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Zhang J, Lou X, Jin L, Zhou R, Liu S, Xu N, Liao DJ. Necrosis, and then stress induced necrosis-like cell death, but not apoptosis, should be the preferred cell death mode for chemotherapy: clearance of a few misconceptions. Oncoscience 2014; 1:407-22. [PMID: 25594039 PMCID: PMC4284620 DOI: 10.18632/oncoscience.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Cell death overarches carcinogenesis and is a center of cancer researches, especially therapy studies. There have been many nomenclatures on cell death, but only three cell death modes are genuine, i.e. apoptosis, necrosis and stress-induced cell death (SICD). Like apoptosis, SICD is programmed. Like necrosis, SICD is a pathological event and may trigger regeneration and scar formation. Therefore, SICD has subtypes of stress-induced apoptosis-like cell death (SIaLCD) and stress-induced necrosis-like cell death (SInLCD). Whereas apoptosis removes redundant but healthy cells, SICD removes useful but ill or damaged cells. Many studies on cell death involve cancer tissues that resemble parasites in the host patients, which is a complicated system as it involves immune clearance of the alien cancer cells by the host. Cancer resembles an evolutionarily lower-level organism having a weaker apoptosis potential and poorer DNA repair mechanisms. Hence, targeting apoptosis for cancer therapy, i.e. killing via SIaLCD, will be less efficacious and more toxic. On the other hand, necrosis of cancer cells releases cellular debris and components to stimulate immune function, thus counteracting therapy-caused immune suppression and making necrosis better than SIaLCD for chemo drug development.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, MN, USA
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- Department of Genetics & Center for Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences and Information, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, Cancer Institute, Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, MN, USA
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Ivanov M, Barragan I, Ingelman-Sundberg M. Epigenetic mechanisms of importance for drug treatment. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2014; 35:384-96. [PMID: 24993164 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2014.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2014] [Revised: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 05/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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There are pronounced interindividual variations in drug metabolism, drug responses, and the incidence of adverse drug reactions. To a certain extent such variability can be explained by genetic factors, but epigenetic modifications, which are relatively scarcely described so far, also contribute. It is known that a novel class of drugs termed epidrugs intervene in the epigenetic control of gene expression, and many of these are now in clinical trials for disease treatment. In addition, disease prognosis and drug treatment success can be monitored using epigenetic biomarkers. Here we review these novel aspects in pharmacology and address intriguing future opportunities for gene-specific epigenetic editing.
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- Maxim Ivanov
- Pharmacogenetics Section, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Pharmacogenetics Section, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Pharmacogenetics Section, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Targeting WNT1-inducible signaling pathway protein 2 alters human breast cancer cell susceptibility to specific lysis through regulation of KLF-4 and miR-7 expression. Oncogene 2014; 34:2261-71. [PMID: 24931170 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2013] [Revised: 03/17/2014] [Accepted: 03/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The molecular basis for the resistance of tumor cells to cell-mediated cytotoxicity remains poorly understood and thus poses a major challenge for cancer immunotherapy. The present study was designed to determine whether the WNT1-inducible signaling pathway protein 2 (WISP2, also referred to as CCN5), a key regulator of tumor cell plasticity, interferes with tumor susceptibility to cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL)-mediated lysis. We found that silencing WISP2 signaling in human breast adenocarcinoma MCF7 cells impairs CTL-mediated cell killing by a mechanism involving stem cell marker Kruppel-like factor-4 (KLF-4) induction and microRNA-7 (miR-7) downregulation. Inhibition of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) signaling using the A83-01 inhibitor in MCF7-shWISP2 cells resulted in a significant reversal of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal-transitioned (EMT) phenotype, the expression of KLF-4 and a partial recovery of target susceptibility to CTLs. More importantly, we showed that silencing KLF-4 was accompanied by a reduction in MCF7-shWISP2 resistance to CTLs. Using human breast cancer tissues, we demonstrated the coexpression of KLF-4 with EMT markers and TGF-β pathway signaling components. More importantly, we found that KLF-4 expression was accompanied by miR-7 inhibition, which is partly responsible for impairing CTL-mediated lysis. Thus, our data indicate that WISP2 has a role in regulating tumor cell susceptibility through EMT by inducing the TGF-β signaling pathway, KLF-4 expression and miR-7 inhibition. These studies indicate for the first time that WISP2 acts as an activator of CTL-induced killing and suggests that the loss of its function promotes evasion of immunosurveillance and the ensuing progression of the tumor.
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PAVLIKOVA NELA, BARTONOVA IRENA, DINCAKOVA LUCIA, HALADA PETR, KOVAR JAN. Differentially expressed proteins in human breast cancer cells sensitive and resistant to paclitaxel. Int J Oncol 2014; 45:822-30. [DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2014.2484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2014] [Accepted: 04/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Chen L, Jiang K, Jiang H, Wei P. miR-155 mediates drug resistance in osteosarcoma cells via inducing autophagy. Exp Ther Med 2014; 8:527-532. [PMID: 25009614 PMCID: PMC4079430 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2014.1752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2013] [Accepted: 05/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Frequent acquisition of drug resistance is often associated with the chemotherapy of malignant tumors, including osteosarcoma. A number of studies have demonstrated a critical role for autophagy in osteosarcoma development, therapy and drug resistance. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the autophagy-mediated chemotherapy resistance of osteosarcoma cells remain largely unknown. In the present study, we determined the autophagy and microRNA-155 (miR-155) expression induced by chemotherapeutic drugs in osteosarcoma cells. Then we determined the promotory role of miR-155 to the chemotherapy-induced autophagy. Our results demonstrated that microRNA-155 (miR-155) expression was highly induced during chemotherapy of osteosarcoma cells, and this was accompanied by upregulated autophagy. The increased miR-155 expression levels upregulated anticancer drug-induced autophagy in osteosarcoma cells and ameliorated the anticancer drug-induced cell proliferation and viability decrease. Therefore, the results of the present study demonstrated that miR-155 mediated drug-resistance in osteosarcoma cells by inducing autophagy. The present study recognized a novel mechanism of chemoresistance in osteosarcoma cancers.
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- Lu Chen
- Orthopedics Department, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, P.R. China
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- Orthopedics Department, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, P.R. China
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- Orthopedics Department, Second People's Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, Sichuan 610017, P.R. China
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- Orthopedics Department, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, P.R. China
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Chen L, Wang HJ, Xie W, Yao Y, Zhang YS, Wang H. Cryptotanshinone inhibits lung tumorigenesis and induces apoptosis in cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Mol Med Rep 2014; 9:2447-52. [PMID: 24682389 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2013] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Cryptotanshinone is one of the compounds extracted from the root of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge. Unlike other tanshinones, only a small number of studies have focused on cryptotanshinone for medical treatment. In the present study, the A549 lung cancer cell line and xenograft models of human lung tumors were used to assess the anti-cancer effect of cryptotanshinone. The effect of cryptotanshinone on human lung cancer, including growth inhibition, cell cycle arrest and apoptosis factors, were identified in vitro, and inhibition of tumor formation, improvement of body condition as well as pathological apoptotic effects were detected in vivo. These results suggested that cryptotanshinone is a potential drug for the treatment and prevention of human lung cancer.
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- Liang Chen
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, P.R. China
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- Department of Tumor Chemotherapy, Wuwei Tumor Hospital, Wuwei, Gansu 733000, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, P.R. China
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- Research Center for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221004, P.R. China
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- Department of Tumor Surgery, Wuwei Tumor Hospital, Wuwei, Gansu 733000, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, P.R. China
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Lovitt CJ, Shelper TB, Avery VM. Advanced cell culture techniques for cancer drug discovery. BIOLOGY 2014; 3:345-67. [PMID: 24887773 PMCID: PMC4085612 DOI: 10.3390/biology3020345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2014] [Revised: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Human cancer cell lines are an integral part of drug discovery practices. However, modeling the complexity of cancer utilizing these cell lines on standard plastic substrata, does not accurately represent the tumor microenvironment. Research into developing advanced tumor cell culture models in a three-dimensional (3D) architecture that more prescisely characterizes the disease state have been undertaken by a number of laboratories around the world. These 3D cell culture models are particularly beneficial for investigating mechanistic processes and drug resistance in tumor cells. In addition, a range of molecular mechanisms deconstructed by studying cancer cells in 3D models suggest that tumor cells cultured in two-dimensional monolayer conditions do not respond to cancer therapeutics/compounds in a similar manner. Recent studies have demonstrated the potential of utilizing 3D cell culture models in drug discovery programs; however, it is evident that further research is required for the development of more complex models that incorporate the majority of the cellular and physical properties of a tumor.
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- Carrie J Lovitt
- Discovery Biology, Griffith University, N27, Don Young Road, Nathan, Queensland, 4111, Australia.
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- Discovery Biology, Griffith University, N27, Don Young Road, Nathan, Queensland, 4111, Australia.
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- Discovery Biology, Griffith University, N27, Don Young Road, Nathan, Queensland, 4111, Australia.
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Novel medicines and strategies in cancer treatment and prevention. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:474078. [PMID: 24971330 PMCID: PMC4058237 DOI: 10.1155/2014/474078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Narjoz C, Favre A, McMullen J, Kiehl P, Montemurro M, Figg WD, Beaune P, de Waziers I, Rochat B. Important role of CYP2J2 in protein kinase inhibitor degradation: a possible role in intratumor drug disposition and resistance. PLoS One 2014; 9:e95532. [PMID: 24819355 PMCID: PMC4018390 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 03/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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We have investigated in vitro the metabolic capability of 3 extrahepatic cytochromes P-450, CYP1A1, 1B1 and 2J2, known to be over-expressed in various tumors, to biotransform 5 tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI): dasatinib, imatinib, nilotinib, sorafenib and sunitinib. Moreover, mRNA expression of CYP1A1, 1B1, 2J2 and 3A4 in 6 hepatocellular and 14 renal cell carcinoma tumor tissues and their surrounding healthy tissues, was determined. Our results show that CYP1A1, 1B1 and especially 2J2 can rapidly biotransform the studied TKIs with a metabolic efficiency similar to that of CYP3A4. The mRNA expression of CYP1A1, 1B1, 2J2 and 3A4 in tumor biopsies has shown i) the strong variability of CYP expression and ii) distinct outliers showing high expression levels (esp. CYP2J2) that are compatible with high intratumoral CYP activity and tumor-specific TKI degradation. CYP2J2 inhibition could be a novel clinical strategy to specifically increase the intratumoral rather than plasma TKI levels, improving TKI efficacy and extending the duration before relapse. Such an approach would be akin to beta-lactamase inhibition, a classical strategy to avoid antibiotic degradation and resistance.
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- Céline Narjoz
- Université Paris Descartes, INSERM UMR S-U775, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
- Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Service de Biochimie, Unité Fonctionnelle de Pharmacogénétique et Oncologie Moléculaire, Paris, France
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- Quantitative Mass Spectrometry Facility, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Quantitative Mass Spectrometry Facility, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Quantitative Mass Spectrometry Facility, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Genitourinary Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Université Paris Descartes, INSERM UMR S-U775, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
- Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Service de Biochimie, Unité Fonctionnelle de Pharmacogénétique et Oncologie Moléculaire, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Descartes, INSERM UMR S-U775, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Quantitative Mass Spectrometry Facility, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Hong L, Han Y, Yang J, Zhang H, Zhao Q, Wu K, Fan D. MicroRNAs in gastrointestinal cancer: prognostic significance and potential role in chemoresistance. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2014; 14:1103-11. [PMID: 24707835 DOI: 10.1517/14712598.2014.907787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Although chemotherapy is an important therapeutic strategy for gastrointestinal cancer, its clinical effect remains unsatisfied due to drug resistance. Drug resistance is a complex multistep process resulting from deregulated expression of many molecules, including tumor suppressor genes, oncogenes and microRNAs (miRNAs). A better understanding of drug resistance-related miRNAs may eventually lead to optimized therapeutic strategies for cancer patients. AREAS COVERED This review summarizes the recent advances of drug resistance-related miRNAs in esophageal, gastric and colorectal cancer. Furthermore, this study envisages future developments toward the clinical applications of these miRNAs to cancer therapy. EXPERT OPINION Drug resistance-related miRNAs may be potentially predicting biomarkers that help guide individualized chemotherapy. Specific miRNAs and their target genes can be used as therapeutic targets by reversing drug resistance. More investigations should be performed to promote the translational bridging of the latest research into clinical application.
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- Liu Hong
- Fourth Military Medical University, Xijing Hospital, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology , Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi Province , China +86 29 84773974 ; +86 29 82539041 ;
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Gill JH, Loadman PM, Shnyder SD, Cooper P, Atkinson JM, Ribeiro Morais G, Patterson LH, Falconer RA. Tumor-targeted prodrug ICT2588 demonstrates therapeutic activity against solid tumors and reduced potential for cardiovascular toxicity. Mol Pharm 2014; 11:1294-300. [PMID: 24641451 DOI: 10.1021/mp400760b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Development of therapeutic strategies for tumor-selective delivery of therapeutics through exploitation of the proteolytic tumor phenotype has significant scope for improvement of cancer treatment. ICT2588 is a peptide-conjugated prodrug of the vascular disrupting agent (VDA) azademethylcolchicine developed to be selectively hydrolyzed by matrix metalloproteinase-14 (MMP-14) within the tumor. In this report, we extend our previous proof-of-concept studies and demonstrate the therapeutic potential of this agent against models of human colorectal, lung, breast, and prostate cancer. In all tumor types, ICT2588 was superior to azademethylcolchicine and was greater or comparable to standard clinically used agents for the respective tumor type. Prodrug activation in clinical human lung tumor homogenates relative to stability in human plasma and liver was observed, supporting clinical translation potential. A major limiting factor to the clinical value of VDAs is their inherent cardiovascular toxicity. No increase in plasma von Willebrand factor (vWF) levels, an indicator of systemic vascular dysfunction and acute cardiovascular toxicity, was detected with ICT2588, thereby supporting the tumor-selective activation and reduced potential of ICT2588 to cause cardiovascular toxicity. Our findings reinforce the improved therapeutic index and tumor-selective approach offered by ICT2588 and this nanotherapeutic approach.
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- Jason H Gill
- Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, School of Life Sciences, University of Bradford , Bradford, Yorkshire BD7 1DP, United Kingdom
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Bernt KM, Hunger SP. Current concepts in pediatric Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Front Oncol 2014; 4:54. [PMID: 24724051 PMCID: PMC3971203 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2014.00054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2014] [Accepted: 03/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The t(9;22)(q34;q11) or Philadelphia chromosome creates a BCR-ABL1 fusion gene encoding for a chimeric BCR-ABL1 protein. It is present in 3-4% of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph(+) ALL), and about 25% of adult ALL cases. Prior to the advent of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI), Ph(+) ALL was associated with a very poor prognosis despite the use of intensive chemotherapy and frequently hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) in first remission. The development of TKIs revolutionized the therapy of Ph(+) ALL. Addition of the first generation ABL1 class TKI imatinib to intensive chemotherapy dramatically increased the survival for children with Ph(+) ALL and established that many patients can be cured without HSCT. In parallel, the mechanistic understanding of Ph(+) ALL expanded exponentially through careful mapping of pathways downstream of BCR-ABL1, the discovery of mutations in master regulators of B-cell development such as IKZF1 (Ikaros), PAX5, and early B-cell factor (EBF), the recognition of the complex clonal architecture of Ph(+) ALL, and the delineation of genomic, epigenetic, and signaling abnormalities contributing to relapse and resistance. Still, many important basic and clinical questions remain unanswered. Current clinical trials are testing second generation TKIs in patients with newly diagnosed Ph(+) ALL. Neither the optimal duration of therapy nor the optimal chemotherapy backbone are currently defined. The role of HSCT in first remission and post-transplant TKI therapy also require further study. In addition, it will be crucial to continue to dig deeper into understanding Ph(+) ALL at a mechanistic level, and translate findings into complementary targeted approaches. Expanding targeted therapies hold great promise to decrease toxicity and improve survival in this high-risk disease, which provides a paradigm for how targeted therapies can be incorporated into treatment of other high-risk leukemias.
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- Kathrin M Bernt
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado , Aurora, CO , USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado , Aurora, CO , USA
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Phase Separation in Phosphatidylcholine Membrane Caused by the Presence of a Pyrimidine Analogue of Fluphenazine with High Anti-Multidrug-Resistance Activity. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:3605-15. [DOI: 10.1021/jp410882r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Funasaka T, Raz A, Nangia-Makker P. Nuclear transport of galectin-3 and its therapeutic implications. Semin Cancer Biol 2014; 27:30-8. [PMID: 24657939 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2014.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2014] [Revised: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Galectin-3, a member of β-galactoside-binding gene family is a multi-functional protein, which regulates pleiotropic biological functions such as cell growth, cell adhesion, cell-cell interactions, apoptosis, angiogenesis and mRNA processing. Its unique structure enables it to interact with a plethora of ligands in a carbohydrate dependent or independent manner. Galectin-3 is mainly a cytosolic protein, but can easily traverse the intracellular and plasma membranes to translocate into the nucleus, mitochondria or get externalized. Depending on the cell type, specific experimental conditions in vitro, cancer type and stage, galectin-3 has been reported to be exclusively cytoplasmic, predominantly nuclear or distributed between the two compartments. In this review we have summarized the dynamics of galectin-3 shuttling between the nucleus and the cytoplasm, the nuclear transport mechanisms of galectin-3, how its specific interactions with the members of β-catenin signaling pathways affect tumor progression, and its implications as a therapeutic target.
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- Department of Oncology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, United States; John D. Dingell V.A. Medical Center, Detroit, MI 48201, United States.
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Barilli A, Atzeri C, Bassanetti I, Ingoglia F, Dall'Asta V, Bussolati O, Maffini M, Mucchino C, Marchiò L. Oxidative stress induced by copper and iron complexes with 8-hydroxyquinoline derivatives causes paraptotic death of HeLa cancer cells. Mol Pharm 2014; 11:1151-63. [PMID: 24592930 DOI: 10.1021/mp400592n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Here, we report the antiproliferative/cytotoxic properties of 8-hydroxyquinoline (8-HQ) derivatives on HeLa cells in the presence of transition metal ions (Cu(2+), Fe(3+), Co(2+), Ni(2+)). Two series of ligands were tested, the arylvinylquinolinic L1-L8 and the arylethylenequinolinic L9-L16, which can all interact with metal ions by virtue of the N,O donor set of 8-HQ; however, only L9-L16 are flexible enough to bind the metal in a multidentate fashion, thus exploiting the additional donor functions. L1-L16 were tested for their cytotoxicity on HeLa cancer cells, both in the absence and in the presence of copper. Among them, the symmetric L14 exhibits the highest differential activity between the ligand alone (IC50 = 23.7 μM) and its copper complex (IC50 = 1.8 μM). This latter, besides causing a significant reduction of cell viability, is associated with a considerable accumulation of the metal inside the cells. Metal accumulation is also observed when the cells are incubated with L14 complexed with other late transition metal ions (Fe(3+), Co(2+), Ni(2+)), although the biological response of HeLa cells is different. In fact, while Ni/L14 and Co/L14 exert a cytostatic effect, both Cu/L14 and Fe/L14 trigger a caspase-independent paraptotic process, which results from the induction of a severe oxidative stress and the unfolded protein response.
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- Amelia Barilli
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Parma , Viale delle Scienze 17/A, 43123 Parma, Italy
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Kornmann M, Link KH, Formentini A. Differences in colon and rectal cancer chemosensitivity. COLORECTAL CANCER 2014. [DOI: 10.2217/crc.13.81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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SUMMARY Adjuvant chemotherapy of rectal cancer is not well established. The aim of this review was to compare results of adjuvant treatment of colon and rectal cancer to identify possible clues for the differences in chemosensitivity. Adjuvant chemotherapy of 5-fluorouracil with folinic acid increased survival in colon cancer, but not in rectal cancer. A similar trend is seen for the addition of oxaliplatin. Using identical adjuvant treatment in colon and rectal cancer revealed a similar frequency of liver metastases, but a significant difference in the occurrence of lung (7.3 vs 12.7%) and peritoneal metastases (8.9 vs 4.0%). We hypothesize that the observed difference may be due to the influence of the microenvironment and differences in the expression of resistance genes such as the gene coding for thymidylate synthase. In conclusion, the differing effectiveness of adjuvant treatment of rectal and colon cancer may at least in part be caused by differing patterns of metastases associated with differing chemosensitivity.
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- Marko Kornmann
- Department of General & Visceral Surgery, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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- Study Group Oncology of Gastrointestinal Tumors, Asklepios-Paulinen-Klinik, Wiesbaden, Germany
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- Department of General & Visceral Surgery, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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Newton TP, Cummings CT, Graham DK, Bernt KM. Epigenetics and chemoresistance in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Int J Hematol Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.2217/ijh.13.68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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SUMMARY For children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who relapse, prognosis is poor and novel therapeutic strategies are needed. In the last decade, it has become apparent that ALL exhibits unique epigenetic patterns in addition to the well known cytogenetic findings. Furthermore, whole genome sequencing efforts are revealing recurrent mutations in epigenetic modifiers in ALL. Aberrant epigenetic modulation may be involved in leukemic transformation and resistance to chemotherapy. Consequently, compounds that specifically modulate the maintenance of such epigenetic programs may offer new approaches to therapy, including the modulation or prevention of chemoresistance in ALL. In this article, we review some of the most recent findings with regard to epigenetic aberrations in ALL, and discuss therapeutic strategies that are currently in development.
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- Timothy P Newton
- Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders, Children’s Hospital Colorado & Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology, Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12800 East 19th Avenue, RC1N, Mail Stop 8302, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders, Children’s Hospital Colorado & Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology, Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12800 East 19th Avenue, RC1N, Mail Stop 8302, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders, Children’s Hospital Colorado & Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology, Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12800 East 19th Avenue, RC1N, Mail Stop 8302, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders, Children’s Hospital Colorado & Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology, Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12800 East 19th Avenue, RC1N, Mail Stop 8302, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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Whitsett TG, Mathews IT, Cardone MH, Lena RJ, Pierceall WE, Bittner M, Sima C, LoBello J, Weiss GJ, Tran NL. Mcl-1 mediates TWEAK/Fn14-induced non-small cell lung cancer survival and therapeutic response. Mol Cancer Res 2014; 12:550-9. [PMID: 24469836 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-13-0458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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UNLABELLED Insensitivity to standard clinical interventions, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment, remains a substantial hindrance towards improving the prognosis of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The molecular mechanism of therapeutic resistance remains poorly understood. The TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK)-FGF-inducible 14 (TNFRSF12A/Fn14) signaling axis is known to promote cancer cell survival via NF-κB activation and the upregulation of prosurvival Bcl-2 family members. Here, a role was determined for TWEAK-Fn14 prosurvival signaling in NSCLC through the upregulation of myeloid cell leukemia sequence 1 (MCL1/Mcl-1). Mcl-1 expression significantly correlated with Fn14 expression, advanced NSCLC tumor stage, and poor patient prognosis in human primary NSCLC tumors. TWEAK stimulation of NSCLC cells induced NF-κB-dependent Mcl-1 protein expression and conferred Mcl-1-dependent chemo- and radioresistance. Depletion of Mcl-1 via siRNA or pharmacologic inhibition of Mcl-1, using EU-5148, sensitized TWEAK-treated NSCLC cells to cisplatin- or radiation-mediated inhibition of cell survival. Moreover, EU-5148 inhibited cell survival across a panel of NSCLC cell lines. In contrast, inhibition of Bcl-2/Bcl-xL function had minimal effect on suppressing TWEAK-induced cell survival. Collectively, these results position TWEAK-Fn14 signaling through Mcl-1 as a significant mechanism for NSCLC tumor cell survival and open new therapeutic avenues to abrogate the high mortality rate seen in NSCLC. IMPLICATIONS The TWEAK-Fn14 signaling axis enhances lung cancer cell survival and therapeutic resistance through Mcl-1, positioning both TWEAK-Fn14 and Mcl-1 as therapeutic opportunities in lung cancer.
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- Timothy G Whitsett
- Translational Genomics Research Institute, 445 N. Fifth St., Suite 400, Phoenix, AZ 85004.
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O'Farrill JS, Gordon N. Autophagy in osteosarcoma. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2014; 804:147-60. [PMID: 24924173 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-04843-7_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Osteosarcoma (OS) metastatic disease is resistant to conventional chemotherapy. Tumor resistance to chemotherapy has been one of the major areas of concern to clinicians and the topic of many laboratory investigators. Evaluation of mechanisms implicated in OS lung metastasis resistance to chemotherapy has been the focus of some of our most recent work. We have previously demonstrated the therapeutic efficacy of aerosol gemcitabine (GCB) in OS lung metastases. However, a subset of cells fails to respond to GCB treatment and persists as isolated lung metastases in vivo. Autophagy, a physiological mechanism that supports nutritional deprivation under stressful conditions, has been implicated in tumor resistance to chemotherapy. We demonstrated the induction of autophagy by GCB in LM7 metastatic human OS cells and K7M3 metastatic murine OS cells. Inhibition of autophagy resulted in increased sensitivity to GCB in LM7 cells. By contrast, inhibiting autophagy in K7M3 cells decreased GCB sensitivity. Defining the role autophagy plays in chemotherapy response in different tumor types has become of greater importance in order to identify the best suitable therapeutic approach. In this chapter, we summarize some of the most recent work related to autophagy in OS, identify some of the known mechanisms, and address the different roles autophagy plays in chemotherapy response.
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- Janice Santiago O'Farrill
- Department of Pediatrics-Research, The Children's Cancer Hospital, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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Manipulation of autophagy in cancer cells: an innovative strategy to fight drug resistance. Future Med Chem 2013; 5:1009-21. [PMID: 23734684 DOI: 10.4155/fmc.13.85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Autophagy is a catabolic process activated by stress conditions and nutrient deprivation, to which it reacts by promoting the degradation of damaged organelles and misfolded/aggregated proteins, as well as generating new energetic pools. Paradoxically, in cancer cells, which signal the dangerous microenvironment occurring during clinical therapies, autophagy could promote their proliferation and sustain drug resistance. Special attention is given to autophagy manipulation in order to counteract drug resistance of cancer cells. This article describes the basic properties of autophagy and focuses on the strategies of manipulating it.
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- James H Doroshow
- From the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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Minko T, Rodriguez-Rodriguez L, Pozharov V. Nanotechnology approaches for personalized treatment of multidrug resistant cancers. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2013; 65:1880-95. [PMID: 24120655 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2013.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2013] [Revised: 09/28/2013] [Accepted: 09/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The efficacy of chemotherapy is substantially limited by the resistance of cancer cells to anticancer drugs that fluctuates significantly in different patients. Under identical chemotherapeutic protocols, some patients may receive relatively ineffective doses of anticancer agents while other individuals obtain excessive amounts of drugs that induce severe adverse side effects on healthy tissues. The current review is focused on an individualized selection of drugs and targets to suppress multidrug resistance. Such selection is based on the molecular characteristics of a tumor from an individual patient that can potentially improve the treatment outcome and bring us closer to an era of personalized medicine.
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ICAM-3 endows anticancer drug resistance against microtubule-damaging agents via activation of the ICAM-3-AKT/ERK-CREB-2 pathway and blockage of apoptosis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2013; 441:507-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.10.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Accepted: 10/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Markman JL, Rekechenetskiy A, Holler E, Ljubimova JY. Nanomedicine therapeutic approaches to overcome cancer drug resistance. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2013; 65:1866-79. [PMID: 24120656 PMCID: PMC5812459 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2013.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 491] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Revised: 09/29/2013] [Accepted: 09/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Nanomedicine is an emerging form of therapy that focuses on alternative drug delivery and improvement of the treatment efficacy while reducing detrimental side effects to normal tissues. Cancer drug resistance is a complicated process that involves multiple mechanisms. Here we discuss the major forms of drug resistance and the new possibilities that nanomedicines offer to overcome these treatment obstacles. Novel nanomedicines that have a high ability for flexible, fast drug design and production based on tumor genetic profiles can be created making drug selection for personal patient treatment much more intensive and effective. This review aims to demonstrate the advantage of the young medical science field, nanomedicine, for overcoming cancer drug resistance. With the advanced design and alternative mechanisms of drug delivery known for different nanodrugs including liposomes, polymer conjugates, micelles, dendrimers, carbon-based, and metallic nanoparticles, overcoming various forms of multi-drug resistance looks promising and opens new horizons for cancer treatment.
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- Janet L Markman
- Nanomedicine Research Center, Department of Neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Leclere L, Cutsem PV, Michiels C. Anti-cancer activities of pH- or heat-modified pectin. Front Pharmacol 2013; 4:128. [PMID: 24115933 PMCID: PMC3792700 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2013.00128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2013] [Accepted: 09/14/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Despite enormous efforts that have been made in the search for novel drugs and treatments, cancer continues to be a major public health problem. Moreover, the emergence of resistance to cancer chemotherapy often prevents complete remission. Researchers have thus turned to natural products mainly from plant origin to circumvent resistance. Pectin and pH- or heat-modified pectin have demonstrated chemopreventive and antitumoral activities against some aggressive and recurrent cancers. The focus of this review is to describe how pectin and modified pectin display these activities and what are the possible underlying mechanisms. The failure of conventional chemotherapy to reduce mortality as well as serious side effects make natural products, such as pectin-derived products, ideal candidates for exerting synergism in combination with conventional anticancer drugs.
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- Lionel Leclere
- Unité de Recherche en Biologie Cellulaire, Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences, University of Namur Namur, Belgium
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Lu SZ, Harrison-Findik DD. Autophagy and cancer. World J Biol Chem 2013; 4:64-70. [PMID: 23977422 PMCID: PMC3746279 DOI: 10.4331/wjbc.v4.i3.64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2013] [Revised: 07/13/2013] [Accepted: 07/19/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Autophagy is a homeostatic and evolutionarily conserved mechanism of self-digestion by which the cells degrade and recycle long-lived proteins and excess or damaged organelles. Autophagy is activated in response to both physiological and pathological stimuli including growth factor depletion, energy deficiency or the upregulation of Bcl-2 protein expression. A novel role of autophagy in various cancers has been proposed. Interestingly, evidence that supports both a positive and negative role of autophagy in the pathogenesis of cancer has been reported. As a tumor suppression mechanism, autophagy maintains genome stability, induces senescence and possibly autophagic cell death. On the other hand, autophagy participates in tumor growth and maintenance by supplying metabolic substrate, limiting oxidative stress, and maintaining cancer stem cell population. It has been proposed that the differential roles of autophagy in cancer are disease type and stage specific. In addition, substrate selectivity might be involved in carrying out the specific effect of autophagy in cancer, and represents one of the potential directions for future studies.
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The Ras inhibitor S-trans,trans-farnesylthiosalicylic acid (FTS, Salirasib®) interferes with Ras membrane interactions that are crucial for Ras-dependent signaling and cellular transformation. FTS had been successfully evaluated in clinical trials of cancer patients. Interestingly, its effect is mediated by targeting Ras chaperones that serve as key coordinators for Ras proper folding and delivery, thus offering a novel target for cancer therapy. The development of new FTS analogs has revealed that the specific modifications to the FTS carboxyl group by esterification and amidation yielded compounds with improved growth inhibitory activity. When FTS was combined with additional therapeutic agents its activity toward Ras was significantly augmented. FTS should be tested not only in cancer but also for genetic diseases associated with abnormal Ras signaling, as well as for various inflammatory and autoimmune disturbances, where Ras plays a major role. We conclude that FTS has a great potential both as a safe anticancer drug and as a promising immune modulator agent.
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- Yoel Kloog
- Department of Neurobiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel.
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- Department of Neurobiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Neurobiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA; Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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