Abstract:
:Statins are inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase, originally developed for lowering cholesterol. Statins also have pleiotropic effects, independent of cholesterol-lowering effects, including induction of apoptosis in various cell lines. However, the mechanism underlying statin-induced apoptosis is still not fully understood. This study aims to explore the proapoptotic effects and underlying mechanisms of statins on human salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma (SACC). Exposure of SACC cells to mevastatin resulted in cell growth inhibition and apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner, accompanied by the release of cytochrome c and cleavage of caspase-3. A remarkable decrease in phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) and increase in phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 mitogen-activated kinase were observed. Furthermore, the JNK-specific inhibitor SP600125, but not the p38-specific inhibitor SB203580, abolished mevastatin-induced cell growth inhibition and apoptosis in SACC cells. This was supported by results in which the JNK inhibitor efficiently blocked mevastatin-induced JNK phosphorylation, but not p38 phosphorylation, and further decreased mevastatin-induced phosphorylation of ERK1/2. Taken together, the results suggest that the JNK pathway was required for mevastatin-induced cell growth inhibition and apoptosis in SACC cells. Statins could be potential anticancer agents for SACC chemotherapy.
journal_name
Anticancer Drugsjournal_title
Anti-cancer drugsauthors
Zhang S,Wang XL,Gan YH,Li SLsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-08-01 00:00:00pages
678-86issue
7eissn
0959-4973issn
1473-5741journal_volume
21pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma (SACC), which is one of the most common malignant tumors of the salivary glands, is associated with a poor long-term outcome. There are currently few therapeutic options for patients with SACC. Recent studies have shown the potential of the application of ultraviolet-C (UV-C) irradiat...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CAD.0000000000000139
更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::An i.v. formulation of rubitecan (9-nitrocamptothecin) was evaluated in five human solid tumor xenograft models. Rubitecan in IDD-P, a particulate suspension of the insoluble analog, produced significant tumor growth delay in athymic nude mice bearing A375 melanoma, and MX-1 breast, SKMES non-small-cell lung, Panc-1 p...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00001813-200210000-00009
更新日期:2002-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The objective of this study was to evaluate intravesical gemcitabine in high-risk nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) refractory to bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG). This was a prospective multicentre single-arm trial. Eligible patients were those with high-risk NMIBC refractory to BCG therapy, for which radical c...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1097/CAD.0b013e3283324d83
更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have established estrogen-independent and antiestrogen-resistant cell lines from hormone-dependent MCF-7 breast cancer cells by long-term culture in the absence of estrogen, or in the presence of antiestrogen toremifene, respectively. By using a cDNA microarray we compared gene expression profiles among estrogen-in...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CAD.0b013e32831845e1
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00001813-199010000-00011
更新日期:1990-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is one of the most frequent malignancies of the adults. Its incidence has been increasing steadily by 2-4% each year. Up to 30% of patients present with metastases at diagnosis. It is a highly vascularized cancer because of the hypoxia-induced factor stabilization as a consequence of von Hip...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/CAD.0000000000000742
更新日期:2019-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001813-199704001-00003
更新日期:1997-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CAD.0000000000000649
更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The anticancer drug candidates 1,3-dibenzyl-4,5-diphenyl-imidazol-2-ylidene gold(I) dimethylamino dithiocarbamate and 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl-1-thiolate derivative exhibited nanomolar in-vitro activity against prostate cancer cells advanced prostate cancer (PC3) and micromolar inhibition of mammalian...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CAD.0000000000000930
更新日期:2020-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001813-199310000-00002
更新日期:1993-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Thrombin is a potent mitogen for many tumor cells, suggesting that this enzyme may be involved in tumor genesis and metastasis. Inhibition of thrombin expressed on the surface of tumor cells may improve outcomes in some tumor cases. For this reason, a thrombin inhibitor to be applied in antitumor therapy must have fav...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00001813-200402000-00007
更新日期:2004-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Our previous studies have demonstrated the in-vitro and in-vivo targeting of a generation-5 (G5) dendrimer-based multifunctional conjugate, which used folic acid (FA) as the targeting agent and methotrexate (MTX) as the chemotherapeutic drug. For the synthesized G5-FA-MTX nanodevice conjugate to be clinically applicab...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CAD.0b013e3282f28842
更新日期:2008-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::9-Nitrocamptothecin (9NC) is a water-insoluble topoisomerase I inhibitor with a broad antitumor activity in animal models. To determine the maximum tolerated oral dose (MTD), a phase I study was performed in patients with advanced cancer refractory to conventional chemotherapy. 9NC was administered orally with escalat...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00001813-199801000-00004
更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A phase II study was performed to assess the safety and efficacy of mitoxantrone and cisplatin in locally recurrent and/or metastatic carcinomas of the salivary glands. Between May 1997 and March 2001, a total of 14 patients were entered on this trial. All of them had previously undergone radical resection and 10 were...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00001813-200206000-00007
更新日期:2002-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-associated mortality in China and the world. Increasing numbers of studies have reported that sphingosine kinase 1 (SPK1) is frequently highly expressed in tumors of various origins, including lung cancer, and its high expression contributes toward tumor progression. How...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CAD.0000000000000733
更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The objective of this study was to detect the effect of NADPH oxidase (NOX) inhibition on metastasis of lung cancer. Primary human lung cancer cells were isolated from surgical tissues using the Cancer Cell Isolation Kit. Invasion was detected using the BD Biocoat Matrigel Invasion Chamber assay. Expressions of microR...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CAD.0000000000000198
更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::In our institution, 103 glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patients aged from 55 to 83 years were treated since November 1994 as follows. All patients underwent surgical intervention (gross total resection, n = 35; subtotal resection, n = 38; stereotactic biopsy, n = 30). Subsequently all patients were offered radiotherapy...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00001813-200302000-00007
更新日期:2003-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::A review of the chemotherapeutic agents which have been developed by targeting DNA topoisomerase I and II is presented. Camptothecins as topoisomerase I-targeting agents and newly developed topoisomerase II-targeting agents with unique properties are expected to be promising anticancer agents in the near future. An im...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001813-199208000-00002
更新日期:1992-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study examined the growth inhibitory effects of combining 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (calcitriol) with retinoic acid or dexamethasone against cultured breast and ovarian carcinoma cells. Retinoic acid (12.5-50 nM) increased the effectiveness of calcitriol (12.5-50 nM) against MCF-7 and NIH:OVCAR3 cells, with synerg...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00001813-199508000-00009
更新日期:1995-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The extravasation of chemotherapeutic agents is a challenge for oncologic care teams. The management of nonliposomal (conventional) anthracyclines is well established in clinical practice guidelines, including general measures and specific antidotes, such as dexrazoxane. However, there is little scientific evidence on...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/CAD.0000000000000672
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Between March and September 1988, 74 patients with progressive ovarian cancer after prior platinum-based therapy were treated with the luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist Triptorelin (Decapeptyl degrees). Treatment consisted of i.m. injection of 3.75 mg of microencapsulated Triptorelin on days 1, 8 an...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1097/00001813-200102000-00010
更新日期:2001-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Imatinib mesylate is a specific inhibitor of the Bcr-Abl protein tyrosine kinase that competes with ATP for its specific binding site in the kinase domain. It has activity against platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha and beta (PDGFR-alpha and -beta), and c-kit, the receptor for stem cell factor. We have used ...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.cad.0000215062.16308.41
更新日期:2006-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Chemotherapy is the only option of treatment for most patients presenting with a recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The triple association of cisplatin, 5-fluorouracile, and cetuximab is still the current standard for fit patients. Other schemes are currently being compared with this pr...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/CAD.0000000000000473
更新日期:2017-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Organotypic cultures of human A549 cells were used as a tumor model to investigate sequence effects for combination treatments with adriamycin (ADR) and X-irradiation. Initial drug exposure led to the greatest cytotoxic effect especially when X-rays were delivered 24 h later and this subsequent irradiation did not sig...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00001813-199204000-00010
更新日期:1992-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The immunotherapy significantly improved survival of non-small cell lung cancer patients, but it may cause immune-related adverse events, which are severe in less than 10% of cases. We report the case of one patient who developed myositis and myasthenia during nivolumab treatment for metastatic lung squamous carcinoma...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CAD.0000000000000903
更新日期:2020-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::DNA has been one of the major targets of cancer chemotherapy. A variety of anti-neoplastic agents can cause different types of DNA lesions, including base alterations, single- or double-strand DNA breaks, DNA-DNA cross-links and DNA-protein cross-links. The exact processes by which these DNA lesions lead to cell death...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001813-199112000-00003
更新日期:1991-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The aims of this study were to investigate a clinical observation that patients with epithelial ovarian cancer treated with first-line platinum-paclitaxel chemotherapy combination (TP) develop macrocytosis and to explore the possible predictive role of macrocytosis in response rate, progression-free survival (PFS), an...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CAD.0000000000000538
更新日期:2017-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::A phase II trial was performed to determine the efficacy and tolerance of docetaxel plus oxaliplatin with hematopoietic growth factor support in previously untreated patients with advanced gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma. Thirty-five patients were entered in this trial. Treatment consisted of 3-weekly docetaxel 80 mg/...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CAD.0b013e3282fb178a
更新日期:2008-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Ecteinascidin 743 (Et743) is an interesting compound in phase II/III clinical trials. Its chemistry is complex, its mechanism of action is original and it is active in human cancers, such as sarcomas refractory to conventional chemotherapy. The present review describes the discovery of the drug, its specific interacti...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001813-200207000-00001
更新日期:2002-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::In this study, we investigated the putative cytotoxic effect elicited by the garlic-derived compound S-allylcysteine (SAC) in two human cancer cell lines (HCC827 and NCI-H1975) in order to develop an experimental approach to the therapeutic potential of this molecule for lung cancer. Cells were incubated for 24, 48 an...
journal_title:Anti-cancer drugs
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CAD.0000000000001015
更新日期:2021-02-01 00:00:00