Two small molecule compounds, LLL12 and FLLL32, exhibit potent inhibitory activity on STAT3 in human rhabdomyosarcoma cells.

abstract：:The protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) is a G protein-coupled receptor that is cleaved and activated by trypsin and tryptase. The purpose of this study was to clarify the role of PAR-2 in proliferation of human pancreatic cancer cells. PAR-2 mRNA and protein expression were detected by RT-PCR and Western blotting i...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Shimamoto R,Sawada T,Uchima Y,Inoue M,Kimura K,Yamashita Y,Yamada N,Nishihara T,Ohira M,Hirakawa K

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survivin is a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis family, which is known to inhibit mitochondrial apoptosis. Survivin is highly expressed in cancers and plays an important role in cancer cell survival, and increased survivin expression is an unfavorable prognostic marker in cancer patients. YM155, a novel small-molec...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Minoda M,Kawamoto T,Ueha T,Kamata E,Morishita M,Harada R,Toda M,Onishi Y,Hara H,Kurosaka M,Akisue T

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid cancer is a common endocrine cancer, of which papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common type. Neuregulin 1 (NRG1), a glycoprotein mediating cell‑cell signaling, plays vital roles in cellular activities; however, its role in PTC progression remains poorly understood. In this study, we performed immunohi...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Zhang TT,Qu N,Sun GH,Zhang L,Wang YJ,Mu XM,Wei WJ,Wang YL,Wang Y,Ji QH,Zhu YX,Shi RL

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous investigations have shown that interleukin-11 (IL-11) and the IL-11 receptor (IL-11R) have been correlated with the regulation of tumor progression, cellular growth and differentiation in several malignant tumors. The objectives of this study were to clarify the role of IL-11 and IL-11Ralpha in human gastric ...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Nakayama T,Yoshizaki A,Izumida S,Suehiro T,Miura S,Uemura T,Yakata Y,Shichijo K,Yamashita S,Sekin I

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV)‑related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a global health problem that accounts for more than half of total liver cancer cases in developing countries. Despite the growing number of researches conducted, the molecular mechanism underlying the development of HCC remains elusive. Long non‑coding ...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Zhang H,Chen X,Zhang J,Wang X,Chen H,Liu L,Liu S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A herbal preparation denoted PC SPES(R) is available in 'natural food' or 'health food' stores in the United States. This mixture (patent pending, US Serial number 08/697,920) consists of extracts from 8 different herbs, 7 originating from China and one from America, and is sold as a dietary supplement. Although sever...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Halicka H,Ardelt B,Juan G,Mittelman A,Chen S,Traganos F,Darzynkiewicz Z

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokine expression in a tumor microenvironment can impact both host defense against the tumor and tumor cell survival. In this study, we sought to clarify whether the cytokine gene expression profile could have clinical associations with ovarian cancer. We analyzed the expression of 16 cytokine genes (IL-1α, IL-1β, I...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Yanaihara N,Anglesio MS,Ochiai K,Hirata Y,Saito M,Nagata C,Iida Y,Takakura S,Yamada K,Tanaka T,Okamoto A

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of proinflammatory cytokines in various malignant neoplasms is widely considered to represent the host immune response to tumor development. The role of interferon (IFN)γ in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, and its association with endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress pathways, remains a subject of o...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Gkouveris I,Nikitakis NG,Aseervatham J,Ogbureke KUE

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prognosis of patients with undifferentiated gastric cancer is generally poor. The expression of various microRNAs (miRNAs) has not been comprehensively investigated in undifferentiated gastric cancer. Total RNA was extracted from the specimens of 42 undifferentiated gastric cancer tissues and paired normal gastric tis...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Katada T,Ishiguro H,Kuwabara Y,Kimura M,Mitui A,Mori Y,Ogawa R,Harata K,Fujii Y

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The P-glycoprotein (P-gp) multidrug transporter is present at the luminal face of the brain capillary endothelial cells that contribute to the blood-brain barrier. To study its role in transendothelial anticancer drug transport, we made use of a co-culture system formed of bovine brain capillary endothelial cells and ...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Joly B,Lecureur V,Puozzo C,Guillouzo A,Fardel O

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of cell surface markers expressed selectively by tumor vasculature is challenging. To get as close to the human disease as possible, investigators have isolated endothelial cells from fresh human tumor specimens and subjected them to RNA-based gene expression analysis. The data indicate that there a...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Teicher BA

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we found that the injection of zoledronic acid (ZOL) into mice bearing tumor induced changes of the vascular structure in the tumor. In this study, we examined whether ZOL treatment could decrease interstitial fluid pressure (IFP) via change of tumor vasculature, and enhance the antitumor efficacy of lipos...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Hattori Y,Shibuya K,Kojima K,Miatmoko A,Kawano K,Ozaki K,Yonemochi E

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Galiximab is a primatized monoclonal antibody that targets CD80 expressed on malignant B cells and is being studied in the clinic as a potential treatment for follicular NHL. We have recently reported that galiximab signals B-NHL cells in vitro and inhibits cell growth and sensitizes resistant tumor cells to apoptosis...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Hariharan K,Chu P,Murphy T,Clanton D,Berquist L,Molina A,Ho SN,Vega MI,Bonavida B

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma linolenic acid (GLA) is an anti-cancer agent recently reported to inhibit tumour cell-matrix attachment. This study examined the effects of GLA on the adhesion of two tumour cell lines, HT115 (human colon) and MDA MB 231 (human breast), to an extracellular matrix, Matrigel. The action of GLA on focal adhesion ki...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Jiang W,Hiscox S,Puntis M,Hallett M,Bryce R,Horrobin D,Mansel R

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The over-expression of urokinase receptor in breast cancer cells results in increased tumor invasion, growth and metastasis. As LY-6K belongs to the Ly6/uPAR superfamily, we assessed the association of LY-6K with metastasis in breast cancer cell lines and how the LY-6K gene mediates cancer cell metastasis. The migrati...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Choi SH,Kong HK,Park SY,Park JH

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine lactoferricin (LfcinB) is a cationic antimicrobial peptide that selectively induces apoptosis in several different types of human cancer cells. However, the potential use of LfcinB as an anticancer agent is presently limited by the need for relatively high concentrations of the peptide to trigger apoptosis. Cer...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Furlong SJ,Ridgway ND,Hoskin DW

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HER-2/neu status and t-PA, u-PA, and PAI-1 cytosol content were evaluated in 88 primary breast cancer patients to determine the relationships between these parameters. HER-2/neu was amplified in 24% (20/84) of tumor samples and overexpressed in 28% (14/50). In the overall series, median t-PA, u-PA and PAI-1 contents, ...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Tommasi S,Rella C,Giannella C,Quaranta M,Schittulli F,Paradiso A,Coviello M,Delena M

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alternative polyadenylation and microRNA regulation are both mechanisms of post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. Alternative polyadenylation often results in mRNA isoforms with the same coding sequence but different lengths of 3' UTRs, while microRNAs regulate gene expression by binding to specific mRNA ...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： An J,Zhu X,Wang H,Jin X

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of E-cadherin in esophageal carcinoma was studied immunohistochemically in 65 patients using an anti-human E-cadherin monoclonal antibody (HECD-1). In normal esophageal epithelium, E-cadherin was strongly expressed on cell-cell boundaries. On the contrary, a reduced E-cadherin expression (Rd-type) was frequ...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Miyata M,Shiozaki H,Iihara K,Shimaya K,Oka H,Kadowaki T,Inoue M,Tamura S,Takeichi M,Mori T

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The REIC/Dkk-3 gene has been reported to be a tumor suppressor and the expression is significantly down-regulated in a broad range of cancer cell types. The protein is secretory, but the physiological function remains unclear. This study demonstrated that recombinant REIC/Dkk-3 protein induced the differentiation of h...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Watanabe M,Kashiwakura Y,Huang P,Ochiai K,Futami J,Li SA,Takaoka M,Nasu Y,Sakaguchi M,Huh NH,Kumon H

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three genes on the short arm of chromosome 11 (WT1, IGF2 and HRAS) were hypomethylated in Wilms' tumour tissue compared to normal kidney tissue, and one (CALCA) was hypermethylated. IGF2 and HRAS showed evidence of allele-specific methylation, which may indicate genomic imprinting of the 11p15 region in some kidney ce...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Williams J,Maitland N,Mott M,Brown K

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have assessed the prognostic significance of mutations in the p53 tumor suppressor gene in patients with small non-cleaved cell lymphomas. In this retrospective pilot study we have, been able to evaluate the response to therapy of 21 previously untreated patients. Seven of these patients (33%) had tumors which cont...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Gutierrez M,Bhatia K,Diez B,Muriel F,Epelman S,Deandreas M,Huppi K,Magrath I

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer cells genetically modified to secrete immunoregulatory cytokines offer great promise for human cancer treatment as tumor vaccines. However, in preclinical animal studies, large established cancer burdens have appeared difficult to eradicate with such vaccines. For example, lethally-irradiated GM-CSF-secreting C...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Nigam A,Yacavone RF,Zahurak ML,Johns CM,Pardoll DM,Piantadosi S,Levitsky HI,Nelson WG

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effect of estrogens on mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in EPN cells, a line of epithelial cells derived from human normal prostate. 17beta-estradiol (E2) caused a rapid and transient activation of MAPK (ERK1/2) within 5 min. This effect was counteracted by the anti-estrogen ICI 182-780 and by M...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Chieffi P,Kisslinger A,Sinisi AA,Abbondanza C,Tramontano D

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although radiation therapy is a powerful anticancer modality, radiation- induced stress response and gene expression with adaptive resistance may severely compromise the effectiveness of radiation. The function of rotundic acid (RA) on inducing apoptosis in the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7 has been investigated...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Wang ZF,Sun WY,Yu DH,Zhao Y,Xu HM,He YF,Li HJ

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nestin is an intermediate filament protein and a stem cell marker expressed in several tumours. There is growing evidence of an association between the expression level of nestin and the pathogenesis of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Nestin is also expressed in newly forming tumour vessels and is a valuable mar...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Nowak A,Grzegrzółka J,Kmiecik A,Piotrowska A,Matkowski R,Dzięgiel P

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a tool against neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases. PDT is capable to induce different cell death mechanisms in vitro, triggered in a dose-dependent manner. Relationships between PDT and apoptosis or necrosis induction are well-known, but other cell death mechanisms triggered after PDT...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Rello-Varona S,Stockert JC,Cañete M,Acedo P,Villanueva A

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Drosophila argos protein is a natural ligand antagonist of Drosophila EGF receptor (DER), but does not interact with the human EGF receptor (EGFR). With a view to generating a corresponding EGFR antagonist, we, have designed five chimeric proteins featuring selected characteristic parts of argos within the framewo...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Lohmeyer M,Mason S,Gullick W

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomerase has been recognized as a common factor in most tumor cells, and in turn a distinctive feature with respect to non-malignant cells. This feature has made telomerase a promising target for cancer therapy. Telomerase studies revealed that it is a multi-subunit complex possessing different levels of regulation,...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Gómez DL,Farina HG,Gómez DE

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the expresssion of estrogen (ER), progesterone (PgR), and androgen receptors (AR) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and found expression in (7/36), 3.2% (1/31), 16.7% (4/24) of cases, respectively. The expression of ER did not correlate with histological grade, tumor size, or stage of disease. On the other ...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Ishizu H,Une Y,Gondo H,Kameda H,Uchino J

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00