Epigenetic biomarkers in skin cancer.

abstract：:To address the possible involvement of hyperinsulinemia in breast cancer development, we have examined the susceptibility of lean and obese Zucker rats to N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU)-induced mammary cancer. Fifty-day-old female lean or obese Zucker rats received intraperitoneal (i.p.) injections of 37.5 or 20 mg/kg M...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Lee WM,Lu S,Medline A,Archer MC

更新日期：2001-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The tobacco-specific nitrosamine, 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) is a lung carcinogen in the rat and believed to be a causative agent for lung cancer in smokers. To exert its carcinogenic potential NNK is metabolically activated by cytochrome P450-catalyzed alpha-hydroxylation. Nicotine and NNK s...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Keyler D,Pentel PR,Kuehl G,Collins G,Murphy SE

更新日期：2003-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains one of the most metastasizing tumors, and directional cell migration is critical for targeting tumor metastasis. GIT2 has been known to bind to Paxillin to control cell polarization and directional migration. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying roles of GIT2 in contr...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Duan B,Cui J,Sun S,Zheng J,Zhang Y,Ye B,Chen Y,Deng W,Du J,Zhu Y,Chen Y,Gu L

更新日期：2016-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Improvements in technologies to yield purer circulating tumor cells (CTCs) will enable a broader range of clinical applications. We have previously demonstrated the use of a commercially available cell-adhesion matrix (CAM) assay to capture invasive CTCs (iCTCs). To improve the purity of the isolated iCTCs, here we us...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Premasekharan G,Gilbert E,Okimoto RA,Hamirani A,Lindquist KJ,Ngo VT,Roy R,Hough J,Edwards M,Paz R,Foye A,Sood R,Copren KA,Gubens M,Small EJ,Bivona TG,Collisson EA,Friedlander TW,Paris PL

更新日期：2016-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiotherapy (RT) is one of the most important strategies in cancer treatment. Radioresistance is a major challenge to RT and results in locoregional recurrence and metastasis. Thus, there is a great interest in investigating biomarkers to distinguish radiosensitive from radioresistant (RR) cancer patients. The develo...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Chang L,Graham P,Hao J,Bucci J,Malouf D,Gillatt D,Li Y

更新日期：2015-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Application of a single high dose of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA, 1 mg) or N-nitrosomethylurea (NMU, 0.4 mg) to the ears of either athymic nu/nu or phenotypically normal nu/+ mice (BALB/c background) resulted in the appearance of cutaneous sebaceous adenomas as well as squamous cell tumors, both at the site o...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Rice JM,Anderson LM

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In continuation of our studies of natural and synthetic products as cancer chemopreventive agents, we have examined a number of naphthoquinone derivatives including monomeric, dimeric and tetrameric naphthaquinones occurring in the Diospyros and other selected plant genera. Several synthetic naphthoquinones were also ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Kapadia GJ,Balasubramanian V,Tokuda H,Konoshima T,Takasaki M,Koyama J,Tagahaya K,Nishino H

更新日期：1997-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of tumor cells to adapt to changes in oxygen tension is essential for tumor development. Low oxygen concentration influences cellular metabolism and, thus, affects proliferation, migration, and invasion. A focal point of the cell's adaptation to hypoxia is the transcription factor HIF1α (hypoxia-inducible ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Paredes F,Williams HC,San Martin A

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Staurosporine and its derivative 7-hydroxystaurosporine are protein kinase inhibitors that are being considered for treatments of cancers. Several recent studies have shown that cells with defective pRB protein are resistant to the G(1) cell cycle-inhibiting effects of staurosporine compounds. In this study, we examin...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Zhou W,Lin Y,Wersto R,Chrest J,Gabrielson E

更新日期：2002-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A direct relationship exists between aging and increasing incidences of chronic diseases. In fact, with most age-associated diseases individuals manifest an underlying chronic inflammatory state as evidenced by local infiltration of inflammatory cells, such as macrophages, and higher circulatory levels of pro-inflamma...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Sarkar D,Fisher PB

更新日期：2006-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, several kinds of immunomodulating monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been applied in clinical trials, such as anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (anti-CTLA-4) mAb and anti-programmed death-1 (anti-PD-1) mAb. With the recent success of cancer immunotherapy, especially the checkpoint inhibitors, the renewed i...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Teng F,Kong L,Meng X,Yang J,Yu J

更新日期：2015-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was performed to investigate the possible role of mTOR inhibitors in restoring chemosensitivity to adriamycin/cisplatin and elucidate the underlying mechanism. Combining adriamycin/cisplatin with torisel synergistically inhibited the cell proliferation in human oropharyngeal carcinoma cell line KB an...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Gaur S,Chen L,Yang L,Wu X,Un F,Yen Y

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MDM2 is a phosphoprotein that interacts with P53 and inhibits its activity. Recently, a T/G substitution (SNP309) in the promoter of MDM2 was identified and has been demonstrated to be associated with an increased MDM2 expression and a significantly earlier age of onset of several tumors, including breast cancer. To t...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Ma H,Hu Z,Zhai X,Wang S,Wang X,Qin J,Jin G,Liu J,Wang X,Wei Q,Shen H

更新日期：2006-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Myosin light-chain kinase (MLCK) plays a crucial role in the cell migration and tumor metastasis. Herein, we investigated the signaling pathways involved in MLCK using ML-7, a specific inhibitor of MLCK, in breast cancer cell proliferation and migration. Our data showed that reduction of MLCK in breast cancer cells me...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Zhou X,Liu Y,You J,Zhang H,Zhang X,Ye L

更新日期：2008-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a group of non-coding RNAs that play a crucial role in post-transcriptional gene regulation and act as indispensable mediators in several critical biological processes, including tumorigenesis, tissue homeostasis, and regeneration. MiR-424 and miR-503 are intragenic miRNAs that are clustered on ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Wu Y,Wang W,Yang AG,Zhang R

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone metastasis is an important cause of morbidity in advanced prostate cancer. Bisphosphonates are widely used for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis, but recently have been observed to be effective in controlling prostate cancer metastasis. Since aminopeptidase N (AP-N) is known to be involved in the metas...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Iguchi K,Nakano T,Usui S,Hirano K

更新日期：2006-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinogenic and modification potential of 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) was studied in a medium-term bioassay system for rat liver carcinogenesis. F344 male rats were initiated with a single dose (200 mg/kg body wt.) of diethylnitrosamine (DEN) i.p. and fed diets containing either 0.005% or 0.02% 6-MP with or without 0.05%...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Amanuma T,Maruyama H,Tsujiuchi T,Tsutsumi M,Denda A,Konishi Y

更新日期：1992-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Discovery of activating mutations in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) as a predictive biomarker for first-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has initiated an era of precision oncology for the treatment of advanced EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Despite the robust efficacy of firs...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Zhang YC,Zhou Q,Wu YL

更新日期：2019-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of mesothelial cells in the intraperitoneal spread of ovarian cancer is still elusive. In particular, it is unclear whether these cells constitute a passive barrier preventing cancer cell progression or perhaps act as an active promoter of this process. In this report we show that omental human peritoneal mes...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Mikuła-Pietrasik J,Sosińska P,Kucińska M,Murias M,Maksin K,Malińska A,Ziółkowska A,Piotrowska H,Woźniak A,Książek K

更新日期：2014-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Aristolochic acid (AA), a naturally occurring nephrotoxin and carcinogen, has been associated with the development of urothelial cancer in humans. Using the 32P-postlabeling assay we showed that AAI is activated by human recombinant cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1A1, CYP1A2 and NADPH:CYP reductase to species generating DNA ad...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Stiborová M,Sopko B,Hodek P,Frei E,Schmeiser HH,Hudecek J

更新日期：2005-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:As a cellular degradation mechanism, autophagy exerts crucial and complicated effects on HCC development. Liver non-parenchymal cells, including hepatic resident macrophage Kupffer cells, also play important roles in this process. However, most associated studies have focused on the influence of the autophagy level in...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Sun K,Xu L,Jing Y,Han Z,Chen X,Cai C,Zhao P,Zhao X,Yang L,Wei L

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although overall mortality rate of prostate cancer (PCa) declines in recent years, castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) remains incurable. Clinical evidence indicates that CRPC recurred from hormonal therapy exhibits neuroendocrine differentiated (NED) phenotypes, which could contribute to therapeutic resistanc...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Lin LC,Gao AC,Lai CH,Hsieh JT,Lin H

更新日期：2017-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor angiogenesis has been found to be prognostically significant in many types of malignant tumors. We assessed tumor vascularity in 43 cases of histologically proven primary fallopian tube cancer, FIGO stage I-IV, using the highly specific endothelial cell marker CD34. Microvessel count was determined by counting C...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Bancher-Todesca D,Rosen A,Graf A,Wasicky R,Hohlagschwandtner M,Rebhandl W,Heinze G,Breitenecker G,Gitsch G,Obermair A

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferons are able to enhance the expression of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) on tumour cells, allowing improved tumour targeting. In this report the hypothesis is tested that combinations of cytokines may further increase the tumour antigen expression. The combination of both IFN-gamma and IFN-alpha with interleuk...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Verhaar MJ,Damen CA,Zonnenberg BA,Blijham GH

更新日期：1999-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumors are highly heterogeneous at the patient, tissue, cellular, and molecular levels. This multi-scale heterogeneity poses significant challenges for effective therapies, which ideally must not only distinguish between tumorous and healthy tissue, but also fully address the wide variety of tumorous sub-clones. Commo...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Ivey JW,Bonakdar M,Kanitkar A,Davalos RV,Verbridge SS

更新日期：2016-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Membrane glycoprotein synthesis was studied in non-tumorigenic and tumor cells treated with the lymphokine hormone, lymphotoxin, to define the biochemical mechanisms by which lymphotoxin prevents carcinogenesis and inhibits growth of tumor cells. Syrian hamster lymphotoxin increased the synthesis of high molecular wei...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Fuhrer JP,Evans CH

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation is a crucial component of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSC) treatment. Human papillomavirus-positive (HPV+) HNSC is significantly more radiosensitive than HPV- HNSC, but the mechanism underlying this increased sensitivity is unknown. We investigated the possible involvement of macrophage subpopula...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Chen X,Fu E,Lou H,Mao X,Yan B,Tong F,Sun J,Wei L

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetic modification of miR-429 can manipulate liver T-ICs via targeting the RBBP4/E2F1/Oct4 axis, which might be crucial for hepatocarcinogenesis. However, whether miR-429 plays a role in regulating metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma is still unclear. Using quantitative methylation analysis and real-time PCR, ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Tang J,Li L,Huang W,Sui C,Yang Y,Lin X,Hou G,Chen X,Fu J,Yuan S,Li S,Wen W,Tang S,Cao D,Wu M,Chen L,Wang H

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a characteristic locally aggressive tumor in which hypoxia levels are very high, causing a low response to chemotherapy and providing basic resistance to anticancer drugs. Tumoral hypoxia directly depends on hypoxia-inducible factors (HIF). The goal of this paper is to describe H...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Pérez-Sayáns M,Suárez-Peñaranda JM,Pilar GD,Barros-Angueira F,Gándara-Rey JM,García-García A

更新日期：2011-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The carcinogenic effects of BHP in organ-cultured embryonic rat pancreas was demonstrated by both the transplacental route followed by organ culture and by direct addition on BHP to the culture medium. Both methods appeared efficient for in vitro induction of adenocarcinoma. The incidence of carcinoma was 70% by direc...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Parsa I,Marsh WH,Sutton AL

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00