We performed next generation sequencing- and microarray-based gene expression profiling of CD44(+)/CD24(-)/CD45(-) breast CSCs (cancer stem cells) isolated from primary ERα-positive breast cancer. »
07/04/12

Tissue hemoglobin oxygen saturation (i.e. oxygenation) is a functional imaging endpoint that can reveal variations in tissue hypoxia which may be predictive of pathological response in subjects undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy (NCT). In this study we used Diffuse Optical Spectroscopic Imaging (DOSI) to measure concentrations of oxyhemoglobin (ctO2Hb), deoxy-hemoglobin (ctHHb), total Hb (ctTHb = ctO2Hb + ctHHb) and oxygen saturation (stO2= ctO2Hb/ctTHb) in tumor and contralateral normal tissue from forty-one patients with locally advanced primary breast cancer. »
07/09/12

Emerging evidence suggests that statins' may decrease the risk of cancers. However, available evidence on breast cancer is conflicting. We, therefore, examined the association between statin use and risk of breast cancer by conducting a detailed meta-analysis of all observational studies published regarding this subject. PubMed database and bibliographies of retrieved articles were searched for epidemiological studies published up to January 2012, investigating the relationship between statin use and breast cancer. »
08/01/12

HDAC inhibitors (HDACis) represent a class of anticancer agents including suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA, Vorinostat), which has shown a strong antitumor effect, both in vitro and in vivo. Induction of apoptotic genes is an important pathway of SAHA cytotoxic mechanism of action and it has been largely described that SAHA induces sensitization of cell death receptor-resistant breast cancer cells to apoptosis. »
07/13/12

Cells from medulloblastoma lines do not contain detectable amounts of the basic leucine-zipper protein Zhangfei. However, we have previously shown that expression of this protein in cells of the ONS-76 and UW228 medulloblastoma lines causes the cells to stop growing and develop processes that resemble neurites. Our objective was to determine the molecular mechanisms by which Zhangfei influences ONS-76 cells. »
07/15/12

The Fyn related kinase (FRK), a member of intracellular Src-related tyrosine kinases, was recently reported to function as a potent tumor suppressor in several cancer types. However, the expression level and functional significance of FRK in human malignant glioma, which is characterized by high migration and invasion potential, have never been investigated. »
07/13/12

To determine if the use of pioglitazone is associated with an increased risk of incident bladder cancer in people with type 2 diabetes. »
05/30/12

Bladder cancer is one of the most common urogenital malignancies. The intravesical instillation of anticancer agents is an attractive strategy to treat a superficial lesion or floating/disseminated cancer cells after transurethral operation. An adenovirus carrying REIC/Dkk-3, a tumor suppressor gene (Ad-REIC), exhibits cancer-specific apoptotic effects in various types of cancer cells. The aim of the present study was to examine the potential of Ad-REIC as a therapeutic agent for bladder cancer. »
08/01/12

Androgen receptor has a critical role in prostate cancer development and progression. Cell death via autophagy may also contribute to prostate cancer progression. We determined the role and regulatory effects of androgen receptor on the autophagy process of prostate cancer cells. »
08/17/12

IGFBP7 belongs to a family of insulin-like growth factor-1 regulatory binding proteins. IGFBP7 hypermethylation is associated with its down-regulation in various carcinomas. In prostate cancer IGFBP7 down-regulation has been widely reported but to our knowledge the mechanisms behind this event are unknown. We performed a denaturing high performance liquid chromatography screening and validation strategy to profile the methylation status of IGFBP7 in prostate cancer. »
08/17/12