Immuno-modulators enhance antigen-specific immunity and anti-tumor effects of mesothelin-specific chimeric DNA vaccine through promoting DC maturation.

abstract：:It is known that hepatocyte growth factor binding to its receptor regulates gastric cancer progression and metastasis. HGF was found to up-regulate the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 gene and increases prostaglandin (PG) synthesis in gastric mucosa cells. Overexpression of COX-2 and increased PG secretion have also be...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Chen JH,Wu CW,Kao HL,Chang HM,Li AF,Liu TY,Chi CW

更新日期：2006-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Aurora-A (Aur-A) is a centrosome-associated serine/threonine kinase that is overexpressed in various cancers and potentially correlated with chemoresistance. In the Ara-C-sensitive leukemia cell lines, silencing of Aur-A by small interfering RNA transfection led to a significant increase in the Ara-C-induced cell deat...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Cheong JW,Jung HI,Eom JI,Kim SJ,Jeung HK,Min YH

更新日期：2010-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:FOY-305 is a synthetic serine protease inhibitor and ONO-3403 and FO-349 are its derivatives. The effects of these compounds on the proliferation of 13 human neuroblastoma cell lines were investigated in vitro by MTT colorimetric assay. The half maximum inhibition concentrations of ONO-3403 varied between 22 and 90 mi...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Hiwasa T,Kondo K,Nakagawara A,Ohkoshi M

更新日期：1998-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Human RecQ helicases that share homology with E. coli RecQ helicase play critical roles in diverse biological activities such as DNA replication, transcription, recombination and repair. Mutations in three of the five human RecQ helicases (RecQ1, WRN, BLM, RecQL4 and RecQ5) result in autosomal recessive syndromes char...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Mo D,Zhao Y,Balajee AS

更新日期：2018-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinase insert domain-containing receptor (KDR) is the human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor responsible for the mitogenic and angiogenic effects of VEGF. There is much experimental evidence to suggest that the VEGF/KDR pathway plays an important role in tumor angiogenesis, a process essential fo...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Zhu Z,Lu D,Kotanides H,Santiago A,Jimenez X,Simcox T,Hicklin DJ,Bohlen P,Witte L

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Green tea components exert many biological effects, including antitumor and cancer preventive activities. In the search for anticancer agents for prostate cancer the inhibitory effects of green tea components were tested on the prostate cancer cell lines LNCaP, PC-3 and DU145. (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) pro...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Paschka AG,Butler R,Young CY

更新日期：1998-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:the ability of the breast cancer-associated placental acid isoform of ferritin (p43-PLF) to modulate cell surface expression of HLA, CD59 (protectin) and CD66 antigen (adhesion antigen related to CEA) was examined. METHODS:the expression of these antigens in human breast carcinoma cell lines BT-20, T47D and MDA-MB...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Sedlak J,Reinerova M,Hunakova L,Ausch C,Chorvath B,Rosen H,Moroz C

更新日期：1995-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Survivin is a recently characterised inhibitor of apoptosis protein that has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several types of solid organ cancer. This study sought to describe the expression of survivin in a cohort of 90 benign meningiomas, together with the pattern of expression of other genes involved in the ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Das A,Tan WL,Smith DR

更新日期：2003-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The abundance of macrophages is an independent negative prognostic factor in a range of cancer types, linked to the actions of macrophage products on vasculogenesis and cancer cell survival, motility and metastasis. TNF-α is a macrophage product and a product of some cancer cell types that is also associated with adve...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Lo SZY,Steer JH,Joyce DA

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of the breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 a few years ago has been greeted with great excitement and has raised hopes that they might illuminate the common mechanisms of this disease. Today we have to recognize that these expectations remain unfulfilled. Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Schwab M,Claas A,Savelyeva L

更新日期：2002-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are the first type of stem cells to be utilized in clinical regenerative medicine, mainly owing to their capacity for multipotent differentiation and the feasibility of autologous transplantation. More recently, the specific tumor-oriented migration and incorporation of MSCs have been dem...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Dai LJ,Moniri MR,Zeng ZR,Zhou JX,Rayat J,Warnock GL

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to search for the direct evidence of cellular response to low-dose radiation, we investigated wild-type p53 protein accumulation in several organs of mice after exposure to low doses of X-rays. Significant p53 accumulation within 24 h was observed in the mouse adrenal glands and pancreas after X-ray irradiati...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Wang X,Matsumoto H,Takahashi A,Nakano T,Okaichi K,Ihara M,Ohnishi T

更新日期：1996-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The intrinsic limits of conventional ultrasound microbubble contrast agent greatly promoted the development and application of various nanomaterials for more efficient cancer ultrasound theranostics. Considerable successes have been achieved in the field of ultrasound molecular imaging and targeted therapy for tumor b...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Zhou LQ,Li P,Cui XW,Dietrich CF

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effect of staurosporine (SSP), a broad-spectrum protein kinase inhibitor, on the levels of protein kinase C (PKC) activity and proliferation in two murine neuroblastoma cell lines, Neuro2a and its clone NB41A3. The PKC activity was examined in whole cell lysate, cytosolic and particulate fractions. A di...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Mohan DR,Nagarathna R,Krishna M,Jagtap JC,Shastry P

更新日期：1999-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of pretreatment of skin of Sencar mice with topically applied tannic acid, quercetin and green tea polyphenols (GTP) on the skin tumor initiating activity of (+/-)-7 beta,8 alpha-dihydroxy-9 alpha,10 alpha-epoxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo[a]pyrene (BPDE-2) has been evaluated. The animals were pretreated with ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Khan WA,Wang ZY,Athar M,Bickers DR,Mukhtar H

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:cIAP-1, an apoptosis inhibiting protein, has been suggested to play important roles in the development of cervical and esophageal squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). In order to clarify the subcellular localization of cIAP-1 and to investigate its clinicopathological significance in head and neck SCCs (HNSCCs), we examin...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Tanimoto T,Tsuda H,Imazeki N,Ohno Y,Imoto I,Inazawa J,Matsubara O

更新日期：2005-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlorophyllin (CHL), a water-soluble derivative of chlorophyll, has been used for the treatment of several abnormal human conditions without apparent toxicity. Recent studies have revealed that CHL has the excellent chemopreventive potential. In the present investigation, we have found the inhibitory activities of CHL...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Chung WY,Lee JM,Park MY,Yook JI,Kim J,Chung AS,Surh YJ,Park KK

更新日期：1999-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of multidrug resistance (MDR) to chemotherapy remains a major challenge in the treatment of cancer. Numerous mechanisms have been recognized that cause MDR, but one of the most important mechanisms is overexpression of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-binding cassette (ABC) transporters, through which the ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Fan YF,Zhang W,Zeng L,Lei ZN,Cai CY,Gupta P,Yang DH,Cui Q,Qin ZD,Chen ZS,Trombetta LD

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) is a highly conserved molecular chaperone that facilitates the maturation of a wide range of proteins, and it has been recognized as a crucial facilitator of oncogene addiction and cancer cell survival. Although HSP90 function is regulated by a variety of post-translational modifications,...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Hamamoto R,Toyokawa G,Nakakido M,Ueda K,Nakamura Y

更新日期：2014-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a sub-population of cancer cells that possess characteristics associated with normal stem cells but with the peculiarity that they are tumourigenic. This property allows them to persist in the tumour population, causing relapse and metastasis by giving rise to new tumours. Accordingly, if ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Leal JA,Lleonart ME

更新日期：2013-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the role of miR-206 in estrogen receptor-α (ERα)-positive endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinoma (EEC). We profiled miR-206 expression in 30 EEC clinical samples using qRT-PCR, and explored its relationship with ERα and clinical parameters. A luciferase reporter assay assessed the ERα targetin...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Chen X,Yan Q,Li S,Zhou L,Yang H,Yang Y,Liu X,Wan X

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An apoptosis-inducing protein with molecular weight of 60 kDa has been purified from fetal bovine serum. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of this protein (e.g. I-P-L-D-P-V-A-G-Y-K) reveals that it is bovine fetuin, a fetal protein functioning to control embryogenesis. The apoptosis-inducing activity of fetuin is tot...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Yu CL,Tsai MH

更新日期：2001-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is an aggressive and incurable mature B cell neoplasm. The current treatments are based on chemotherapeutics and new class of drugs (e.g. Ibrutinib(®)), which in most cases ends with tumor resistance and relapse. Therefore, further development of novel therapeutic modalities is needed. Exoso...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Hazan-Halevy I,Rosenblum D,Weinstein S,Bairey O,Raanani P,Peer D

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies point to protein kinase C (PKC) isozyme eta as a resistance factor in cancer cells. Therefore, we investigated whether down-regulation of PKCeta with second generation antisense oligonucleotides (ODNs) would sensitise A549 human lung carcinoma cells to cytostatics. The effects were compared to the out...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Sonnemann J,Gekeler V,Ahlbrecht K,Brischwein K,Liu C,Bader P,Müller C,Niethammer D,Beck JF

更新日期：2004-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) has been found to be positively correlated to the degree of malignancy in gliomas, indicating that poorly differentiated brain tumor cells produce more MMPs than differentiated ones. We determined the production of active MMP-2 in five glial (U138MG, U373MG, A172, C6,...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Thier M,Roeb E,Breuer B,Bayer TA,Halfter H,Weis J

更新日期：2000-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern protocols of concomitant chemo/radiotherapy provide a very effective strategy to treat certain types of tumors. High-linear energy transfer (LET) radiations, on the other hand, have an increased efficacy against cancer with low radiosensibility and critical localization. We previously reported that oxaliplatin,...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Benzina S,Altmeyer A,Malek F,Dufour P,Denis JM,Gueulette J,Bischoff P

更新日期：2008-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:New, potentially tumor-specific antigens have been described in Bcr/Abl positive leukemias. Besides the main BCR/ABL hybrid fusion transcripts, a small number of transcripts derived from alternative splicing between BCR exons 1, 13, and 14 with ABL exons 4 and 5 have been identified. These variants are expressed in ch...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Casnici C,Volpe G,Lattuada D,Crotta K,Kuka M,Panuzzo C,Mastrotto C,Tonon G,Fazio VM,Saglio G,Marelli O

更新日期：2009-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the question of whether the ubiquitous environmental pollutant, 1-nitropyrene (1-NP), can induce gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT)-positive foci, an early lesion occurring during hepatocarcinogenesis, when given orally to F344 rats was examined. Significant induction of GGT-positive foci was obs...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Denda A,Tsutsumi M,Tsujiuchi T,Eimoto H,Konishi Y,Sato S

更新日期：1989-04-01 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：:Dietary retinyl palmitate was administered for 22-30 weeks in CD-1 mice which had been initiated with 0.15 mumol of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) and promoted with 8 nmol of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) twice weekly thereafter. This treatment resulted in a dose response in both the tumoricidal ca...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Watson RR,Moriguchi S,Gensler HL

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00