Nimbolide reduces CD44 positive cell population and induces mitochondrial apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells.

abstract：:The selectivity of photodynamic therapy (PDT) derived from the tailored accumulation of photosensitizing drug (photosensitizer; PS) in the tumor microenvironment (TME), and from local irradiation, turns it into a "magic bullet" for the treatment of resistant tumors without sparing the healthy tissue and possible adver...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Pucelik B,Sułek A,Barzowska A,Dąbrowski JM

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：:Thiourea (TU) fails to enhance the incidence of foci deficient in adenosine-5'-triphosphatase (ATPase) either by initiation or by promotion in a rat liver foci bioassay. To weanling female Sprague-Dawley rats, 3 x 200 or 3 x 500 mg/kg body wt of TU, respectively, were applied for initiation. One week later Clophen A 5...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Oesterle D,Deml E

更新日期：1988-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoic acid alone has no effect on the human breast cancer cell line BT-20 but can amplify the antiproliferative action of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). In our system ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity correlates well with growth rate; it was investigated whether the antiproliferative effects of IFN-gamma and IF...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Marth C,Kirchebner P,Daxenbichler G

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A physiologically relevant glioma tumor model is important to the study of disease progression and screening drug candidates. However, current preclinical glioma models lack the brain microenvironment, and the established tumor cell lines do not represent glioma biology and cannot be used to evaluate the therapeutic e...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Zhang L,Liu F,Weygant N,Zhang J,Hu P,Qin Z,Yang J,Cheng Q,Fan F,Zeng Y,Tang Y,Li Y,Tang A,He F,Peng J,Liao W,Hu Z,Li M,Liu Z

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast carcinomas are frequently characterized by hyperactivated c-erbB receptor tyrosine kinase signaling. Combination of anti-proliferative retinoids with growth-inhibitory c-erbB-specific agents might induce therapeutic benefit. We demonstrate close interactions between the c-erbB and the retinoic acid receptor sys...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Flicker SH,Schneider SM,Offterdinger M,Dittrich E,Fazeny B,Valenta R,Huber H,Dittrich C,Grunt TW

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously demonstrated that female Sprague-Dawley rats fed AIN-93G diets containing soy protein isolate (SPI+) had lower DMBA-induced mammary tumor incidence than those fed diets containing casein (CAS), due partly to altered Phase I metabolism with soy. Here, we evaluated the tumor protective effects of these sam...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Simmen RC,Eason RR,Till SR,Chatman L Jr,Velarde MC,Geng Y,Korourian S,Badger TM

更新日期：2005-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha) that regulates genes involved in response to hypoxia and promotes neo-angiogenesis, is a transcriptional factor for vascular endothelial cell growth factor (VEGF). The aim of this study was to examine the expression of HIF-1 alpha and VEGF gene expressions and their relat...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Nakayama K,Kanzaki A,Hata K,Katabuchi H,Okamura H,Miyazaki K,Fukumoto M,Takebayashi Y

更新日期：2002-02-25 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：:Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive malignancies and has been considered poorly immunogenic for decades. However, this characterization might be over-simplistic. A more sophisticated approach is needed in order to develop new treatment strategies. In this review, we will focus on T cell exhaustion as a phe...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Bauer C,Kühnemuth B,Duewell P,Ormanns S,Gress T,Schnurr M

更新日期：2016-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The human multidrug resistance ABC transporters provide a protective function in our body against a large number of toxic compounds. These proteins, residing in the plasma membrane, perform an active, ATP-dependent extrusion of such xenobiotics. However, the same proteins are also used by the tumor cells to fight vari...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Cervenak J,Andrikovics H,Ozvegy-Laczka C,Tordai A,Német K,Váradi A,Sarkadi B

更新日期：2006-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The quality and frequency of mutations in PTEN gene were assessed in 59 carcinomas and 6 hyperplasias of the endometrium in women. Screening for mutations was done in all exons of PTEN gene by the PCR-SSCP analysis and DNA sequencing. Results were correlated with histological status and clinical features of endometria...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Konopka B,Paszko Z,Janiec-Jankowska A,Goluda M

更新日期：2002-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:To obtain an optimal condition for ultrasound (US)-induced apoptosis that could be useful for cancer therapy, we applied low intensity pulsed US to sonicate U937 cells in vitro. Cells were then incubated at different time intervals before measuring apoptosis. The apoptosis was assessed by DNA fragmentation and phospha...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Feril LB Jr,Kondo T,Cui ZG,Tabuchi Y,Zhao QL,Ando H,Misaki T,Yoshikawa H,Umemura S

更新日期：2005-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocyte nodules and hepatocellular carcinomas were induced in male Fischer rats using the resistant hepatocyte model. The immunoreactive cytosolic levels of the heme-binding Z protein (HBP) were reduced by 56% (P less than 0.001; 2-tailed t-test) in early hepatocyte nodules (25 weeks) and hepatocellular carcinomas ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Roomi MW,Vincent SH,Farber E,Muller-Eberhard U

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) activates phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-K)/Akt, an important cell survival signaling pathway, to stimulate growth of various cell types. Transforming growth factor (TGF) superfamily ligands activate intracellular Smad signaling to regulate cell growth, differentiation and apoptosis...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Qiao J,Kang J,Ko TC,Evers BM,Chung DH

更新日期：2006-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:While the vast majority of cancers are believed to occur sporadically, most forms of cancer, both adult and paediatric, have a hereditary equivalent. In the case of adult malignancies, these include hereditary breast and ovarian cancer and syndromes such as the multiple endocrine neoplasias types 1 and 2 characterised...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Marsh D,Zori R

更新日期：2002-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive primary brain tumor with great invasiveness and resistance to chemotherapy, which presents a treatment challenge. In this study, we investigated the antitumor effect of Cedrol, a sesquiterpene alcohol isolated from Cedrus atlantica, against GBM cells in vitro and in...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Chang KF,Huang XF,Chang JT,Huang YC,Weng JC,Tsai NM

更新日期：2020-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the effect of theanine, a specific amino acid in green tea, on idarubicin (IDA)-induced antitumor activity and toxicity. In combination with theanine, IDA (0.25 mg/kg per day x4 days, a dose that does not show antitumor activity) had significant antitumor activity in P388-bearing mice. The IDA concent...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Sadzuka Y,Sugiyama T,Sonobe T

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) is a form of ultrasound therapy that has been shown to preferentially damage malignant cells based on the relatively enlarged size and altered cytology of neoplastic cells in comparison to normal cells. This study sought to determine whether cytoskeletal-directed agents that either disrupt (c...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Trendowski M,Wong V,Zoino JN,Christen TD,Gadeberg L,Sansky M,Fondy TP

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of breast cancer has increased rapidly in recent years and has now become the most common cancer in women in major cities of China. Here, we reviewed the history and progress of breast cancer research in China, including achievements that Chinese scientists have made in basic, translational and clinical ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Hong W,Dong E

更新日期：2014-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Spectroscopic techniques have demonstrated that in the microscopically normal mucosa, there is an increase in mucosal micro-circulation in patients harboring neoplasia elsewhere in the colon (i.e. marker of field carcinogenesis). However, the physiological and molecular basis of this early increase in blood supply (EI...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Tiwari AK,Crawford SE,Radosevich A,Wali RK,Stypula Y,Kunte DP,Mutyal N,Ruderman S,Gomes A,Cornwell ML,De La Cruz M,Brasky J,Gibson TP,Backman V,Roy HK

更新日期：2011-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A field for cancerization, or a field defect, is formed by the accumulation of genetic and epigenetic alterations in normal-appearing tissues, and is involved in various cancers, especially multiple cancers. Epigenetic alterations are frequently present in chronic inflammation-exposed tissues, but information on indiv...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Takeshima H,Niwa T,Takahashi T,Wakabayashi M,Yamashita S,Ando T,Inagawa Y,Taniguchi H,Katai H,Sugiyama T,Kiyono T,Ushijima T

更新日期：2015-02-01 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：:Women who have breast cysts with intracystic Na+/K+ < 3 may have a higher risk of developing breast cancer than women who have breast cysts with intracystic Na+/K+ > 3. In this study wide-ranging intracystic concentrations of cathepsin D and pS2 (oestrogen inducible proteins/polypeptides) as well as oestradiol were fo...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Lai LC,Cornell C,Lennard TW

更新日期：1993-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate the contents of flavonoids in the Danish diet, we have used a high performance liquid chromatographic method for the analysis of fruits, vegetables and beverages. The flavonoid contents were quantified, and the observations were verified by mass spectrometry. The investigation is not completed, but we are ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Justesen U,Knuthsen P,Leth T

更新日期：1997-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) changed the natural history of pediatric HIV infection. This review focuses on trends of HIV-associated cancers in childhood in the HAART era and analyses potential pathogenetic mechanisms. HAART reduced AIDS-defined-malignancies (ADM), but incidence of several non-ADM is i...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Chiappini E,Berti E,Gianesin K,Petrara MR,Galli L,Giaquinto C,de Martino M,De Rossi A

更新日期：2014-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer, especially triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), has limited treatment options. We repurposed the FDA-approved drug bazedoxifene as a novel inhibitor of interleukin 6/glycoprotein 130 signaling. In this study, we investigated the inhibitory effects of bazedoxifene alone or in combination with paclitaxel...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Fu S,Chen X,Lo HW,Lin J

更新日期：2019-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating free DNA (CFDNA) has been shown to be a good source of liver tissue-derived DNA in African and Asian patients with chronic liver disease or HCC. In Egypt, HCC is a frequent carcinoma and mostly occur in the context of chronic infection by HCV, a widespread infection in the Egyptian population. Here we have...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Hosny G,Farahat N,Tayel H,Hainaut P

更新日期：2008-06-18 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：:In situ markers for quantitative analysis of cell proliferation and apoptotic cell death have been used to evaluate both the proliferation level and net growth potential of preneoplastic nodules and malignant tumor tissues from rats experimentally induced for hepatocarcinogenesis by the dietary administration of 2-ace...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Kong J,Ringer DP

更新日期：1996-08-02 00:00:00