The CYP2D6 extensive metabolizer genotype is associated with increased risk for bladder cancer.

abstract：:In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that a mild cerebral tissue injury promotes subsequent glioma invasion via activation of the ADAM17-EGFR-PI3K-Akt pathway. Mild injury was induced by photodynamic therapy (PDT), which employs tissue-penetrating laser light exposure following systemic administration of a t...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Zheng X,Jiang F,Katakowski M,Zhang X,Jiang H,Zhang ZG,Chopp M

更新日期：2008-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer stem cells are known for their inherent resistance to therapy. Here we investigated whether normal stem cells with acquired resistance to stress can be used to identify novel markers of cancer stem cells. For this, we generated a human embryonic stem cell line resistant to Trichostatin A and analyzed changes in...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Mousa SA,Sudha T,Dyskin E,Dier U,Gallati C,Hanko C,Chittur SV,Rebbaa A

更新日期：2010-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of the BTLA-HVEM co-inhibitory signaling pathway impairs antitumor immunity. Our previous study demonstrated that the extracellular domain of murine BTLA (the soluble form of BTLA) can facilitate HSP70 vaccine-triggered antitumor immunity by blocking BTLA-HVEM interactions in a murine TC-1 non-metastatic tu...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Han L,Wang W,Lu J,Kong F,Ma G,Zhu Y,Zhao D,Zhu J,Shuai W,Zhou Q,Chen P,Ye L,Tao J,Ahmad S,Li F,Sun J

更新日期：2014-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasohibin 2 (VASH2) is an angiogenic factor and cancer-related protein that acts via paracrine mechanisms. Here, we investigated the angiogenic function and mechanism of action of VASH2 in 200 human breast cancer tissues by performing immunohistochemical staining, western blot, indirect sandwich enzyme-linked immunoso...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Tu M,Lu C,Lv N,Wei J,Lu Z,Xi C,Chen J,Guo F,Jiang K,Li Q,Wu J,Song G,Wang S,Gao W,Miao Y

更新日期：2016-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori infection is the most important risk factor in the development of non-cardia gastric adenocarcinoma; host genetic variability and dietary co-factors also modulate risk. Because most H. pylori infections do not cause cancer, H. pylori heterogeneity has been investigated to identify possible virulenc...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Wen S,Moss SF

更新日期：2009-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is well known that ovarian endometriosis occasionally gives rise to ovarian cancers with specific histology such as endometrioid and clear cell carcinomas, its etiology is not fully understood. We have shown that a stressful microenvironment within the endometriotic cyst may lead to cancer development by i...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Mandai M,Matsumura N,Baba T,Yamaguchi K,Hamanishi J,Konishi I

更新日期：2011-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A tissue field of somatic genetic alterations precedes the histopathological phenotypic changes of carcinoma. Genomic changes could be of potential use in the diagnosis and prognosis of pre-invasive squamous head and neck carcinoma (HNSCC) lesions and as markers for cancer risk assessment. Studies of sequential molecu...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Worsham MJ,Stephen JK,Chen KM,Havard S,Shah V,Gardner G,Schweitzer VG

更新日期：2014-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:An increase in the levels of oxidation is a universal feature of genomic DNA of irradiated or aged or even malignant cells. In case of apoptotic death of stressed cells, oxidized DNA can be released in circulation (cfDNA). According to the results of the studies performed in vitro by our group and other researchers, t...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Glebova K,Veiko N,Kostyuk S,Izhevskaya V,Baranova A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The di-methyl-, di-ethyl-, di-propyl-, di-normal butyl-, and di-iso-butyl-ethers of hematoporphyrin were synthesized and shown to possess chromatographic properties similar to those of the tumorlocalizing components of hematoporphyrin derivative (Hpd). The cellular uptake of these ethers, as well as their retention in...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Moan J,Rimington C,Sommer S

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparison of LCC2, the E(2)-independent, tamoxifen-resistant subline of the MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line with its parent line, disclosed that it is more resistant to growth inhibition and apoptosis induction by a variety of agents acting by diverse mechanisms. Thus, LCC2 cells can serve as a useful in-vitro mo...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Lilling G,Hacohen H,Nordenberg J,Livnat T,Rotter V,Sidi Y

更新日期：2000-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:To define the critical region of liver-specific tumor suppressor genes in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), we analyzed 30 cases of hepatocellular carcinoma using nine 4q and six 16q microsatellite polymorphic DNA markers. We observed one major common deleted region which was flanked by D4S175-D4S1625 and there ma...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Chou YH,Chung KC,Jeng LB,Chen TC,Liaw YF

更新日期：1998-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer is a major health concern and is treated based on its hormone dependence. Agents that alter hormone action can have substantial biological effects on prostate cancer development and progression. As such, there is significant interest in uncovering the potential effects of endocrine disrupting compound ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Hess-Wilson JK,Knudsen KE

更新日期：2006-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic expression of the p53 tumor suppressor gene was studied in pancreatic adenocarcinomas and chronic pancreatitis. By immunohistochemistry, 16 of 34 (47%) cancers and none of the 24 chronic pancreatitis samples revealed nuclear staining. Sequence analysis indicated that 8 of 24 (33%) cancers were mutated for t...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Casey G,Yamanaka Y,Friess H,Kobrin MS,Lopez ME,Buchler M,Beger HG,Korc M

更新日期：1993-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer stem cells (CSC) are critical for initiation, metastasis, and relapse of cancers, however, the underlying mechanism governing stemness of CSC remains unknown. Herein, we have investigated the roles of phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) in stemness of prostate cancer cells. Both PDE5 and WW domain-containing transcripti...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Liu N,Mei L,Fan X,Tang C,Ji X,Hu X,Shi W,Qian Y,Hussain M,Wu J,Wang C,Lin S,Wu X

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxicity reduction of cisplatin is necessary for improved treatment of cancer. Here we have demonstrated the synergistic growth-inhibitory effect of cisplatin on cervical cancer cells in-combination with a nontoxic herbal carbazole alkaloid, mahanine. Mahanine enhanced cisplatin-induced apoptosis and reduced its effec...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Das R,Bhattacharya K,Samanta SK,Pal BC,Mandal C

更新日期：2014-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Cucurbitacin B (CuB), has recently emerged as a potent anticancer agent; however, its efficacy in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and the mechanism(s) initiating its biological effects remain largely unclear. In this study, CuB potently suppressed the growth of four NSCLC cells (H1299, A549, HCC-827 and H661) in vi...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Kausar H,Munagala R,Bansal SS,Aqil F,Vadhanam MV,Gupta RC

更新日期：2013-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Inherent DNA damage in the form of single strand breaks and alkali labile sites is generated by essential intracellular processes, such as DNA replication and repair. Utilizing the in situ DNA unwinding assay and the comet assay (single cell gel), we have observed high levels of alkali induced DNA strand breaks in cel...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Fairbairn DW,Reyes WA,O'Neill KL

更新日期：1994-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbaryl (1-naphthyl methyl carbamate: C12H11NO2) CAS Reg. No. 63-25-2) is a widely used broad spectrum carbamate insecticide known to exert various toxic effects on experimental animals. Along with various other toxicological effects carbaryl is reported to increase the incidence of neoplasm in various tissues in rat...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Shukla Y,Antony M,Mehrotra NK

更新日期：1992-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent clinical studies have indicated that intra-tumoral gene expression levels of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) metabolism-related enzymes may predict the clinical response of several cancers to 5-FU-based chemotherapy. However, few studies examining oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) have been reported. In this study, w...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Tateishi Y,Tatemoto Y,Ohno S,Morishita K,Ueta E,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2009-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Lumican is a small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) of the extracellular matrix (ECM) with anti-tumor activity. We recently demonstrated that lumican inhibits the migration of melanoma cells and identified beta1 integrin as mediator of this effect [M.F. D'Onofrio, S. Brézillon, T. Baranek, C. Perreau, P.J. Roughley, F...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Brézillon S,Radwanska A,Zeltz C,Malkowski A,Ploton D,Bobichon H,Perreau C,Malicka-Blaszkiewicz M,Maquart FX,Wegrowski Y

更新日期：2009-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The faithful inheritance of chromosomes is essential for the propagation of organisms. In eukaryotes, central to this process is the mitotic spindle. Recently, we have identified TRIM8 as a gene aberrantly expressed in gliomas whose expression reduces the clonogenic potential in the patients' glioma cells. TRIM8 encod...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Venuto S,Monteonofrio L,Cozzolino F,Monti M,Appolloni I,Mazza T,Canetti D,Giambra V,Panelli P,Fusco C,Squeo GM,Croce AI,Pucci P,Malatesta P,Soddu S,Merla G,Micale L

更新日期：2020-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterocyclic amines (HCAs) present in cooked foods are suggested to be involved in human breast cancer development. Estrogen plays a pivotal role in mammary gland carcinogenesis. Therefore, we designed an in vivo experiment to investigate potential estrogenic effects of two HCAs, 2-amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinolin...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Kawamori T,Uchiya N,Watanabe K,Ohta T,Sugimura T,Wakabayashi K

更新日期：2001-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:FHIT is a tumour suppressor gene which is frequently inactivated in different types of cancer. Both genetic (mutations, deletions, chromosomal rearrangements) and epigenetic (aberrant methylation of the 5'CpG island) alterations of the FHIT gene have been reported in various malignancies. Yet little is known about the...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Kvasha S,Gordiyuk V,Kondratov A,Ugryn D,Zgonnyk YM,Rynditch AV,Vozianov AF

更新日期：2008-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer urgently needs an efficient therapy. Here we demonstrated that cisplatin combined with gene therapy by transfecting the attenuated Salmonella that carry a plasmid containing p53 gene and MDM2 siRNA provided a super-synergistic effect on the inhibition of prostate cancer growth in vivo. This synergistic...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Jiang T,Zhou C,Gu J,Liu Y,Zhao L,Li W,Wang G,Li Y,Cai L

更新日期：2013-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We have demonstrated previously that a phosphorothioate antisense oligonucleotide to the p65 subunit of the inducible transcription factor NF-kappaB produced rapid changes in the expression of leukocyte integrin CD11b (Mo 1) and in the adhesion of dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)-differentiated HL-60 cells stimulated by 12-O-...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Sokoloski JA,Narayanan R,Sartorelli AC

更新日期：1998-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:PM2 DNA, forms I and II, were chemically modified with the ultimate carcinogen N-acetoxy-2-acetylaminofluorene. The products were subjected to 3 analytical procedures: (i) buoyant density centrifugation in the presence of the intercalating dyes ethidium bromide or propidium diiodide; (ii) agarose gel electrophoresis: ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Thielmann HW,Kuhn C

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer cachexia patients experience significant muscle wasting, which impairs the quality of life and treatment efficacy for patients. Skeletal muscle protein turnover is imparted by increased expression of ubiquitin-proteasome pathway components. Mitogen-activated protein kinases p38 and ERK have been shown to augmen...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Mulder SE,Dasgupta A,King RJ,Abrego J,Attri KS,Murthy D,Shukla SK,Singh PK

更新日期：2020-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the simultaneous uptake of porphyrin and (LDL) by four established cell lines of glioma and normal fibroblasts using flow cytometry (FCM). The results indicated porphyrin and LDL showed competitive conjugation with the LDL receptor. These results support the theory of the porphyrin uptake via the LDL recep...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Shibata Y,Matsumura A,Yoshida F,Yamamoto T,Nakai K,Nose T,Sakata I,Nakajima S

更新日期：2001-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid tumors are composed of tumor cells and stromal cells including lymphatic endothelial cells (LEC), which are mainly viewed as cells forming lymphatic vessels involved in the transport of metastatic and immune cells. We here reveal a new mechanism by which tumor exposed-LEC (teLEC) exert mitogenic effects on tumor...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Van de Velde M,Ebroin M,Durré T,Joiret M,Gillot L,Blacher S,Geris L,Kridelka F,Noel A

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple therapeutic strategies have been developed to treat pancreatic cancer. However, the outcomes of these approaches are disappointing. Due to deeper understandings of the pivotal roles of the immune system in pancreatic cancer tumorigenesis and progression, novel therapeutic strategies based on immune cells and ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Xu JW,Wang L,Cheng YG,Zhang GY,Hu SY,Zhou B,Zhan HX

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00