abstract：:Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is considered a major risk factor for gastric cancer. CagA behaves as a major bacterial oncoprotein playing a key role in H. pylori-induced tumorigenesis. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are believed to possess the ability to initiate tumorigenesis and promote progression. Although s...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Yong X,Tang B,Xiao YF,Xie R,Qin Y,Luo G,Hu CJ,Dong H,Yang SM

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytolytic fusion proteins (hCFPs) offer a promising immunotherapeutic approach for the treatment of solid tumors, avoiding the immunogenicity and undesirable side-effects caused by immunotoxins derived from plants or bacteria. The well-characterized human serine protease granzyme B has already been used as a the...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Niesen J,Hehmann-Titt G,Woitok M,Fendel R,Barth S,Fischer R,Stein C

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homeobox genes, involved in embryonic development and tissues homeostasis in adults, are often deregulated in cancer, but their relevance in pathology is far from being fully elucidated. In colon cancers, we report that the homeoproteins HoxB7 and Cdx2 exhibit different heterogeneous patterns, Cdx2 being localized in ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Soret C,Martin E,Duluc I,Dantzer F,Vanier M,Gross I,Freund JN,Domon-Dell C

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In all organisms, heat-shock proteins (HSPs) provide an ancient defense system. These proteins act as molecular chaperones by assisting proper folding and refolding of misfolded proteins and aid in the elimination of old and damaged cells. HSPs include Hsp100, Hsp90, Hsp70, Hsp40, and small HSPs. Through its substrate...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Kumar S,Stokes J 3rd,Singh UP,Scissum Gunn K,Acharya A,Manne U,Mishra M

更新日期：2016-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Atg4 proteases are cysteine proteases, which are well known for their crucial roles in the lipidation and delipidation of LC3 during the autophagy process. At least four human Atg4 homologs have been reported according to their sequence homology to the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Sc) Atg4. Accumulating evidence ha...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Zhang L,Li J,Ouyang L,Liu B,Cheng Y

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor in Chief. The term miR-143 has been used instead of the term miR-143* in the introduction and discussion which is misleading...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Liu J,Mao Y,Zhang D,Hao S,Zhang Z,Li Z,Li B

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is considerable direct evidence that calcium binding protein ANX A2 is a potential target for treating aggressive breast cancer. The most compelling data are based on the finding of ANX A2 overexpression in aggressive triple negative human breast cancer (TNBC) cell lines and in human breast cancer tissues. Previ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Sharma MC,Tuszynski GP,Blackman MR,Sharma M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CXCR2 and its ligands have been shown to play an important role in tumor angiogenesis, therapy resistance and progression. In this study, we investigated whether CXCR2 ligands are responsible for the survival advantage and metastasis of drug-resistant cells and examined the underlying mechanism(s) doxorubicin or pacli...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Sharma B,Varney ML,Saxena S,Wu L,Singh RK

更新日期：2016-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence suggests that DLL4 (Delta-like 4)-Notch signaling plays a critical role in cell fate determination and differentiation in tissues. Blocking DLL4-Notch signaling results in inhibition of tumor growth, which is associated with increased nonfunctional vessels and poor perfusion in the tumor. We succes...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Xu Z,Wang Z,Jia X,Wang L,Chen Z,Wang S,Wang M,Zhang J,Wu M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary aim of this study was to find novel chemopreventive agents effective against breast cancer. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress can induce apoptosis through the unfolded protein response (UPR). 2'-Hydroxy-2,3,5'-trimethoxychalcone (DK143) is a synthetic flavonoid derivative. The present study provides eviden...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Lee DH,Jung Jung Y,Koh D,Lim Y,Lee YH,Shin SY

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parthanatos is a new form of programmed cell death that is regulated by hyper-activated PARP-1, and is emerging as a new strategy to kill cancer cells. Deoxypodophyllotoxin (DPT) is a natural chemical that is found to induce cancer cell death, in which the role of parthanatos is unknown. Thus, we investigated this iss...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Ma D,Lu B,Feng C,Wang C,Wang Y,Luo T,Feng J,Jia H,Chi G,Luo Y,Ge P

更新日期：2016-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Exosomes are biological nanovesicles that are involved in cell-cell communication via the functionally-active cargo (such as miRNA, mRNA, DNA and proteins). Because of their nanosize, exosomes are explored as nanodevices for the development of new therapeutic applications. However, bulk, safe and cost-effective produc...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Munagala R,Aqil F,Jeyabalan J,Gupta RC

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric cancer (GC) is a major threat to human health, and its prognosis is poor due to the lack of appropriate biomarkers. LncRNAs are a group of non-protein-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression at the transcriptional or posttranscriptional level. LncRNAs play essential roles in GC initiation and development in ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Yang Z,Guo X,Li G,Shi Y,Li L

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural products play a pivotal role in medicine especially in the cancer arena. Many drugs that are currently used in cancer chemotherapy originated from or were inspired by nature. Jerantinine B (JB) is one of seven novel Aspidosperma indole alkaloids isolated from the leaf extract of Tabernaemontana corymbosa. Prel...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Qazzaz ME,Raja VJ,Lim KH,Kam TS,Lee JB,Gershkovich P,Bradshaw TD

更新日期：2016-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is widely accepted as a first-line interventional oncology approach for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and has the advantages of high treatment efficacy and low complication risk. Local control rates equivalent to hepatic resection can be reached by RFA alone when treating small HCCs (<2 ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Chen L,Sun J,Yang X

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Understanding the molecular pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is essential to identify therapeutic targets. A hepatitis B virus (HBV) related double transgenic murine model was developed. METHODS:Liver specific expression of HBV X protein (HBx) and insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1) w...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Chung W,Kim M,de la Monte S,Longato L,Carlson R,Slagle BL,Dong X,Wands JR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiotherapy (RT) is one of the most important strategies in cancer treatment. Radioresistance is a major challenge to RT and results in locoregional recurrence and metastasis. Thus, there is a great interest in investigating biomarkers to distinguish radiosensitive from radioresistant (RR) cancer patients. The develo...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Chang L,Graham P,Hao J,Bucci J,Malouf D,Gillatt D,Li Y

更新日期：2015-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Ring1 and YY1 binding protein (RYBP) is a member of the Polycomb group (PcG) proteins and regulates cell growth through both PcG-dependent and -independent mechanisms. Our initial study indicated that RYBP is down-regulated in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tissues. The present study determined the molecular...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Voruganti S,Xu F,Qin JJ,Guo Y,Sarkar S,Gao M,Zheng Z,Wang MH,Zhou J,Qian B,Zhang R,Wang W

更新日期：2015-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an urgent need to elucidate the mechanistic links between obesity and colon cancer. Convincing evidence for the role of Lgr5(+) stem cells in colon tumorigenesis has been established; however, the influence of obesity on stem cell maintenance is unknown. We assessed the effects of high fat (HF) feeding on col...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： DeClercq V,McMurray DN,Chapkin RS

更新日期：2015-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The regulator of G protein signaling 10 (RGS10) protein is a GTPase activating protein that accelerates the hydrolysis of GTP and therefore canonically inactivates G proteins, ultimately terminating signaling. Rheb is a small GTPase protein that shuttles between its GDP- and GTP-bound forms to activate mTOR. Since RGS...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Altman MK,Alshamrani AA,Jia W,Nguyen HT,Fambrough JM,Tran SK,Patel MB,Hoseinzadeh P,Beedle AM,Murph MM

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An emerging trend in cancer chemoimmunotherapeutics is to develop 'two-in-one' therapies, which directly inhibit tumor growth and progression, as well as enhance anti-tumor immune surveillance. Protein kinase A (PKA) is a cAMP-dependent protein kinase that mediates signal transduction of G-protein coupled receptors (G...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Hussain M,Tang F,Liu J,Zhang J,Javeed A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLDs) represent the most severe complication of both solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is the main driver of PTLD, particularly those occurring early after transplantation. EBV-driven malignancies are associated with se...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Petrara MR,Giunco S,Serraino D,Dolcetti R,De Rossi A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By virtue of being a localized treatment modality, radiotherapy is unable to deliver a tumoricidal radiation dose to tissues outside of the irradiated field. Nevertheless, ionizing radiation may result in radiation damage mediated by a bystander like effect away from the irradiated field, but this response is likely t...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Hanna GG,Coyle VM,Prise KM

更新日期：2015-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to recognize and respond to universal molecular patterns on invading microorganisms allows our immune system to stay on high alert, sensing danger to our self-integrity. Our own damaged cells and tissues in pathological situations activate similar warning systems as microbes. In this way, the body is able ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Ratikan JA,Micewicz ED,Xie MW,Schaue D

更新日期：2015-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulfasalazine (SSZ) is an anti-inflammatory drug that has been demonstrated to induce apoptosis and tumor regression through inhibition of plasma membrane cystine transporter xc(-). Cysteine is a rate-limiting precursor for intracellular glutathione (GSH) synthesis, which is vital for compound detoxification and maint...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Ma MZ,Chen G,Wang P,Lu WH,Zhu CF,Song M,Yang J,Wen S,Xu RH,Hu Y,Huang P

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liposarcoma is one of the most common soft tissue sarcomas in adults. Recognized histological subtypes include well differentiated/dedifferentiated liposarcoma (WD/DDLS), myxoid liposarcoma (MLS) and pleomorphic liposarcoma. Currently, there are no proper subtype-specific treatments due to the genetic, histological an...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Steinmann S,Gali-Muhtasib H,Huebner K,Al-Halabi R,Abou Merhi R,Aman P,Agaimy A,Haller F,Schneider-Stock R

更新日期：2015-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Microtubule targeting based therapies have revolutionized cancer treatment; however, resistance and side effects remain a major limitation. Therefore, novel strategies that can overcome these limitations are urgently needed. We made a novel discovery that fisetin, a hydroxyflavone, is a microtubule stabilizing agent. ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Mukhtar E,Adhami VM,Sechi M,Mukhtar H

更新日期：2015-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Although docetaxel significantly improves survival in a variety of malignancies, its clinical utility is severely restricted by acquired chemoresistance and disease relapse. To uncover the mechanisms underlying these all too common occurrences, an abundance of research has focused on mutations and gene expression patt...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Ogden A,Rida PC,Knudsen BS,Kucuk O,Aneja R

更新日期：2015-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The limitations of current chemotherapies have motivated research in developing new treatments. Growing evidence shows that interaction between tumors and their microenvironment, but not tumor cells per se, is the key factor in tumor progression and therefore of obvious scientific interest and therapeutic value. Exoso...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Tang MK,Wong AS

更新日期：2015-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Glioma initiating cells (GICs) play important roles in tumor initiation and progression. However, interactions between tumor cells and host cells of local tumor microenvironment are kept largely unknown. Besides GICs and their progeny cells, whether adjacent normal glial cells contribute to tumorigenesis d...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Chen Y,Wang Z,Dai X,Fei X,Shen Y,Zhang M,Wang A,Li X,Wang Z,Huang Q,Dong J

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, several kinds of immunomodulating monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been applied in clinical trials, such as anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (anti-CTLA-4) mAb and anti-programmed death-1 (anti-PD-1) mAb. With the recent success of cancer immunotherapy, especially the checkpoint inhibitors, the renewed i...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Teng F,Kong L,Meng X,Yang J,Yu J

更新日期：2015-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro and pre-clinical studies have suggested that addition of the diet-derived agent curcumin may provide a suitable adjunct to enhance efficacy of chemotherapy in models of colorectal cancer. However, the majority of evidence for this currently derives from established cell lines. Here, we utilised patient-derive...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： James MI,Iwuji C,Irving G,Karmokar A,Higgins JA,Griffin-Teal N,Thomas A,Greaves P,Cai H,Patel SR,Morgan B,Dennison A,Metcalfe M,Garcea G,Lloyd DM,Berry DP,Steward WP,Howells LM,Brown K

更新日期：2015-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:BRCA2-associated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) may be sensitive to agents that target homology-directed DNA repair, such as DNA crosslinking agents (DCLs) and PARP inhibitors (PARPis). Here, we assessed the sensitivities of BRCA2-deficient (Capan-1) and BRCA2-proficient (MIA PaCa-2) PDAC cell lines to a pane...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Andrei AZ,Hall A,Smith AL,Bascuñana C,Malina A,Connor A,Altinel-Omeroglu G,Huang S,Pelletier J,Huntsman D,Gallinger S,Omeroglu A,Metrakos P,Zogopoulos G

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetic modification of miR-429 can manipulate liver T-ICs via targeting the RBBP4/E2F1/Oct4 axis, which might be crucial for hepatocarcinogenesis. However, whether miR-429 plays a role in regulating metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma is still unclear. Using quantitative methylation analysis and real-time PCR, ...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Tang J,Li L,Huang W,Sui C,Yang Y,Lin X,Hou G,Chen X,Fu J,Yuan S,Li S,Wen W,Tang S,Cao D,Wu M,Chen L,Wang H

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：:HIV protease inhibitors (HIV-PIs) are a class of antiretroviral drugs designed to target the viral protease. Strikingly, these drugs have also been reported to possess antitumor effect. In this study, we evaluated the activity of one HIV-PI, Nelfinavir, against human cervical cancer cells. We found that Nelfinavir inh...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Xiang T,Du L,Pham P,Zhu B,Jiang S

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The p53 signaling pathway plays critical roles in determining the radio-sensitivity of normal tissues but is frequently inactivated in cancer. In various cancer cells, p53 has different effects on radio-sensitivity through complex mechanisms. Acetylation of p53 is an important means of post-translational modifications...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Zhang J,Shen L,Sun LQ

更新日期：2015-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Paclitaxel (Taxol) is currently used as the front-line chemotherapeutic drug for many types of human cancers. However, the emergence of drug resistance has been a major obstacle to the effective treatment of cancers in clinical settings. The transcription factor Forkhead box protein C2 (FOXC2) was recently demonstrate...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Zhou Z,Zhang L,Xie B,Wang X,Yang X,Ding N,Zhang J,Liu Q,Tan G,Feng D,Sun LQ

更新日期：2015-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of drug resistance to standard chemotherapy is a common phenomenon that leads to poor prognosis in patients. Thus, novel agents that can attenuate chemoresistance are urgently needed. Therefore, we analyzed whether isorhamnetin (IH), a 3'-O-methylated metabolite of quercetin, can enhance the potential effi...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Manu KA,Shanmugam MK,Ramachandran L,Li F,Siveen KS,Chinnathambi A,Zayed ME,Alharbi SA,Arfuso F,Kumar AP,Ahn KS,Sethi G

更新日期：2015-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive, deadliest, and most common brain malignancy in adults. Despite the advances made in surgical techniques, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the median survival for GBM patients has remained at a mere 14 months. GBM poses several unique challenges to currently available treatments...

journal_title：Cancer letters

authors： Paw I,Carpenter RC,Watabe K,Debinski W,Lo HW

更新日期：2015-06-28 00:00:00