abstract：:Previous studies from this laboratory have shown that bioflavonoids including luteolin and quercetin possess antiestrogenic activity in the female reproductive tract and appear to elicit this activity by interaction with type II [H-3]estradiol binding sites in the cell nucleus. Studies by a number of laboratories incl...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Markaverich B,Alejandro M

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the constant inflow of information and educational efforts by many organizations, public attention is increasingly focused in finding information about strategies for prevention of cancer. Because of the research efforts of the last twenty years it is now increasingly appreciated that changes in dietary hab...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Challa A,Ahmad N,Mukhtar H

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrin alpha 6 is believed to be involved in malignant biological development. High tumor/normal (T/N) ratio of integrin alpha 6 was observed in intestinal type tumors in gastric carcinoma. In an immunohistochemical study, an intense and continuous staining was seen at the basement layer in the intestinal type tumor...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Mimori K,Mori M,Begum N,Tanaka S,Haraguchi M,Ueo H,Karimine N,Akiyoshi T,Barnard G

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major limitation of cancer chemotherapy is development of resistance. In this study, we analyzed KB-3-1 cells and adriamycin-selected multidrug resistant sublines KB-A1 and KB-A10 cells for mechanisms of resistance. KB-A10 cells are 10-fold more resistant than KB-A1 cells but have lower P-glycoprotein. Of the known ...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Villagra L,Darling A,Yassa D,Scheper R,Tritton T,Bhushan A

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aberrant expression of p53 and RB proteins was investigated by immunohistochemistry in 73 patients with esophageal SCC, who underwent esophageal resection. Fresh tumor tissues from 21 patients were also tested for p53 mutations in exons 4 through 9 by direct sequencing. Positive nuclear staining with p53 antibody ...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Ishikawa T,Furihata M,Ohtsuki Y,Ono H,Inoue A,Ogoshi S

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of lonidamine (LND), an energolytic derivative of indazol-carboxylic acid, to modulate the cytotoxic activity of idarubicin (IDA) and doxorubicin (DX) was investigated in two human lymphoma cell lines (H9 and U937). A different pattern of interaction between the drugs was observed as a function of treatmen...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Zaffaroni N,Villa R,Gornati D,Folini M,Silvestrini R

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A monoclonal antibody (MSN-3) was raised using HEC-108 cells derived from poorly differentiated endometrial carcinoma as the immunogen. The immunoglobulin subclass of MSN-3 was IgGr1. The target antigen of MSN-3 was a protein with a molecular weight of 77 kDa, and it was shown to be localized in the cytoplasm. MSN-3 o...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Hasegawa K,Tsukazaki K,Kubushiro K,Kobayashi Y,Kobiki K,Udagawa Y,Nozawa S

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously isolated a drug-resistant, [PC3(R)], variant of human prostate PC3 cell line, which showed significant resistance (>10-fold) to adriamycin. No known mechanisms of drug resistance were found; however, resistant cells expressed more bcl2, c-myc, and ms oncogenes compared to the sensitive cells. In thi...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Sinha B,Song K

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A herbal preparation denoted PC SPES(R) is available in 'natural food' or 'health food' stores in the United States. This mixture (patent pending, US Serial number 08/697,920) consists of extracts from 8 different herbs, 7 originating from China and one from America, and is sold as a dietary supplement. Although sever...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Halicka H,Ardelt B,Juan G,Mittelman A,Chen S,Traganos F,Darzynkiewicz Z

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To establish a prostate cancer model expressing prostate-specific antigen (PSA) with metastatic potential, LNCaP or PC-3 cells were inoculated into the testis of SCID mice, resulting in a 100% rate of tumor formation. A significant increase in serum PSA was found in mice with LNCaP xenografts. Circulating tumor cells ...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Koshida K,Endo Y,Kobayashi T,Imao T,Konaka H,Kadono Y,Uchibayashi T,Sasaki T,Namiki M

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade, which includes MAPK, MAP kinase kinase (MAPKK) and Raf-l, is involved in the signal transduction of growth factor receptors. We found that the MAPK and Raf-l proteins are increased in human breast cancer. Activated MAPKK was also observed. We then investigated wheth...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Koibuchi Y,Iino Y,Uchida T,Nagasawa M,Morishita Y

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lisofylline, a dimethylxanthine derivative, has been shown to block the induction of hematopoietic growth inhibitors produced in response to cytotoxic anticancer therapy. In the current study, mice bearing established EMT-6 mammary carcinoma were treated with high dose cyclophosphamide, melphalan, BCNU, 5-fluorouracil...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Teicher B,Kakeji Y,Northey D

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to realise the full potential of gene therapy as a rational approach to the treatment of cancer, it will be necessary to achieve delivery of the therapeutic gene selectively to target tumour cells. Such cancer cell-specific gene delivery is mandated in the context of locoregional or compartmentalised carcinom...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Douglas J,Curiel D

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytogenetic abnormalities are the hallmarks of most cancers and cutaneous melanomas are no exception. The purpose of this study was to determine whether nonrandom chromosomal abnormalities are associated with development and spontaneous regression of congenital cutaneous melanoma in Sinclair miniature swine. Careful a...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Pathak S,Amoss M

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients who have inoperable lung cancer usually undergo chemotherapy and have problems such as a resistance against chemotherapeutic agents during the treatment. Glutathione S-transferase (GST) is one of the detoxication-related enzymes. We studied the relationship between immunohisto-chemical staining of GST-pi type...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Arai T,Yasuda Y,Takaya T,Yoshimi N,Ito H,Fujiwara H

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum ferritin is elevated in many cancers. Using the subtraction-enhanced display technique, we isolated several cDNA clones including ferritin-H which is overexpressed in rat hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) induced by diethylnitrosamine. We investigated hepatic messenger RNA (mRNA) levels of ferritin-H in patients wi...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Wu C,Habib N,Mitry R,Reitsma P,Vandeventer S,Chamuleau R

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We established a new lymphoma cell line, designated CTB-1, from pericardial effusion of a patient with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. This cell line showing vigorous growth ability has undergone 260 passages over a period of 34 months in suspension culture, and is heterotransplantable to nude mice. The cultured cells ...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Uchida Y,Miyazawa K,Yaguchi M,Gotoh A,Iwase O,Ohyashiki K,Toyama K

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hematogenous metastasis of cancer consists of a multistep process. It is surmised that a number of interactions between cancer and endothelial cells occur, with cell adhesion molecules playing certain roles in this process. The authors conducted an investigation on the interaction between human cancer cells and cu...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Sato M,Narita T,Kimura N,Nakashio T,Hashimoto T,Manabe T,Kannagi R

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loss of chromosome sequences at 13q14 (Rbl) and 17p13 (p53) associated with squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck (SCCHN) was evaluated in 12 recurrent tumors and 51 primary tumors from 63 patients. The incidence of LOH at 17p13 was 19 of 50 (38%) tumors, and at 13q14 was 21 of 57 (37%). LOH affecting Rbl and/or p5...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Li Y,Pavelic Z,Wang L,Wang X,Gleich L,Biddinger P,Gartside P,Wilson K,Gluckman J,Stambrook P

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune diseases are the consequence of the immune system attack on the self. Autoimmunity, sometimes, is reflected through the production of autoantibodies to various self antigens leading to cellular malfunction or destruction. In the current study we employ such autoantibodies for the treatment of cancer origina...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Fishman P,Merimsky O,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a new type of drug delivery system (DDS) comprising a complex of porous hydroxyapatite (HAP) with the anticancer drug doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX) and the glutathione inhibitor buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) (DOX and BSO-HAP complex). We then studied the antitumour effect of DOX and BSO-HAP combined...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Imamura M,Seki T,Kunieda K,Tamai T,Nishimura A,Inoue K,Harada K

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three novel isoforms of the neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2) gene transcripts generated from alternative splicing were identified from normal human brain, schwannoma and glioma tissues. The 3 novel transcripts lack exon 2, exons 2 and 3, exons 2-4, respectively. Recombinant isoform proteins encoded by those new transcripts h...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Nishi T,Takeshima H,Hamada K,Yoshizato K,Koga H,Sato K,Yamamoto K,Kitamura I,Kochi M,Kuratsu J,Saya H,Ushio Y

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Drosophila argos protein is a natural ligand antagonist of Drosophila EGF receptor (DER), but does not interact with the human EGF receptor (EGFR). With a view to generating a corresponding EGFR antagonist, we, have designed five chimeric proteins featuring selected characteristic parts of argos within the framewo...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Lohmeyer M,Mason S,Gullick W

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and eighty-one breast cancer specimens were analyzed for nuclear p53 staining by immunochemical methods. There were 123 fine-needle cytological specimens and 58 frozen tissue sections of surgical biopsies. The microscopic evaluation of the staining fitted with a 4 group classification. Ninety-one samples (...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Lesec G,Richardcoulet E,Collet J,Demaublanc M,Merle S,Salmon R,Remvikos Y

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioiodinated meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG), an analogue of norepinephrine, has been used in management of neuroendocrine tumors. Recent studies reveal that distribution of radioiodinated MIBG in animals depends on the specific activity of this radiopharmaceutical. In order to clarify the effect of specific activit...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Farahati J,Lassmann M,Scheubeck M,Bier D,Hanscheid H,Schelper L,Grelle I,Biko J,Werner E,Graefe K,Reiners C

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of a thymic peptide preparation (TP) on the immunocytotoxicity and cytokine secretion of peripheral blood lymphocytes and monocytes from patients with colorectal tumors, breast tumors and melanoma were studied in vitro. On average, breast tumor and melanoma patients showed significantly lower natural kille...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Eckert K,Mayer G,Stange R,Kalden M,Krasagakis K,Maurer H

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 108 Wistar/Ma rats perinatally injected with Snyder-Theilen feline sarcoma virus, 75 developed tumors within 60 days (group A), and 25 after more than 117 days (group B). Metastases were detected in 59.1% and 11.8% in group A and B respectively. Antibody to v-fes gene product was found to occur before tumor develop...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Lu S,Miyauchi M,Maruyama K

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of radioimmunotherapy with radiolabelled monoclonal antibody (Mab) depends on the amount of antibody taken up by the tumour and on its intratumoral distribution. Multicellular spheroids (MTS) of lung cell carcinoma was investigated to study cellular and subcellular distribution of a Mab Po66 labelled with...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Dazord L,Thomas D,Brichory F,Cavalier A,Meritte H,Desrues B,Cauletmaugendre S,Bourguet P

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, a novel candidate tumor suppressor gene, DPC 4/SMAD 4, has been implicated in the development of pancreatic cancers. Its location at human chromosome 18q21 prompted us to investigate this gene in a large series of primary tumors located outside the gastrointestinal tract which have been associated with loss ...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Verbeek W,Spirin K,Hatta Y,Miller C,Kawamata N,Takeuchi S,Koike M,Asou H,Simpson J,Koeffler H

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the optimal duration of whole body hyperthermia (WBH, 41.5 degrees C) when administered simultaneously with cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) (CDDP) using F344 rat fibrosarcoma model. The antitumor efficacy was measured by tumor growth delay (TGD) and nephrotoxicity was evaluated by the day 5 blood urea nit...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Makino M,Ohno S,Sakaguchi Y,Kaneko T,Strebel F,Jenkins G,Bull J

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to compare the efficacy of ondansetron and a combination of ondansetron plus dexamethasone in the prophylaxis of cisplatin-induced delayed emesis over three consecutive courses of chemotherapy. Cancer patients scheduled to receive for the first time cisplatin (>50 mg/m(2)) in combination with other cytotox...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Gridelli C,Ianniello G,Ambrosini G,Mustacchi G,Pedicini T,Farris A,Iacobelli S,Rossi G,Moretti G,Angelini F,Delena M,Dicarlo A,Bonsignori M,Sabbatini R,Catalano G,Rossi A,Olivieri A,Fina P,Bianco A

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The p16(INK4A) gene is frequently inactivated in nonsmall cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) by either mutations, deletions or DNA methylations. To assess the biological significance of p16(INK4A) inactivation in the development of NSCLC, full-length p16(INK4A) cDNA was introduced into NSCLC cell lines, A549 and H322, in whi...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Adachi J,Kohno T,Baeg G,Akiyama T,Yokota J

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have utilized a series of glioma cell lines to study the effects of ionizing radiation on the regulation of proteins that contribute to cell cycle progression. While no alterations of cyclin E or cdk4 were detected, a high percentage of glioma cell lines exhibited constitutive overexpression of cdk2 protein and abe...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Pykett M,Azzam E,Little J

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the representation of CD44 isoforms with both exons v9 and v10 among CD44 total amount and also examined correlation between their expression, clinical parameters and survival. We used a semi-quantitative RT-PCR reaction and a panel of 25 normal breast specimens, 10 mammary fibroadenomas, 8 cystic samples ...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Guriec N,Gairard B,Marcellin L,Wilk A,Calderoli H,Renaud R,Bergerat J,Oberling F

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin is widely used for chemotherapy of a variety of human cancers. Cisplatin exerts its toxic effect by covalently binding to DNA, resulting in monofunctional adducts, intrastrand crosslinks, and interstrand crosslinks. Several recent reports suggest that the cellular capacity for DNA repair, especially nucleoti...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Bulmer J,Davis K,Rainbow A

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningiomas are benign brain tumors thought to arise by multi-step tumorigenesis, involving both the activation of oncogenes and the loss of tumor suppressor genes. The cell cycle regulator proto-oncogene cyclin D1 has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several types of cancer. Northern blot analysis revealed expr...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Maxwell M,Galanopoulos T,Antoniades H

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one patients with isolated colorectal liver metastases underwent hepatic artery infusion (HAI) port implantation for regional chemotherapy with bolus injections of 5-FU, LV and fast drip of cisplatin. Ten of the 21 patients had previously failed systemic chemotherapy before HAI. Toxicity was moderate and no nee...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Lyass S,Lyass O,Gabizon A,Peretz T,Eid A,Muggiasullam M,Durst A,Shiloni E

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of resistance to anticancer agents during treatment is a major obstacle in the chemotherapy of cancer. Cells expressing high levels of the P-glycoprotein exhibit a multidrug resistance phenotype. The P-glycoprotein is a membrane phosphoprotein which serves as a drug efflux pump to reduce intracellular ...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Srivastava R,Srivastava A,Chochung Y

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene therapy is a newly hatched field of biomedical research aimed at introducing therapeutically important genes into somatic cells of patients for the treatment of human disease. Whereas for inborn errors of metabolism transfer of a single gene can correct the disorder, cancer is a complex disease involving mutation...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Boulikas T

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The P-glycoprotein (P-gp) multidrug transporter is present at the luminal face of the brain capillary endothelial cells that contribute to the blood-brain barrier. To study its role in transendothelial anticancer drug transport, we made use of a co-culture system formed of bovine brain capillary endothelial cells and ...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Joly B,Lecureur V,Puozzo C,Guillouzo A,Fardel O

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00