Induction of 8-azaguanine or ouabain resistant somatic mutation of Chinese hamster lung cells by treatment with tryptophan products.

abstract：:As a continuation of studies using natural and synthetic products as cancer chemopreventive agents, we examined the reduction-oxidation potentials of hydroxylated emodin derivatives prepared from emodin in phosphate buffer at pH 7.2 using cyclic voltammetry. A significant correlation was found between the reduction po...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Koyama J,Inoue M,Morita I,Kobayashi N,Osakai T,Nishino H,Tokuda H

更新日期：2006-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hair dye components, carcinogenic 4-nitro-2-aminophenol and 5-nitro-2-aminophenol, induced Cu(II)-dependent DNA cleavage frequently at thymine and guanine residues in DNA fragments obtained from the c-Ha-ras-1 protooncogene. When the p53 tumor suppressor gene was used, 4-nitro-2-aminophenol caused Cu(II)-dependent...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Chen F,Oikawa S,Hiraku Y,Murata M,Yamashita N,Kawanishi S

更新日期：1998-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly lethal malignancy mostly because of de novo and acquired resistance to conventional chemotherapy. Constitutive activation of Akt and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) represent major cellular abnormalities associated with both the pathogenesis and therapeutic resistance of HCC. The a...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Ma Y,Wang J,Liu L,Zhu H,Chen X,Pan S,Sun X,Jiang H

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consumption of false morel (Gyromitra esculenta Fr.) has been associated not only with acute poisoning, but also with a carcinogenic risk. The hydrolysis of acetaldehyde-N-methyl-N-formylhydrazone (gyromitrin, the main toxic component of false morel) results in the formation of the methylating agents N-methyl-N-formyl...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Bergman K,Hellenäs KE

更新日期：1992-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Deregulation of the cell-cycle G1-restriction point control via abnormalities of Rb-pathway components is a frequent event in the formation of cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate numerical aberrations of the Cyclin D1 (CCND1, PRAD1, bcl-1) gene locus at chromosome 11q13 in basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) and sq...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Utikal J,Udart M,Leiter U,Kaskel P,Peter RU,Krähn G

更新日期：2005-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The mutagenic effects of chamuvaritin, dihydrobenzylchalcone isolated from Uvaria chamae, were investigated using Salmonella typhimurium tester strains TA92, TA94--98, TA100--1535, TA1537 and TA1538. The phytochemical was mutagenic in tester strains TA98 and TA100 and required activation by the hepatic S-9 microsomal ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Uwaifo AO,Okorie DA,Bababunmi EA

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is an attractive target for cancer vaccine. However, autoimmune tolerance prevents vaccines based on HER2 protein from inducing long-lasting, highly effective anti-tumor immunity. In this study, we proved that the introduction of p-nitrophenylalanine in the universal T c...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Tian H,He Y,Song X,Jiang L,Luo J,Xu Y,Zhang W,Gao X,Yao W

更新日期：2018-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Pretreatment of EMT-6 murine tumor cells for 24 h with 10(-4) M 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) increased the photocytotoxicity of Photofrin II (P2) after cell exposure to low doses (1-1.5 J/cm2) of UVA by two- to three-fold. 8-MOP alone had no cytotoxic action under these experimental conditions and did not significantly c...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Sousa C,Mazière C,Melo TS,Vincent-Fiquet O,Rogez JC,Santus R,Mazière JC

更新日期：1998-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The guinea pig Kurloff cell (KC) is an estradiol-dependent circulating mononuclear cell that had natural killer cytotoxic activity in vitro. We studied the variation of KC number during the development of transplanted leukemia in inbred strain 2 (S2) leukemia-sensitive guinea pigs. Grafts of leukemic cells (L2C) produ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Debout C,Taouji S,Izard J

更新日期：1995-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Monocrotaline is a representative naturally occurring genotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid. Metabolism of monocrotaline by liver microsomes of F344 female rats generated (+/-)6,7-dihydro-7-hydroxy-1-hydroxymethyl-5H-pyrrolizine (DHP) and monocrotaline-N-oxide as major metabolites. Metabolism in the presence of triacetylea...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Wang YP,Yan J,Beger RD,Fu PP,Chou MW

更新日期：2005-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factors (TGFs) are implicated in malignancy, therefore qualitative and quantitative differences of these growth factors in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) in chronic phase has been investigated in this report. Induction of anchorage independent growth of BALB/c 3T3 and NRK-49F fibroblasts was us...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Kothari V,Advani SH,Rao SG

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cell transforming ability of asbestos dust was investigated using C3H10T 1/2 murine fibroblasts. In a series of experiments both crocidolite and amosite caused no increase in the number of transformed foci over that seen in cultures from untreated cells. The dusts, were, however, capable of augmenting the oncogeni...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Brown RC,Poole A,Fleming GT

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High doses of folate and its quinazoline analogue with antitumour activity, N10-propargyl-5,8-dideazafolic acid (CB 3717), caused severe renal damage in mice, leading in the case of folate to death. The mouse kidneys increased in weight, which was accompanied by time- and dose-dependent induction of ornithine decarbox...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Manteuffel-Cymborowska M,Chmurzyńska W,Grzelakowska-Sztabert B

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cooking of meat and fish produces heterocyclic amine mutagens, including 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5b]pyridine (PhIP) and 2-amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline (IQ). Chronic administration of PhIP or IQ to the F344 rat induces tumors at several sites, including adenocarcinomas of the colon, and short-te...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Xu M,Dashwood RH

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Artemisinin, a compound isolated from the sweet wormwood Artemisia annua L., has previously been shown to have selective toxicity towards cancer cells in vitro. In the present experiment, we studied the potential of artemisinin to prevent breast cancer development in rats treated with a single oral dose (50mg/kg) of 7...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Lai H,Singh NP

更新日期：2006-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Bombesin-like peptides (BLP) and their receptors are widely distributed throughout the intestine and are potential mitogens for gastrointestinal cancers. In this study we characterized the proliferation induced by BLP in the human adenocarcinoma cell line HT-29. The number of HT-29 cells, partially serum deprived (1% ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Cassano G,Resta N,Gasparre G,Lippe C,Guanti G

更新日期：2001-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we showed that hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha, HIF-2alpha, carbonic anhydrase IX (CA IX), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were frequently coexpressed in tumor biopsies from patients of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and were associated with poor outcome after radiotherapy. Here, we fur...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Sung FL,Hui EP,Tao Q,Li H,Tsui NB,Lo YM,Ma BB,To KF,Harris AL,Chan AT

更新日期：2007-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunogenic, methylcholanthrene-induced sarcomas failed to elicit the production of rapidly cytolytic T lymphocytes in syngeneic mice, although they did elicit the production of more slowly cytotoxic cells. They were, however, susceptible to attack by cytolytic T cells from allo-immune mice and, if infected with ectro...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Nelson DS,Hopper KE,Blanden RV,Gardner ID,Kearney R

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver microsomes from control and treated rats (P4501A, 2B, 2E1-induced) metabolize at variable metabolic rates eight N-nitroso-di-n-alkylamines, including five symmetrical (N-nitroso-dimethyl, -diethyl, -dipropyl, -dibutyl and -diamyl-amines) and four asymmetrical (N-nitrosomethylethyl, methylpropyl, methylbutyl, and...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Bellec G,Goasduff T,Dreano Y,Menez JF,Berthou F

更新日期：1996-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the ability of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) to decrease the chemosensitivity of neuroblastoma cells to cisplatin. Two cell lines, one derived from SH-SY5Y (SY5Y-TB8) and the other from SK-N-AS (AS-TB8), transfected with a TrkB plasmid were generated, and used to assess the effects of activatio...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Jaboin J,Hong A,Kim CJ,Thiele CJ

更新日期：2003-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the ERK pathway occur in approximately one-third of all human cancers and most often involve production of mutant RAS or BRAF. Several studies, including our own, have shown that mutations in the BRAF and RAS genes are generally mutually exclusive. This study was performed to determine the relative oncoge...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Benjamin CL,Ananthaswamy HN

更新日期：2008-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-seven patients with malignant teratoma, 19 of which received radiation, are presented and the radiation response analyzed. Radiotherapy seems most effective in the palliation of undifferentiated (embryonal) teratoma of the gonads and sacrococcygeal region in early childhood. It is less effective, yet useful, in...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Pantoja E,Roswit B

更新日期：1975-11-01 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：:The mitochondrial genetic system is indispensable for the biosynthesis of the enzyme complexes involved in aerobic energy generation. Tetracyclines inhibit the expression of only the mitochondrial genes because they specifically block mitochondrial protein synthesis. A salient feature is that this inhibition occurs at...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Kroon AM,Dontje BH,Holtrop M,Van den Bogert C

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed TP53 codon 72 polymorphism, HPV DNA in 32 subjects with oesophageal cancer and 57 healthy subjects with normal oesophageal cytology from an area of China with a high prevalence for this cancer (Linxian County, Henan Province). The frequency of the proline allele (0.63) was significantly higher in the Chine...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Peixoto Guimaraes D,Hsin Lu S,Snijders P,Wilmotte R,Herrero R,Lenoir G,Montesano R,Meijer CJ,Walboomers J,Hainaut P

更新日期：2001-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The tumor promoter, phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA), elicited a significant increase in lysosomal membrane permeability, as measured by release of free beta-glucurnidase, in guinea pig and hamster isolated hepatic lysosomes in vitro. This response was antagonized by zinc sulfate; zinc compounds having previously...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Pfeiffer CJ,Cho CH

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus was grown in different lines of human tumor and normal cells. The progeny virus was assayed for resistance to iododeoxycytidine, an indicator of a forward mutation in the virus genome. Virus grown in cells from 4 of 5 tumor lines demonstrated greater fractions mutated to iododeoxycytidine resistan...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Bockstahler LE,Lytle CD,Lubiniecki AS,Cantwell JM,Galleshaw JA

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro metabolism of dimethylnitrosamine (DMN) by liver microsomal fractions of hamster, rat and chicken revealed that the three species under certain assay conditions, were capable of metabolizing DMN at different rates (hamster greater than rat greater than chicken). The magnitude of the demethylase activity was f...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Prasanna HR,Lotlikar PD,Brandt C,Magee PN

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor promotion potential of diacylglycerol (DAG)-rich edible oil was examined using a two-stage mouse skin carcinogenesis model initiated with 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA). Topical treatment with 75 mg DAG oil once a day for 5 days/week for 35 weeks caused papillomas in 4 of 23 (17%) DMBA-treated female ICR ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Takasuka N,Takahashi M,Hori Y,Kitahashi T,Iigo M,Imai T,Yoshimi N,Sugimura T,Wakabayashi K

更新日期：2009-03-08 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