Inhibition of constitutively activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase/AKT pathway enhances antitumor activity of chemotherapeutic agents in breast cancer susceptibility gene 1-defective breast cancer cells.

abstract：:Ajoene is a natural allylsulfur compound found in crushed garlic that arrests growth and induces apoptosis in cancer cells. To gain mechanistic insights into the cytotoxicity of ajoene in cancer cells, two fluorescently labelled ajoene analogs with dansyl- (DP) and fluorescein- (FOX) tags were synthesized. The tagged ...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Kaschula CH,Hunter R,Cotton J,Tuveri R,Ngarande E,Dzobo K,Schäfer G,Siyo V,Lang D,Kusza DA,Davies B,Katz AA,Parker MI

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tumor suppressor p27, which is a member of the Cip/Kip family of Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitory proteins (CKIs), controls anti-proliferative events. The post-translational addition of O-GlcNAc to p27 occurs in HEK293T and HCC (hepatocellular carcinoma) cell lines, and we identified Ser2, Ser106, Ser110, Thr157...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Qiu H,Liu F,Tao T,Zhang D,Liu X,Zhu G,Xu Z,Ni R,Shen A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:microRNAs (miRNA) silence target genes through Watson-Crick based binding to the 3'untranslated regions (3'UTR). Thus, polymorphisms in the miRNA-binding sites may disrupt this process and play a potential role in cancer pathogenesis. Integrins have been implicated in the genesis and development of many tumors. This s...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Liu J,Huang J,He Y,Liu J,Liao B,Liao G

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have established the in vivo bioavailability and efficacious dosages of phenylbutyl isoselenocyanate (ISC-4), a selenium-substituted isothiocyanate, against mouse xenograft models of human melanoma and colorectal cancer. To explore its potential attributes against prostate cancer, we treated human LNC...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Wu W,Karelia D,Pramanik K,Amin SG,Sharma AK,Jiang C,Lu J

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Centchroman (CC), a female oral contraceptive, has been shown to possess breast anti-cancer activities. Recently, we have shown CC-mediated antimetastatic effect through reversal of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in breast cancer. The loss of tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) has been shown to promote EMT in b...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Khan S,Shukla S,Sinha S,Meeran SM

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone metastases are common complications of breast cancer. Integrins are the major adhesive molecules in mammalian cells. Here we found that osteoblast conditioned medium (OBCM) increased the migration and cell surface expression of beta1 or beta3 integrin in human breast cancer cells (MDA-MB-231 cells). beta1 or beta...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Wei YY,Chen YJ,Hsiao YC,Huang YC,Lai TH,Tang CH

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because oxidative processes can participate in tumor promotion, it is likely that the cellular antioxidant defense also plays a role. We have compared the levels of the three major antioxidant enzymes, Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), in promotable mouse epidermal JB6 cells ...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Crawford DR,Amstad PA,Foo DD,Cerutti PA

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies with murine models suggest that maternal exposure to aromatic hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) agonists may impair mammary gland differentiation and increase the susceptibility to mammary carcinogenesis in offspring. However, the molecular mechanisms responsible for these perturbations remain largely unknown. Previo...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Papoutsis AJ,Selmin OI,Borg JL,Romagnolo DF

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we have demonstrated that xenobiotic activation of the nuclear receptor (CAR, NR1I3) can result in arresting DNA-damaged human hepatocellular carcinoma Huh7 cells at the G2/M phase. Huh7 cells over-expressing CAR were either treated with dimethyl sulfoxide, the CAR activator TCPOBOP (1,4-bis[2-(3,5-dichloropyrid...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Kamino H,Negishi M

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High rate of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and p16 promoter methylation were found in the majority of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). To investigate the potential linkage between high rate of p16 methylation and HBV infection, p16 methylation was detected with methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Jicai Z,Zongtao Y,Jun L,Haiping L,Jianmin W,Lihua H

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the nuclear accident at Chernobyl raised the question of prenatal sensitivity to ionizing radiation-induced cancer. In this study, mice were exposed to single doses of gamma-radiation (0.2-2.0 Gy) at different embryonic stages. The tumor incidence increased with dose fr...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Lumniczky K,Antal S,Unger E,Wunderlich L,Hidvégi EJ,Sáfrány G

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In human lung cancers, alterations of both a dominant oncogene (ras) and a tumor suppressor gene (p53) have been identified. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of mRNA was used to amplify the c-Ki-ras-2 and p53 genes from Syrian golden hamsters. The PCR products were confirmed by predicted-size analysis, probing...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Oreffo VI,Lin HW,Gumerlock PH,Kraegel SA,Witschi H

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) represents one of the deadliest cancers in the world. All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) is the major physiologically active form of vitamin A, regulating expression of many genes. Disturbances of vitamin A metabolism are prevalent in some cancer cells. The main aim of this work was...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Bleul T,Rühl R,Bulashevska S,Karakhanova S,Werner J,Bazhin AV

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genotoxicity tests indicate methanol (MeOH) is not mutagenic, but a rodent study has suggested carcinogenic potential, which could result from free radical-initiated oxidative DNA damage. To investigate this possibility we treated male CD-1 mice, New Zealand white rabbits, and cynomolgus monkeys with MeOH (2.0 g/kg ip...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： McCallum GP,Siu M,Ondovcik SL,Sweeting JN,Wells PG

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of validated biomarkers of tobacco smoke exposure is limited, and none exist for tobacco-related cancer. Additional biomarkers for smoke, effects on cellular systems in vivo are needed to improve early detection of lung cancer, and to assist the Food and Drug Administration in regulating exposures to tobacc...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Weng DY,Chen J,Taslim C,Hsu PC,Marian C,David SP,Loffredo CA,Shields PG

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-level expression of the c-sis oncogene, which encodes the beta chain of platelet-derived growth factor, transforms immortalized rodent fibroblasts in vitro to a malignant phenotype. c-sis gene expression has been demonstrated in a variety of human tumors, although generally at levels much lower than those shown t...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： MacArthur LH,Clarke MF,Westin EH

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Betanin, also called beetroot red, has been extensively used as a food colorant. In this study, the chemopreventive activity of betanin by oral consumption was investigated in two mouse lung tumor models. Vinyl carbamate (VC) and benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P) were used to induce lung tumors, and female A/J mice were treated ...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Zhang Q,Pan J,Wang Y,Lubet R,You M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report we characterized the transcriptional regulation of the rat mdr1b gene by xenobiotics. The expression of this gene was increased in primary rat hepatocytes and in the H4-II-E hepatoma cell line by exposure to carcinogens such as aflatoxin B1, N-acetoxy-2-acetylaminofluorene, and methyl methanesulfonate. ...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Silverman JA,Hill BA

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant microRNA (miRNA) expression is involved in tumorigenesis of several cancers, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Furthermore, expression of some miRNAs has been shown to be under epigenetic regulation. However, less is known regarding the role of miRNA methylation in NSCLC development or clinical ou...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Tan W,Gu J,Huang M,Wu X,Hildebrandt MA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of cancer-associated long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and the investigation of their molecular and biological functions are vital for understanding the molecular biology and progression of cancer. The lncRNA-LET, a newly identified lncRNA, was demonstrated to be down-regulated in hepatocellular cancer...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Ma MZ,Kong X,Weng MZ,Zhang MD,Qin YY,Gong W,Zhang WJ,Quan ZW

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The restriction of energy intake has a profound inhibitory effect on carcinogenesis, yet the mechanism or mechanisms that account for this effect are unknown. In this experiment, the hypothesis tested was that energy restriction upregulates the expression of p27/kip1, a gene product associated with cell-cycle growth a...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Zhu Z,Jiang W,Thompson HJ

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer (PCa) patients' mortality is mainly attributed to complications caused by metastasis of the tumor cells to organs critical for survival, such as bone. We hypothesized that PCa cell-bone interactions would promote paracrine signaling. A panel of PCa cell lines were cocultured with hydroxyapatite ([HA]; ...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Henderson VM,Hawsawi O,Burton LJ,Campbell T,Trice K,Dougan J,Howard SM,Odero-Marah VA

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of human neoplasms have aberrations in the retinoblastoma pathway due to hyperactivation of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK). Based on this observation, novel small molecules, such as flavopiridol and UCN-01, are being developed and are currently being tested in the clinic. Efforts to develop CDK modulators...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Lahusen T,De Siervi A,Kunick C,Senderowicz AM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene amplification contributes to carcinogenesis by enhancing proto-oncogene activity and causing chromosomal instability. The ease of detecting amplified tumor-virus sequences has encouraged use of this system as a surrogate for studying the molecular events involved in endogenous gene amplification. We report here a...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Rossman TG,Wolosin D

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant epigenetic silencing of the tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (TIMP-3) gene that negatively regulates matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) activity has been implicated in the pathogenesis and metastasis of breast cancer. In the present study, we demonstrate that green tea polyphenols (GTP) and its ma...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Deb G,Thakur VS,Limaye AM,Gupta S

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tyrosinase promoter has been used to target expression of the mutated human T24 Ha-ras oncogene in pigment-producing cells of transgenic mice. Two independent founder mice carrying the transgene survived and showed the same distinct phenotype of mutated coat color, deeply pigmented skin with multiple nevi, and twi...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Powell MB,Hyman P,Bell OD,Balmain A,Brown K,Alberts D,Bowden GT

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the flavonoid compound, kaempferol, which is an inhibitor of cancer cell proliferation and an inducer of cell apoptosis have been shown in various cancers, including lung, pancreatic, and ovarian, but its effect has never been studied in bladder cancer. Here, we investigated the effects of kaempferol on...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Dang Q,Song W,Xu D,Ma Y,Li F,Zeng J,Zhu G,Wang X,Chang LS,He D,Li L

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Canonical Wnt signaling is altered in most cases of colorectal cancer. Experimental evidence indicates that protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) may play either positive or negative roles in Wnt signaling but its precise in vivo functions remain elusive. In this work, using colon cultured cell lines we showed that basal PP2A...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Carmen Figueroa-Aldariz M,Castañeda-Patlán MC,Santoyo-Ramos P,Zentella A,Robles-Flores M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metformin, an oral biguanide for the treatment of type II diabetes, has been shown to have anticancer effects in ovarian cancer. Energy starvation induced by metformin causes endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated unfolded protein response (UPR) and autophagy. UPR and autophagy act as a survival or death mechanism in c...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Moon HS,Kim B,Gwak H,Suh DH,Song YS

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ubiquitin-proteasome pathway is fundamental to synchronized continuation of many cellular processes, for example, cell-cycle progression, stress response, and cell differentiation. Recent studies have shown that the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway functions in the regulation of nucleotide excision repair (NER) in yea...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Wang QE,Wani MA,Chen J,Zhu Q,Wani G,El-Mahdy MA,Wani AA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00