducing spending on ICT by departments. However, it needs to develop a more comprehensive assessment of the impact and effectiveness of its ICT and procurement reform initiatives.
'The big challenge will be to move from savings initiatives to achieving digital transformation of the civil service and the public services it provides.'
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BlackBerry-maker RIM: What keeps CEO Thorsten Heins up at night
BlackBerry-maker RIM has taken a lot of heat even as it unveils an early version of the long-awaited BB10. Here's what part of that keeps CEO Thorsten Heins awake at night (and what's going on with that new marketing head and the BlackBerry keyboard, anyway?)
ORLANDO, FLA.—With another Research in Motion marketing misstep making headlines this week, company CEO Thorsten Heins wants to make a couple of things clear. The company is on the verge of finally hiring a new chief marketing officer. And the company's iconic keyboard won't be disappearing.
"We're very, very close" to hiring a new CMO Heins told a press conference at the company's annual BlackBerry World conference Wednesday. "I can't share any more details, because they haven't signed yet."
One report last week suggested the company could be looking at Gavin Kim, who recently resigned from Microsoft after five months as its head of Windows Phone marketing.
Building its image is something RIM could use a little help with after it was forced to admit it was behind unpopular flashmobs targeting Apple stores in Australia. The company has also been criticized for last year's widely-mocked cartoon superheroes, Team Bold.
Heins admitted some of the company's marketing campaigns, particularly those around the launch of its BlackBerry 7 phones, hadn't been stellar.
"It wasn't focused. I want us to be so focused we could melt steel," said Heins.
One of the first tasks for the new marketing guru will be launching phones using the long-awaited new BB10 operating system. It will be an "uphill battle" in the U.S., admitted Heins. But he's not losing hope, despite suggestions that RIM could dip below 5 per cent market share.
"We're in this to win," said Heins. "With BlackBerry 10, we will be a strong contender again and expect to gain back market share."
For the second straight day, however, investors and analysts didn't seem to be listening. RIM shares fell more than 5 per cent, losing 68 cents in trading on the TSX to close the day at $12.63. Monday, after Heins showed off some features of the new phone during his keynote address, RIM shares fell 7 per cent.
Analysts were just as harsh; though the sneak preview of the new system impressed them, it probably won't matter, they said.
"While RIM is clearly making an effort to strengthen its platform, we are unsure if it is enough to stop the growing momentum of both iPhone and Android platforms. Users have voted with their dollars," said Shaw Wu of Sterne Agee in a report issued Tuesday. Wu rates RIM "neutral."
"We believe a late 2012 introduction may be too late to capture lost market share in developed regions," wrote Tim Long of BMO Capital Markets. Still, Long liked the preview, saying the operating system "could be interesting."
There was a similar theme in a report from Brian Blair of Wedge Partners.
"None of this will be enough to matter. By the time BB10 handsets hit the market … RIM will be squarely facing the iPhone 5, a flood of new Android handsets at all price points, and a meaningful push of the Windows OS by a number of major carriers," wrote Blair.
Timing is crucial in something as rapidly evolving as the smartphone market, Blair added.
"RIM may take one step forward with their newfound focus on developers and their new smartphone OS, but the smartphone market will again be three steps ahead," Blair wrote.
But Heins says rushing BB10 into service just to please critics would have been a mistake.
"I'll stick to my guns. Quality matters. I want BB10 to be perfect," said Heins. RIM bought Ottawa-based QNX in 2010. QNX software forms the backbone of BB10.
Heins said reading all the doom and gloom headlines and analyst reports don't bother him. Knowing that his 16,000 employees read those same headlines does.
"That's one of the things that keeps me up at night," admitted Heins. "What concerns me is I have employees working hard day and night to get things done. They read it too, and then they go home and get asked all the questions by their family, their friends. 'Hey, what's going on with you guys?'"
Heins also aimed to clear up what he called a few misconceptions: That the company is pulling out of the consumer market, and that it's ditching physical keyboards for good when BB10 phones are officially launched later this year.
The preliminary version being handed out to developers here had a slick on-screen keyboard, but nothing physical, leading to concern from some hard-core BlackBerry users.
"It would be just plain wrong," for RIM to ditch physical keyboards completely, said Heins, confirming that there will be physical keyboards in some BB10 phones.
While remarks he made following RIM's most recent, disastrous quarterly earnings report were widely interpreted as pulling the company away from the consumer market to focus on its core business customers, Heins insisted his words had been misunderstood."It's absolutely not true. It's a big part of our business, and an important part of our business," said Heins.
A possible sale of RIM has also made headlines. So has the idea of RIM licensing its software for use by other companies, including competitors such as South Korean electronics giant Samsung.
Heins left the door open to a potential partnership. Just not right now.
"The very first step I have to do is prove BB10. That's the clear sequence of events," said Heins.
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U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
Floyd provides lift for White Sox as Ramirez homers to beat Pirates
CHICAGO -- With or without Jake Peavy, Gavin Floyd insisted the Chicago White Sox can win the American League Central. They just might make a run if he keeps pitching like this.
Floyd allowed two hits over eight innings and Alexei Ramirez homered as the White Sox rebounded from one of their worst days by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 on Friday night."That's the Gavin we like to have," manager Ozzie Guillen said."This is the Gavin I'd like to have, too," Floyd said.Floyd (3-4) gave the White Sox just what they needed a day after their franchise record-tying 20-1 trouncing by Minnesota and rejection by Peavy, outpitching Zach Duke to lift the White Sox to just their third win in nine games.Ramirez singled and scored in the third and led off the eighth with his second homer to make it 2-0. That was enough for Floyd, who struck out eight and walked two after going 0-3 in his previous five starts, in a game that lasted just 1 hour, 51 minutes. Bobby Jenks pitched a perfect ninth for his 10th save in as many chances.Duke (5-4) was a tough-luck loser despite allowing just six hits and attacking the inside of the plate while striking out seven over eight innings."It's opened everything for me," he said. "It's opened up the changeup away. It's opened up my sinker more, and obviously I'm getting some called strikes and bad reactions. It's really taken my game to the level I want it to be at."But after seeing their season-high five-game win streak end with Thursday's 5-4 loss to Washington, the Pirates did little against a team and a pitcher mired in misery.The 19-run pounding and Peavy's refusal to allow San Diego to trade him to Chicago were just the latest setbacks for the struggling White Sox, who have high expectations."It was kind of exciting to know that we were trying to get Peavy," Floyd said. "It didn't happen. No big deal. I think we have a good enough team now to compete and win the division."One of the biggest disappointments for the defending AL Central champions has been Floyd, a 17-game winner last season who earned his first victory since April 19.His ERA entering the game was 7.71 -- 9.95 in his previous five outings. But he finally showed his old form Friday.He didn't allow a runner past second and the closest Pittsburgh came to scoring was when Eric Hinske sent a fly to deep right that Jermaine Dye caught against the wall."Hopefully, this game pulls him on the right track for the rest of the season," Guillen said. "That's the Gavin we know."Floyd said his recent problems were just a few pitches here and there, nothing mechanical. It was frustrating, yet also comforting. There was no major flaw in his delivery, and against the Pirates, he was almost flawless.Duke wasn't bad, either.The struggling Ramirez, however, got the better of him. Last year's runner-up for AL Rookie of the Year, he began the night with a .213 average but -- like Floyd -- flashed his old form.He led off the third with a single to center and scored from third on Scott Podsednik's grounder to second. In the eighth, he drove a 2-1 pitch out to left-center after going 72 at-bats without a homer."We all know he can hit," Guillen said. "It's just a matter of time, when he's going to do it and be more patient. Now, he's being more patient at the plate."Game notes
Guillen hopes Carlos Quentin is ready to move back to left field Saturday after he went 0 for 3 as the DH in his return to the starting lineup following a one-week absence. He had missed five games with a sore left heel before singling in a run Thursday. ... Guillen will miss Saturday's game to tend to his ailing father-in-law in Venezuela. He'll try to be back in time for Sunday's game. ... The Pirates won't have to leave town after this weekend series; they visit the Cubs for three games starting Monday.
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Regular Season Series
Scoring Summary
3rd | S Podsednik grounded out to second, A Ramirez scored, B Anderson to third. | 0 | 1 | |
8th | A Ramirez homered to left center. | 0 | 2 | |
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Game Information
Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
Attendance | 23,347 (57.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
Game Time | 1:51 |
Weather | 56 degrees, clear |
Wind | 13 mph |
Umpires | Home Plate - Angel Campos, First Base - Gary Darling, Second Base - Bruce Dreckman, Third Base - Paul Emmel |


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(Homer introduces his kids to Herb.)
Herb: So, Lisa, are you the little hell-raiser your father told me about?
Lisa: No, sir. I can assure I'm not.
Bart: (Proudly) I'm the little hell-raiser, sir.
Marge: Would you like to hold the baby, Herb?
Herb: Oh, I'm afraid I wouldn't know how.
Homer: (Holding Maggie in one arm.) Oh, what's to know? Just dive in. Catch! (Tosses Maggie over to Herb.)
Herb: Oh! (Catches Maggie in his arms and smells her.) God, that new baby smell. Homer, you're the richest man I know.
Homer: (In awe) I feel the same about you.
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(Herb gives the Simpsons a tour of his mansion.)
Herb: While you're here, I want you to make yourselves right at home. Anytime you're hungry, anytime day or night, Cook will make you anything you want.
Homer: Even pork chops?
Herb: Absolutely. We have a tennis court, a swimming pool, a screening room--
Homer: You mean, if I want pork chops, even in the middle of the night, your guy will fry 'em up?
Herb: Sure. That's what he's paid for. Now, if you need towels, laundry--
Homer: Wait!
Herb: Maids--
Homer: Wait, wait, wait, wait! Let me see if I've got this straight. It's Christmas day, 4:00 a.m., there's a rumble in my stomach--
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND Greater than 70% of patients with cancer experience chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. In the current study, the authors examined the effects of electrostimulation of the K1 acupoint located on the sole of the foot because it is believed to have the potential to control chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.METHODS In this trial, 103 patients diagnosed with primary or metastatic liver cancer were recruited before transcatheter arterial infusion (TAI) of cisplatin or oxaliplatin and randomized to either group A (51 patients who were treated with the antiemetic tropisetron and acustimulation at the K1 acupoint for 20 minutes approximately 1 to 2 hours before TAI on the first day and then daily for the subsequent 5 days) or group B (52 patients who were treated with tropisetron and electrostimulation at a placebo point on the heel). The rate, intensity, and duration of nausea and vomiting were collected at baseline and then daily for 5 days after TAI. Quality of life was assessed daily using the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory and the EuroQoL scale.RESULTSNo differences were found between groups A and B with regard to the incidence and degree of nausea or vomiting on day 1 or the following 5 days. Patients in group A had better EuroQoL scores compared with patients in group B (72.83 in group A vs 65.94 in group B; P =.04) on day 4 but not on the other days. No group differences were noted at any time point for MD Anderson Symptom Inventory scores.CONCLUSIONS Electrostimulation of K1 combined with antiemetics did not result in initial prevention of cisplatin-induced or oxaliplatin-induced nausea or vomiting. Cancer 2014. © 2014 American Cancer Society.Cancer 09/2014; · 5.20 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The molecular regulation of the growth of pancreatic carcinoma (PCC) is complicated and not defined yet. Here we show that the cysteine-rich protein 61 (Cyr61) levels were significantly higher in PCC than in the adjacent nontumor tissues from the same human patient. Overexpression of Cyr61 enhanced the proliferation of PCC cells, while inhibition of Cyr61 decreased the proliferation of PCC cells. Further analysis showed that Cyr61 seemed to activate phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) but not extracellular-related kinase/mitogen-activated protein kinase (ERK/MAPK) signaling pathway in PCC cells, which subsequently induced nuclear exclusion of a major cell cycle inhibitor, p27, to increase cell proliferation. Taken together, these findings reveal the molecular basis underlying Cyr61-regulated PCC proliferation, suggest a potential role of Cyr61 in PCC growth, and highlight Cyr61 as a novel target for PCC therapy.Tumor Biology 08/2014; · 2.84 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: CXCR1, a receptor for CXCL8/IL-8, has recently been demonstrated to be associated with cancer stem cell (CSC) populations in certain types of human cancers. However, the effect of CXCR1 on CSC and its prognostic value in human pancreatic cancer remain unknown. In this study, we evaluated the expression of CXCR1 in human pancreatic duct adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and found that positive CXCR1 expression correlated with lymph node metastasis (P = 0.017) and a poor survival rate (HR, 3.748; 95% CI, 1.822 to 7.712; P < 0.001) in patients with PDAC. In addition, we identified significant positive correlations between CXCR1 and CD44 (P = 0.002) and CD133 (P = 0.017). Further functional studies confirmed that IL-8 addition increased sphere formation, CSC populations, and cell invasion of pancreatic cancer cells and that these effects could be reversed by antagonizing CXCR1 with a CXCR1-specific antibody. Therefore, our study demonstrated that the IL-8/CXCR1 axis is associated with the CSC-like properties of pancratic cancer cells and prognosis in human pancreatic cancer. This suggested a way of targeting pancreatic CSCs by disrupting IL-8/CXCR1 axis.Scientific Reports 08/2014; 4:5911. · 5.08 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Pancreatic cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths, due to aggressive growth, high metastatic rates during the early stage and the lack of an effective therapeutic approach. We previously showed that Qingyihuaji (QYHJ), a seven-herb Chinese medicine formula, exhibited significant anti-cancer effects in pancreatic cancer, associated with modifications in the tumor microenvironment, particularly the inhibition of cancer-associated fibroblast (CAF) activation. In the present study, we generated CAF and paired normal fibroblast (NF) cultures from resected human pancreatic cancer tissues. We observed that CAFs exhibited an enhanced capacity for inducing pancreatic cancer cell migration and invasion compared with NFs, while QYHJ-treated CAFs exhibited decreased migration and invasion-promoting capacities in vitro. The results of further analyses indicated that compared with NFs, CAFs exhibit increased CXCL1, 2 and 8 expression, contributing to the enhanced invasion-promoting capacities of these cells, while QYHJ treatment significantly suppressed CAF proliferation activities and the production of CAF-derived CXCL1, 2 and 8. These in vitro observations were confirmed in mice models of human pancreatic cancer. Taken together, these results suggested that suppressing the tumor-promoting capacity of CAFs through Chinese herbal medicine attenuates pancreatic cancer cell invasion.PLoS ONE 04/2014; 9(4):e96177. · 3.53 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Early metastasis is a major biological feature of pancreatic cancer. The current study examined whether silencing Slc38a1, a gene involved in energy metabolism, using short hairpin RNA (shRNA) could inhibit the growth, migration, and invasiveness of pancreatic cancer cells. A series of Slc38a1 shRNAs were designed and cloned into the pGPU6/GFP/Neo vectors. An shRNA with the most efficacious inhibitory action on SCL38A1 expression (65% inhibition) upon screening in DH5α bacteria was used to transfect SW1990 human pancreatic cancer cells. Cell growth, migration, and invasiveness were examined using cell counting kit-8, Boyden chamber without and with Matrigel, respectively. Transfection of SW1990 cells with the SLCs38A1 shRNA significantly decreased the proliferation (P<0.0001) and migratory potential (by 46.7%, P=0.0399) of the cancer cells. Invasiveness, however, was not affected. Inhibiting Slc38a1 using shRNA technology could decrease the growth and migration of representative pancreatic cancer cells. However, the fact that invasiveness was not affected suggested that SLC38A1 is unlikely to be responsible for early metastasis.Chinese Journal of Cancer Research 10/2013; 25(5):514-519. · 0.93 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: It is a therapeutic strategy for cancers including pancreatic to inhibit proteasome activity. Disulfiram (DSF) may bind copper (Cu) to form a DSF-Cu complex. DSF-Cu is capable of inducing apoptosis in cancer cells by inhibiting proteasome activity. DSF is rapidly converted to diethyldithiocarbamate (DDTC) within bodies. Copper(II) absorbed by bodies is reduced to copper(I) when it enters cells. We found that DDTC and copper(I) could form a binuclear complex which might be entitled DDTC-Cu(I), and it had been synthesized by us in the laboratory. This study is to investigate the anticaner potential of this complex on pancreatic cancer and the possible mechanism. Pancreatic cancer cell lines, SW1990, PANC-1 and BXPC-3 were used for in vitro assays. Female athymic nude mice grown SW1990 xenografts were used as animal models. Cell counting kit-8 (cck-8) assay and flow cytometry were used for analyzing apoptosis in cells. A 20S proteasome assay kit was used in proteasome activity analysis. Western blot (WB) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling(TUNEL) assays were used in tumor sample analysis. The results suggest that DDTC-Cu(I) inhibit pancreatic cancer cell proliferation and proteasome activity in vitro and in vivo. Accumulation of ubiquitined proteins, and increased p27 as well as decreased NF-κB expression were detected in tumor tissues of DDTC-Cu(I)-treated group. Our data indicates that DDTC-Cu(I) is an effective proteasome activity inhibitor with the potential to be explored as a drug for pancreatic cancer.Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 09/2013; · 3.98 Impact Factor -
Article: MicroRNA 23b Regulates Autophagy Associated with Radioresistance of Pancreatic Cancer Cells.
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ABSTRACT: Tumor resistance to radiation is a challenge to treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer. Improving our understanding of the mechanisms of radioresistance could lead to strategies to increase patients' response to therapy. We investigated the roles of microRNAs (miRNAs) involved in radioresistance of pancreatic cancer cells. We established radioresistant pancreatic cancer cell lines and used array analysis to compare levels of different miRNAs between radioresistant cell lines and the parental cell lines from which they were derived. We transfected pancreatic cancer cells with miRNA mimics or inhibitors and evaluated their effects on cell radiosensitivity using a clonogenic survival assay. The effects of miRNA on autophagy were determined by transmission electron microscopy and immunoblot analysis. We used a luciferase reporter assay to identify mRNA targets of specific miRNAs. Radioresistant pancreatic cancer cells had reduced levels of the miRNA MIR23B and increased autophagy, compared with cells that were not radioresistant. Overexpression of MIR23B inhibited radiation-induced autophagy, whereas an inhibitor of MIR23B promoted autophagy in pancreatic cancer cells. Overexpression of MIR23B sensitized pancreatic cancer cells to radiation. The target of MIR23B, ATG12, was overexpressed in radioresistant cells; levels of ATG12 protein correlated with the occurrence of autophagy. Expression of MIR23B blocked radiation-induced autophagy and sensitized pancreatic cancer cells to radiation. We observed an inverse correlation between level of MIR23B and autophagy in human pancreatic cancer tissue samples. In pancreatic cancer cells, reduced levels of the miRNA MIR23B increase levels of ATG12 and autophagy to promote radioresistance. MIR23B might be used to increase the sensitivity of pancreatic cancer cells to radiation therapy.Gastroenterology 08/2013; · 12.82 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Pancreatic cancer is an almost universally fatal disease resulting from early invasion of adjacent structures and metastasis and the lack of an effective treatment modality. Our previous studies have shown that Qingyihuaji Formula (QYHJ), a seven-herb Chinese medicine formula, had significant anti-cancer effects in pancreatic cancer. Here, we examined the effects of QYHJ on pancreatic cancer cell invasion and metastasis and the potential associated mechanism(s). We found that QYHJ inhibited both tumor growth and metastasis in nude mice with human pancreatic cancer cell xenografts. Further study indicated that QYHJ inhibited epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), which is characterized by increased E-cadherin expression and decreased vimentin, N-cadherin and Slug expression. Interleukin 6 (IL-6), a pro-inflammatory cytokine produced mainly by macrophages, could promote cancer cell EMT and invasion. In contrast, treatment with QYHJ inhibited cancer-related inflammation in tumors by decreasing infiltration of tumor-associated macrophages and IL-6 production, thus preventing cell invasion and metastasis. These results suggested that the Chinese herbal medicine QYHJ could inhibit pancreatic cancer cell invasion and metastasis in part by reversing tumor-supporting inflammation.PLoS ONE 07/2013; 8(7):e70334. · 3.53 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Radiotherapy may lead to side effects that undermine patients' quality of life (QOL). Although mind-body practices like qigong appear to improve QOL in cancer survivors, little is known about their benefits for patients who are receiving radiotherapy. Thus, in the current randomized controlled trial, the authors examined the efficacy of a qigong intervention on QOL in women with breast cancer during and after treatment. METHODS:Ninety-six women with breast cancer were recruited from a cancer center in Shanghai, China, and were randomized to a qigong group (N = 49) or a waitlist control group (N = 47). Women in the qigong group attended 5 weekly classes over 5 or 6 weeks of radiotherapy. QOL outcomes (ie, depressive symptoms, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and overall QOL) and cortisol slopes were assessed at baseline, during treatment, at the end of treatment, 1 month later, and 3 months later. RESULTS:The mean age of the women was 46 years (range, 25-64 years). Seven percent of women had stage 0 disease, 25% had stage I disease, 40% had stage II disease, and 28% had stage III disease. Fifty-four percent of women underwent mastectomy. Multilevel analyses revealed that women in the qigong group reported less depressive symptoms over time than women in the control group (P = .05). Women who had elevated depressive symptoms at the start of radiotherapy reported less fatigue (P < .01) and better overall QOL (P < .05) in the qigong group compared with the control group, and these findings were clinically significant. No significant differences were observed for sleep disturbance or cortisol slopes. CONCLUSIONS:The current results indicated that qigong may have therapeutic effects in the management of QOL among women who are receiving radiotherapy for breast cancer. Benefits were particularly evident for patients who had preintervention elevated levels of depressive symptoms. Cancer 2013. © 2013 American Cancer Society.Cancer 05/2013; 119(9). · 5.20 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: miR-21 expression in cancer tissue has been reported to be associated with the clinical outcome and activity of gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer. However, resection is possible in only a minority of patients due to the advanced stages often present at the time of diagnosis, and safely obtaining sufficient quantities of pancreatic tumor tissue for molecular analysis is difficult at the unresectable stages. In this study, we investigated whether the serum level of miR-21 could be used as a predictor of chemosensitivity. We tested the levels of serum miR-21 in a cohort of 177 cases of advanced pancreatic cancer who received gemcitabine-based palliative chemotherapy. We found that a high level of miR-21 in the serum was significantly correlated with a shortened time-to-progression (TTP) and a lower overall survival (OS). The serum miR-21 level was an independent prognostic factor for both the TTP and the OS (HR 1.920; 95% CI, 1.274-2.903, p = 0.002 for TTP and HR 1.705; 95% CI, 1.147-2.535, p = 0.008 for OS). The results from a functional study showed that gemcitabine exposure down-regulated miR-21 expression and up-regulated FasL expression. The increased FasL expression following gemcitabine treatment induced cancer cell apoptosis, whereas the ectopic expression of miR-21 partially protected the cancer cells from gemcitabine-induced apoptosis. Additionally, we confirmed that FasL was a direct target of miR-21. Therefore, the serum level of miR-21 may serve as a predictor of chemosensitivity in advanced pancreatic cancer. Additionally, we identified a new mechanism of chemoresistance mediated by the effects of miR-21 on the FasL/Fas pathway.Molecular oncology 11/2012; · 6.70 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Background. METHODS: Some studies suggest that acupuncture may be beneficial. Objectives. The authors evaluated the preventive and therapeutic effect of acupuncture for radiation-induced xerostomia among patients with head and neck cancer. Methods. PUBMED, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CBM, CAJD, Wan Fang database, and VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals were electronically searched, in conjunction with further manual search for relevant articles. Studies that met the inclusion criteria were systematically evaluated. RESULTS: Three randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the therapeutic effect of acupuncture were included. One RCT on the preventive effect of acupuncture was found. Because of the considerable variation among included studies, meta-analysis was not possible. Two included RCTs used placebo controls, and both observed significant improvement in the salivary flow rates between acupuncture and control groups. However, no significant differences were found. Three included RCTs suggested that acupuncture for radiation-induced xerostomia can improve patients' subjective symptoms. The only study evaluating the preventive effect of acupuncture for radiation-induced xerostomia showed positive changes in salivary flow rates (both unstimulated and stimulated) and dry mouth -related symptoms. Acupuncture treatment was well tolerated by all patients and no severe adverse effects were seen. CONCLUSIONS: Insufficient evidence is available to judge whether acupuncture is safe and whether it is effective in preventing or treating radiation-induced xerostomia. Significant research remains to be done before acupuncture can be recommended for routine use in radiation-induced xerostomia.Integrative Cancer Therapies 07/2012; · 2.01 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Xerostomia (dry mouth) after head/neck radiation is a common problem among cancer patients. Quality of life (QOL) is impaired, and available treatments are of little benefit. This trial determined the feasibility of conducting a sham-controlled trial of acupuncture and whether acupuncture could prevent xerostomia among head/neck patients undergoing radiotherapy. A sham controlled, feasibility trial was conducted at Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China among patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma undergoing radiotherapy. To determine feasibility of a sham procedure, 23 patients were randomised to real acupuncture (N=11) or to sham acupuncture (N=12). Patients were treated three times/week during the course of radiotherapy. Subjective measures were the Xerostomia Questionnaire (XQ) and MD Anderson Symptom Inventory for Head and Neck Cancer (MDASI-HN). Objective measures were unstimulated whole salivary flow rates (UWSFR) and stimulated salivary flow rates (SSFR). Patients were followed for 1 month after radiotherapy. XQ scores for acupuncture were significantly lower than sham controls starting in week 3 and lasted through the 1-month follow-up (all P's <0.001 except for week 3, which was 0.006), with clinically significant differences as follows: week 6 - RR 0.28 [95% confidence interval, 0.10, 0.79]; week 11 - RR 0.17 [95%CI, 0.03, 1.07]. Similar findings were seen for MDASI-HN scores and MDASI-Intrusion scores. Group differences for UWSFR and SSFR were not found. In this small pilot study, true acupuncture given concurrently with radiotherapy significantly reduced xerostomia symptoms and improved QOL when compared with sham acupuncture. Large-scale, multi-centre, randomised and placebo-controlled trials are now needed.European journal of cancer (Oxford, England: 1990) 01/2012; 48(11):1692-9. · 4.12 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In our previous study, the mouse double minute 2 (MDM2) was identified as one of the leading genes that promote the metastasis of pancreatic cancer (PC). However, the mechanism by which MDM2 promotes metastasis of PC is not understood. In this study, we show that down-regulation of MDM2 through lentivirus-mediated RNA interference could also suppress in vitro proliferation and in vivo tumor growth, and led to an obvious inhibition of both in vitro invasion and in vivo live metastases of SW1990HM cells which had an over-expression of MDM2 and a higher metastatic potential. Moreover, we also show that the down-regulation of MDM2 induced a significant decrease in MMP9, Ki-67 and increase in P53, E-Cadherin expression, and results in an altered expression of genes involved in metastasis, apoptosis, and cell proliferation. Our results suggest that MDM2 plays an important role in metastasis as well as tumor growth of PC. MDM2 could be a hopeful target for the control of PC.Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry 12/2011; · 2.39 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Xerostomia (dry mouth) after head/neck radiation is a common problem among cancer patients, and available treatments are of little benefit. The objective of this trial was to determine whether acupuncture can prevent xerostomia among head/neck patients undergoing radiotherapy. A randomized, controlled trial among patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma was conducted comparing acupuncture to standard care. Participants were treated at Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China. Forty patients were randomized to acupuncture treatment and 46 to standard care. Patients were treated 3×/wk on the same days they received radiotherapy. Subjective measures included the Xerostomia Questionnaire and MD Anderson Symptom Inventory-Head and Neck (MDASI-HN). Objective measures were unstimulated and stimulated whole salivary flow rates. Patients were followed for 6 months after the end of radiotherapy. Xerostomia Questionnaire scores for acupuncture were statistically significantly lower than for controls starting in week 3 through the 6 months (P = .003 at week 3, all other P < .0001), with clinically significant differences as follows: week 11, relative risk (RR) 0.63 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.45-0.87); 6 months, RR 0.38 (95% CI, 0.19-0.76). Similar findings were seen for MDASI-HN scores. Group differences emerged as early as 3 weeks into treatment for saliva (unstimulated whole salivary flow rate, P = .0004), with greater saliva flow in the acupuncture group at week 7 (unstimulated whole salivary flow rate, P < .0001; stimulated whole salivary flow rate, P = .002) and 11 (unstimulated whole salivary flow rate, P < .02; stimulated whole salivary flow rate, P < .03) and at 6 months (stimulated whole salivary flow rate, P < .003). Acupuncture given concurrently with radiotherapy significantly reduced xerostomia and improved quality of life.Cancer 11/2011; 118(13):3337-44. · 5.20 Impact Factor - Pancreas 10/2011; 40(7):1160-2. · 3.01 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Bufalin, a major bioactive component of the Chinese medicine Chansu, has been reported to exhibit significant antitumor activity against various cancer cell lines. However, the exact mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we demonstrated that bufalin inhibited the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells in a dose-dependent manner, which correlated with the expression level of Na+/K+-ATPase α3 in HCC cells. The IC50 of bufalin markedly increased when Na+/K+-ATPase α3 was silenced by RNA interference. Furthermore, we show that bufalin increased the phosphorylation of Akt and ERK1/2 while inhibited FoxO3a expression. Thus, our study suggests that Na+/K+-ATPase α3 might serve as a therapeutic target for bufalin in HCC, and its expression status may help predict sensitivity of HCC cells to bufalin treatment.Oncology Reports 03/2011; 25(3):825-30. · 2.19 Impact Factor -
Article: Analgesic effect of high intensity focused ultrasound therapy for unresectable pancreatic cancer.
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ABSTRACT: To evaluate the pain-alleviating action, feasibility and efficacy of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for palliation of inoperable pancreatic cancer in humans. Forty patients with advanced pancreatic cancer were treated with HIFU. There were 13 patients with stage III, and 27 patients with stage IV disease. The locations of the tumours were as follows: head of pancreas in 9 patients, body and/or tail of pancreas in 31 patients. Pain relief, local tumour control rate, median survival and complications were monitored after HIFU treatment. The primary endpoint was to assess pain relief rate and pain relief time (PRT). Secondary endpoints included local progression-free survival time, overall survival (OS), and side effects. There were no severe complications or adverse events related to HIFU therapy in any of the patients treated. Pain relief was achieved in 87.5% of patients, median PRT was 10 weeks. The median local progression-free survival time for all patients was 5 months. The median overall survival time was 10 months for patients with stage III disease, and 6 months for patients with stage IV disease. The median OS time, 6-month and 1-year survival rate for patients as a whole were 8 months, 58.8% and 30.1%, respectively. Although this study may have limitations, preliminary results demonstrate the safety of clinical application of HIFU for pancreatic cancer and reveal it to be a promising mode of treatment for palliation of pain associated with pancreatic cancers.International Journal of Hyperthermia 03/2011; 27(2):101-7. · 2.77 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To explore the utility of multidisciplinary approaches in the treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer with liver metastases (PCLM). From 2002 to 2007, a total of 164 consecutive patients with PCLM treated with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and/or Chinese herbal medicine were included in this study. Clinical parameters, treatments received, and survival time from initial diagnosis were analyzed. Of the 164 patients, 113 (69%) were men and 51 (31%) were women, with median age of 58 years. One hundred thirty-two patients (80%) had synchronous liver metastases, and 57 patients (35%) had extrahepatic metastases. Overall median survival time of the 164 patients was 4.7 months; 23 (14%) were alive at least 12 months after initial diagnosis of liver metastases. Karnofsky performance status of less than 80, weight loss (>10% within 6 months), ascites, and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 of 1000 U/mL or greater were the most relevant predictors of poor survival. Multivariate analysis showed that chemotherapy and Chinese herbal medicine were protective factors. Multimodality treatment is well tolerated by patients with PCLM and may be effective in prolonging their survival. Awareness of the implications of these prognostic factors may assist in evaluating the survival potential of patients and selecting the most appropriate treatments.Pancreas 01/2011; 40(1):120-5. · 3.01 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Processing high ammonia nitrogen piggery wastewater with the sequencing batch of activated sludge, we research about the key step, shortcut nitrification and denitrification process. We determine the water indicator, with the long-term operation, meanwhile we use DGGE to observe the microbial community of sludge. Results show that, the reactor still can reach 96% removal rate of ammonia nitrogen, accumulation ratio of NO2 - -N is 68.9% as average, removal rate of COD is 50%, the microbial community structure of sludge is simple, the advantage bacterium is obvious, Shannon index is 1.24 at the begin, reduced volatility, minimum for 0.44.01/2011; - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Antibody microarrays have been successfully used to determine relative abundance of key proteins in various cancers and other diseases. We have previously showed liver metastatic-related genes between the metastatic pancreatic cancer line (SW1990HM) and its parental line (SW1990). In this study, we searched for potential markers for metastatic progression using antibody microarrays. The SpringBio Antibody Microarrays were used to analysis the different proteomes between SW1990HM and SW1990 cells. A standard ≥2.0-fold cutoff value was used to determine differentially expressed proteins and Western blotting analysis further confirmed the results. Antibody microarrays revealed that 40 proteins were reproducibly altered more than 2-fold between the selected variant and its parental counterpart; 14 of the proteins were up-regulated, and 26 were down-regulated. Most of the up-regulated proteins (7/14) play a role in tumor signal transduction, while a number of down-regulated proteins (10/26) function in cell differentiation; this might be crucial for pancreatic cancer metastasis. Four dysregulated proteins were validated by western blotting in the cell lines. Interestingly, the up-regulation of Glucagon and down-regulation of Prolactin were further confirmed in the culture supernatants by western blotting. These proteomic data are valuable for understanding pancreatic cancer metastasis and searching for potential markers of metastatic progression.Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry 10/2010; 347(1-2):117-25. · 2.39 Impact Factor
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