abstract：:We investigated the clinical significance of the expression levels of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). In addition, we validated the efficacy of pyrrole imidazole polyamide (PIP) targeting MMP-9 on inhibiting proliferation and invasion of RCC. We evaluated the expression levels of MMP-...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Sato A,Nagase H,Obinata D,Fujiwara K,Fukuda N,Soma M,Yamaguchi K,Kawata N,Takahashi S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although most hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is related to viral infection, there is a substantial population of HCC patients (5-20%) who are negative for both markers of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infection [non-B, non-C (NBNC) hepatitis] in Japan and the incidence of NBNC-HCC has recently tended to incr...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Nishikawa H,Osaki Y

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis plays a critical role in the development of solid tumors by supplying nutrients and oxygen to support continuous growth of tumor as well as providing an avenue for hematogenous metastasis. Tumor angiogenesis is highly regulated by multiple intracellular signaling transduction cascades such as Hedgehog, ST...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Lin J,Chen Y,Wei L,Hong Z,Sferra TJ,Peng J

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomerase has been recognized as a common factor in most tumor cells, and in turn a distinctive feature with respect to non-malignant cells. This feature has made telomerase a promising target for cancer therapy. Telomerase studies revealed that it is a multi-subunit complex possessing different levels of regulation,...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Gómez DL,Farina HG,Gómez DE

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Choriocarcinoma is a highly malignant trophoblastic tumor related to pregnancy that often occurs with a complete hydatidiform mole. It grows quickly and can also widely metastasize to other organs or tissues through both the venous and lymphatic systems. The transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) belongs to a growth f...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Xu Q,Tan Y,Zhang K,Li Y

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alternative polyadenylation and microRNA regulation are both mechanisms of post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. Alternative polyadenylation often results in mRNA isoforms with the same coding sequence but different lengths of 3' UTRs, while microRNAs regulate gene expression by binding to specific mRNA ...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： An J,Zhu X,Wang H,Jin X

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seaweeds are commonly used as functional foods and drugs. A glycoprotein (GP) from the green alga Capsosiphon fulvescens (Cf) has been reported to have antitumor activity toward various cancer cells. We previously observed that Cf-GP induced different pathways of apoptosis in AGS human gastric cancer cells. Transformi...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Kim YM,Kim IH,Nam TJ

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of colorectal cancer (CRC) is strongly correlated with the aberrant activation of multiple intracellular signaling transduction cascades including STAT3, ERK, JNK and p38 pathways which usually function redundantly. In addition, crosstalk between these pathways forms a complicated signaling network tha...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Lin J,Chen Y,Wei L,Shen A,Sferra TJ,Hong Z,Peng J

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic exposure to nickel compounds is associated with increased incidence of certain types of human cancer, including lung and nasal cancers. Despite intensive investigation, the oncogenic processes remain poorly understood. Apoptosis resistance is a key feature for tumor cells to escape physiological surveillance a...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Yang YX,Li XL,Wang L,Han SY,Zhang YR,Pratheeshkumar P,Wang X,Lu J,Yin YQ,Sun LJ,Budhraja A,Hitron AJ,Ding SZ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progression of oral carcinomas associates with aberrant activation and inactivation of molecules that work in established or unknown pathways. Although mucosa‑associated lymphoid tissue 1 (MALT1) expressed in normal oral epithelium is inactivated in the aggressive subset of carcinomas with worse prognosis, phenotypic ...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Kawamoto Y,Ohyama Y,Chiba T,Yagishita H,Sakashita H,Imai K

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term survival for elderly patients with advanced ovarian papillary serous carcinoma (OPSC) does not exceed 30%, and the incidence and prognosis rise continuously after menopause. The aim of this study was to identify the differences in key miRNAs and their potential regulators through miRNA microarray analysi...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Zhao H,Ding Y,Tie B,Sun ZF,Jiang JY,Zhao J,Lin X,Cui S

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The poor prognosis of Ewing's sarcoma (EWS), together with its high lethal recurrence rate and the side‑effects of current treatments, call for novel targeted therapies with greater curative effectiveness and substantially reduced side‑effects. The oncogenic chimeric protein EWS/FLI1 is the key malignancy driver in mo...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Sengupta A,Rahman M,Mateo-Lozano S,Tirado OM,Notario V

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental evidence indicates that prostate apoptosis response-4 (Par-4, also known as PAWR) is a key regulator of cancer cell survival and may be a target for cancer-selective targeted therapeutics. Par-4 was first identified in prostate cancer cells undergoing apoptosis. Both intracellular and extracellular Par-4 ...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Pereira MC,de Bessa-Garcia SA,Burikhanov R,Pavanelli AC,Antunes L,Rangnekar VM,Nagai MA

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New drugs that inhibit the osteoprotegerin (OPG)/receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL)/RANK pathway have demonstrated efficacy for the treatment of bone metastasis. Toxicities induced by these drugs, however, including osteonecrosis of the jaw and hypocalcemia, may adversely affect therapy. The aim of this study ...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Uehara H,Takahashi T,Izumi K

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnolol, a neolignan from the traditional medicinal plant Magnolia obovata, has been shown to possess neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, anticancer and anti-angiogenic activities. However, the precise mechanism of the anti-angiogenic activity of magnolol remains to be elucidated. In the present study, the anti-angio...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Kim GD,Oh J,Park HJ,Bae K,Lee SK

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress due to intratumoral hypoxia in solid cancer has been shown to be associated with increased mortality. Phosphoglycerate kinase 1 (PGK1) is an enzyme of the glycolytic pathway, which is regulated by hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and has been described for its role in tumor progression and metasta...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Ahmad SS,Glatzle J,Bajaeifer K,Bühler S,Lehmann T,Königsrainer I,Vollmer JP,Sipos B,Ahmad SS,Northoff H,Königsrainer A,Zieker D

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Galiximab is a primatized monoclonal antibody that targets CD80 expressed on malignant B cells and is being studied in the clinic as a potential treatment for follicular NHL. We have recently reported that galiximab signals B-NHL cells in vitro and inhibits cell growth and sensitizes resistant tumor cells to apoptosis...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Hariharan K,Chu P,Murphy T,Clanton D,Berquist L,Molina A,Ho SN,Vega MI,Bonavida B

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quinazolinone derivatives are known to possess anticancer activities on cell metastasis and cell death in different human cancer cell lines. Here, we studied the anti-metastasis activity and the underlying mechanisms of the novel quinazoline derivative MJ-56 (6-pyrrolidinyl-2-(3-bromostyryl)quinazolin-4-one). MJ-56 in...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Chen HJ,Jiang YL,Lin CM,Tsai SC,Peng SF,Fushiya S,Hour MJ,Yang JS

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that the tumor microenvironment plays a major role in the aggressive behavior of malignant solid tumors. Among cell types associated with tumor microenvironment, tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are the most influential for tumor progression. Breast cancer is characterized by having a large p...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Obeid E,Nanda R,Fu YX,Olopade OI

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peyronie's disease (PD) is fibrosis localized in the tunica albuginea that is characterized by penile deformity and curvature. The pathogenesis of this disease remains unclear even though transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)/smad signalling has been reported to be associated with PD. Recent studies have shown that pho...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Jung KH,Ryu YL,Lee HS,Lee H,Son MK,Yan HH,Hong SW,Ryu JK,Hong S,Suh JK,Hong SS

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal cells produce energy either through OXPHOS in the presence of oxygen or glycolysis in its absence. Cancer cells produce energy preferably through glycolysis even in the presence of oxygen, thereby, acquiring survival and proliferative advantages. Oncogenes and tumour suppressors control these metabolic pathways...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Rajendran R,Garva R,Ashour H,Leung T,Stratford I,Krstic-Demonacos M,Demonacos C

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR) is one of the players in the cellular antiviral responses and is involved in transcriptional stimulation through activation of NF-κB. Treatment of the human osteosarcoma cell line MG63 with the protein phosphatase inhibitor okadaic acid stimulated the expression and p...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Haneji T,Hirashima K,Teramachi J,Morimoto H

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:No population-based study has been conducted on the relationship between chemotherapy and the risk of cognitive impairments in patients with colorectal cancer. This study aimed to determine this association in a large population-based cohort of patients. We studied 72,374 men and women who were diagnosed with stages I...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Du XL,Cai Y,Symanski E

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer (BC) continues to affect the lives of millions of women worldwide. Several members of the carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule (CEACAM) subfamily are involved in tumor progression. Notably, the CEACAM subfamily harbors the already established cancer biomarker CEA, as well as other pote...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Michaelidou K,Tzovaras A,Missitzis I,Ardavanis A,Scorilas A

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that suppression of selenium‑binding protein 1 (SBP1) occurs in many human malignancies which is considered to play an important role in cancer development and progression. Despite its importance in cancer, the function and factors that regulate its expression are not known. Using cell proliferati...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Zhang C,Xu W,Pan W,Wang N,Li G,Fan X,Xu X,Shen S,Das UN

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liquid crystals are the state of matter existing between liquid and crystalline phases, and recently there has been increasing interest in their biological effects. Following our recently reported work, we investigated the cell suppressive effects of liquid crystal-related compounds (LCRCs), which are precursors of li...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Wakasaya T,Yoshino H,Fukushi Y,Yoshizawa A,Kashiwakura I

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, some evidence suggests that human multipotential mesenchymal stems cells (hMSCs) aid tumor growth and metastasis. Nutrient deprivation and oxygen deficiency are representative characteristics of solid tumor microenvironment during the cancer development. Because the effects of hMSCs on tumors under stressfu...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Zhang MH,Hu YD,Xu Y,Xiao Y,Luo Y,Song ZC,Zhou J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To overcome the poor tumor transduction efficiency of adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad5) observed in several types of cancer, the fiber region of Ad5, apart from its tail, was replaced by adenovirus serotype 35 (Ad35). The chimeric Ad5/F35 adenoviral vector did not exhibit any significant enhancement of transduction efficien...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Kim SY,Kang S,Song JJ,Kim JH

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All p53 family members are expressed in several isoforms through alternative promoters and alternative splicing. However, the significance of these isoforms is not yet well understood in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). In this study, we investigated the expression of p53, p63, p73 and their isoforms at the mRNA and protein ...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Nutthasirikul N,Limpaiboon T,Leelayuwat C,Patrakitkomjorn S,Jearanaikoon P

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 21 (CCL21) and SPARC-like protein 1 (SPARCL1/MAST9/hevin/SC-1) are associated with various biological behavior in the development of cancers. Although the expression of CCL21 and SPARCL1 is downregulated in many solid tumors, their roles in ovarian cancer and their associations with drug r...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Yin F,Liu X,Li D,Wang Q,Zhang W,Li L

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dual oxidase 2 (Duox2), one of the seven members of the NADPH oxidase gene family, plays a critical role in generating H2O2 for thyroid hormone biosynthesis and as an integral part of the host defense system of the respiratory epithelium and the gastrointestinal tract. Recent evidence suggests that the regulation of D...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Wu Y,Antony S,Hewitt SM,Jiang G,Yang SX,Meitzler JL,Juhasz A,Lu J,Liu H,Doroshow JH,Roy K

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are known to influence chemoresistance, survival, relapse and metastasis. Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) functions as an epithelial CSC marker. In the present study, we investigated the involvement of ALDH in gastric CSC maintenance, chemoresistance and survival. Following screening for eight c...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Nishikawa S,Konno M,Hamabe A,Hasegawa S,Kano Y,Ohta K,Fukusumi T,Sakai D,Kudo T,Haraguchi N,Satoh T,Takiguchi S,Mori M,Doki Y,Ishii H

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCCA) is overexpressed in many squamous cell cancers and SCCA‑derived peptide-specific CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocytes can display cytotoxicity against tumor cells. In the present study, we screened the SCCA amino acid sequence for potential HLA-A*0201-binding CD8(+) T‑cell epitopes usi...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Duan ZL,Wang ZB,Guo JL,Liu WQ,Hu J,Li J,Wang SN,Li Q,Wen JS

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal accumulation and activation of the recepteur d'origine nantais (RON) has been implicated in epithelial tumor carcinogenesis. In the present study, we examined the effect of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), the major green tea catechin, on the induction of RON and tumor growth in human gastric cancer. EGCG i...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Park JS,Khoi PN,Joo YE,Lee YH,Lang SA,Stoeltzing O,Jung YD

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) factor plays an important role in the tumorigenicity of cancer stem cells. The purpose of this study was to investigate the inhibitory mechanism of this pathway acting through the tumor suppressor von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) protein in glioma cancer stem cells...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Kanno H,Sato H,Yokoyama TA,Yoshizumi T,Yamada S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The non-invasive treatment of tumors with preserved fertility holds great promise. The application of pulsed electric field (PEF) is a new biomedical engineering technique for tumor therapy. Picosecond pulsed electric fields (psPEF) can be transferred to target deep tissue non-invas...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Chen WJ,Xiong ZA,Zhang M,Yao CG,Zhao ZY,Hua YY,Zhou W

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Baicalin is one of the major compounds in the traditional Chinese medicinal herb from Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi. We investigated the molecular mechanisms of cell autophagy induced by baicalin in human bladder cancer T24 cells. Baicalin inhibited cell survival as shown by MTT assay and increased cell death by tryp...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Lin C,Tsai SC,Tseng MT,Peng SF,Kuo SC,Lin MW,Hsu YM,Lee MR,Amagaya S,Huang WW,Wu TS,Yang JS

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cordycepin is the main functional component of Cordyceps militaris, which has been widely used in oriental traditional medicine. This compound has been shown to possess many pharmacological properties, such as enhancing the body's immune function, and anti-inflammatory, anti-aging and anticancer effects. In the presen...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Lee HH,Park C,Jeong JW,Kim MJ,Seo MJ,Kang BW,Park JU,Kim GY,Choi BT,Choi YH,Jeong YK

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) is a global health concern. In this study, we examined the effects of genistein (GEN) on bisphenol A (BPA) or 17β-estradiol (E2)-induced cell growth and gene alterations of BG-1 ovarian cancer cells expressing estrogen receptors (ERs). In an in...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Hwang KA,Kang NH,Yi BR,Lee HR,Park MA,Choi KC

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a major limitation for its clinical use. The mechanisms of TRAIL resistance have been mostly studied in the context of cell lines that are intrinsically resistant to TRAIL. However, little is known about the molecular alterations that con...

journal_title：International journal of oncology

authors： Ouyang W,Yang C,Zhang S,Liu Y,Yang B,Zhang J,Zhou F,Zhou Y,Xie C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00