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Abstract B42: Silencing of DNA repair proteins with ECO/siRNA nanoparticles for the enhancement of radiation response in glioblastoma
In this study we investigate the use of these nanoparticles to deliver siRNA to inhibit ATM and DNApk activity and enhance radiation response in both glioma and glioma stem cell lines.Established glioma (U251) and glioma stem cell (NSC11) lines were used to evaluate the effectiveness of ECO nanoparticle delivery of siRNA in vitro . Cellular uptake of ECO nanoparticles loaded with fluorescent siRNA was assessed using flow cytometry and fluorescent microscopy, demonstrating the rapid uptake of ECO/siRNA nanoparticles in comparison to commercially available transfection agents. Protein and mRNA analyses revealed the kinetics ...
Source: Cancer Research - January 15, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Jennifer A. Lee, Nadia Ayat, Anita Tandle, Zheng-Rong Lu, Kevin Camphausen Tags: Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine Source Type: research

Application of bifurcation theory and siRNA-based control signal to restore the proper response of cancer cells to DNA damage
Publication date: 7 November 2016 Source:Journal of Theoretical Biology, Volume 408 Author(s): Emilia Kozłowska, Krzysztof Puszynski Many diseases with a genetic background such as some types of cancer are caused by damage in the p53 signaling pathway. The damage changes the system dynamics providing cancer cells with resistance to therapy such as radiation therapy. The change can be observed as the difference in bifurcation diagrams and equilibria type and location between normal and damaged cells, and summarized as the changes of the mathematical model parameters and following changes of the eigenvalues of Jacobian mat...
Source: Journal of Theoretical Biology - August 23, 2016 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Abstract 3943: siRNA-mediated HuR silencing sensitizes triple-negative breast cancer cells to radiation therapy
HuR is a ubiquitously expressed member of the Elav/Hu family of RNA-binding proteins which can associate with mRNAs containing AU-rich elements in their 3′-untranslated regions. It is predominantly a nuclear protein that translocates to the cytoplasm in response to stress signals and stabilizes mRNAs encoding proteins implicated in cell proliferation, angiogenesis, apoptosis, and stress response. Studies examining HuR expression in human cancers indicated that elevated cytoplasmic HuR expression is associated with a high histologic grade, large tumor size, and poor survival of patients with cancer, leading to the hypothe...
Source: Cancer Research - September 30, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Basalingappa, K. M., Mehta, M., Griffith, J. N., Muralidharan, R., Gorospe, M., Ramesh, R., Munshi, A. Tags: Tumor Biology Source Type: research

Cancers, Vol. 14, Pages 5179: Spermidine/Spermine N1-Acetyltransferase 1 (SAT1) & mdash;A Potential Gene Target for Selective Sensitization of Glioblastoma Cells Using an Ionizable Lipid Nanoparticle to Deliver siRNA
In this study, we prepared a lipid nanoparticle-based siRNA delivery system (LNP-siSAT1) to selectively knockdown (KD) SAT1 enzyme in a human glioblastoma cell line. The LNP-siSAT1 containing ionizable DODAP lipid was prepared following a microfluidics mixing method and the resulting nanoparticles had a hydrodynamic size of around 80 nm and a neutral surface charge. The LNP-siSAT1 effectively knocked down the SAT1 expression in U251, LN229, and 42MGBA GB cells, and other brain-relevant endothelial (hCMEC/D3), astrocyte (HA) and macrophage (ANA-1) cells at the mRNA and protein levels. SAT1 KD in U251 cells resulted in a 40%...
Source: Cancers - October 22, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Vinith Yathindranath Nura Safa Babu V. Sajesh Kelly Schwinghamer Magimairajan Issai Vanan Rashid Bux Daniel S. Sitar Marshall Pitz Teruna J. Siahaan Donald W. Miller Tags: Article Source Type: research

Auranofin, an Anti-rheumatic Gold Drug, Aggravates the Radiation-Induced Acute Intestinal Injury in Mice
Conclusion In this study, we found that a non-toxic dose of auranofin significantly aggravated the severity of the radiation-induced intestinal injury. This suggests that auranofin treatment can be an independent factor that influences the risk of intestinal complications after pelvic or abdominal radiotherapy. Ethics Statement All the protocols used in this study were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of the Korean Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences (IACUC permit number: KIRAMS217-0007). Author Contributions H-JL, JS, and Y-BL designed the experiments. EL and JK conducted the exp...
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - April 23, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Silencing of insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor enhances the radiation sensitivity of human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in vitro and in vivo
Conclusions: The results of the current study suggest that IGF-1r knockdown may enhance the radiation sensitivity of ESCC and increase the therapeutic effects of radiation both in vitro and in vivo. These results provide strong evidence that the targeted application of siRNA will enable the development of new therapeutic strategies for the clinical treatment of ESCC patients.
Source: BioMed Central - November 3, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Hui ZhaoXiaomeng Gu Source Type: research

RNF8 plays an important role in the radioresistance of human nasopharyngeal cancer cells in vitro.
Authors: Wang M, Chen X, Chen H, Zhang X, Li J, Gong H, Shiyan C, Yang F Abstract Tumor residue or recurrence is common after radiation therapy for nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) since the tumor cells can repair irradiation-induced DNA damage. The ubiquitination cascade mediates the assembly of repair and signaling proteins at sites of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). Ring finger protein 8 (RNF8) is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that triggers ubiquitination at the site of DSBs. The present study aimed to identify whether and how RNF8 small interfering RNA (siRNA) treatment enhances the radiosensitivity of irradiated human ...
Source: Oncology Reports - May 9, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oncol Rep Source Type: research

Abstract 854: Inhibition of PRMT5 results in radiosensitization in lung cancer cell lines
Conclusion: PRMT5 inhibition by siRNA or its specific inhibitors lead to radiosensitivity in A549 lung cancer cell line. This effect may be partially dependent on p53-dependent cell cycle arrest. Further work to inhibit PRMT5 in other lung cancer cell lines with different p53 activities will be investigated. Citation Format: Smitha Sharma, X Wu, P Smith, N Denko, C Li, H Lai, F Yan, K Shilo, A Chakravarti, S Sif, R Baiocchi, G Otterson, Meng Xu-Welliver. Inhibition of PRMT5 results in radiosensitization in lung cancer cell lines. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer...
Source: Cancer Research - September 30, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Sharma, S., Wu, X., Smith, P., Denko, N., Li, C., Lai, H., Yan, F., Shilo, K., Chakravarti, A., Sif, S., Baiocchi, R., Otterson, G., Xu-Welliver, M. Tags: Clinical Research (Excluding Clinical Trials) Source Type: research

The basal epithelial marker P-cadherin associates with breast cancer cell populations harboring a glycolytic and acid-resistant phenotype
Conclusions: Our results establish a link between aberrant P-cadherin expression and hypoxic, glycolytic and acid-resistant breast cancer cells, suggesting a possible role for this marker in cancer cell metabolism.
Source: BMC Cancer - October 1, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Bárbara SousaAna RibeiroAna NobreNair LopesDiana MartinsCéline PinheiroAndré VieiraAndré AlbergariaRené GerhardFernando SchmittFátima BaltazarJoana Paredes Source Type: research

Rt-40 * the down-regulation of h-ferritin as an adjuvant therapy in human glioma
This study supports the potential of H-ferritin siRNA as an adjuvant therapy in glioma treatment.
Source: Neuro-Oncology - November 3, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Pang, M., Liu, X., Madhankumar, A. B., Slagle-Webb, B., Connor, J. Tags: RADIATION THERAPY (CLINICAL AND/OR LABORATORY RESEARCH) Source Type: research

Abstract 861: Survivin-mediated adaptive response: a risk factor for IGRT
Exposure of cells to very low doses of ionizing radiation can induce an enhanced resistance or adaptive response to a subsequent larger radiation dose as demonstrated by an increase in cell survival. Expression of a radio-adaptive response has been attributed to pro-survival signaling processes induced by very low radiation doses in the range of 5 to 100 mGy. The radiation-induced adaptive response is gaining considerable attention due in part to the expanding use of imaging technologies such as computerized axial tomography and portal imaging to monitor tumor response and positioning during multi-dose standard radiation t...
Source: Cancer Research - September 30, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Grdina, D. J., Murley, J. S., Miller, R. C., Woloschak, G. E., Li, J. J., Weichselbaum, R. R. Tags: Clinical Research (Excluding Clinical Trials) Source Type: research

Abstract 3937: Inhibition of Notch and HIF enhances the antitumor effect of radiation in Notch expressing lung cancer
Conclusions: Radiation-induced up-regulation of Notch pathway and HIF-1α might provide therapeutic targets for more effective radiation therapy in NSCLC. Citation Format: Yasuyuki Ikezawa, Jun Sakakibara-Konishi, Hidenori Mizugaki, Satoshi Oizumi, Masaharu Nishimura. Inhibition of Notch and HIF enhances the antitumor effect of radiation in Notch expressing lung cancer. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2014 Apr 5-9; San Diego, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2014;74(19 Suppl):Abstract nr 3937. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2014-3937
Source: Cancer Research - September 30, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Ikezawa, Y., Sakakibara-Konishi, J., Mizugaki, H., Oizumi, S., Nishimura, M. Tags: Tumor Biology Source Type: research

Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 1122: The Role of lncRNAs TAPIR-1 and -2 as Diagnostic Markers and Potential Therapeutic Targets in Prostate Cancer
Muders Sommer Baretton Wirth Horn In search of new biomarkers suitable for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, genome-wide transcriptome sequencing was carried out with tissue specimens from 40 prostate cancer (PCa) and 8 benign prostate hyperplasia patients. We identified two intergenic long non-coding transcripts, located in close genomic proximity, which are highly expressed in PCa. Microarray studies on a larger cohort comprising 155 patients showed a profound diagnostic potential of these transcripts (AUC~0.94), which we designated as tumor associated prostate cancer increased lncRNA (TAP...
Source: Cancers - April 29, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Friedrich Wiedemann Reiche Puppel Pfeifer Zipfel Binder K öhl M üller Engeland Aigner F üssel Fr öhner Peitzsch Dubrovska Rade Christ Schreiber Hackerm üller Lehmann Toma Muders Sommer Baretton Wirth Horn Tags: Article Source Type: research

Activation of p53 with Nutlin-3a radiosensitizes lung cancer cells via enhancing radiation-induced premature senescence
Abstract: Radiotherapy is routinely used for the treatment of lung cancer. However, the mechanisms underlying ionizing radiation (IR)-induced senescence and its role in lung cancer treatment are poorly understood. Here, we show that IR suppresses the proliferation of human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells via an apoptosis-independent mechanism. Further investigations reveal that the anticancer effect of irradiation correlates well with IR-induced premature senescence, as evidenced by increased senescence-associated β-glactosidase (SA-β-gal) staining, decreased BrdU incorporation and elevated expression of p16INK4...
Source: Lung Cancer - May 20, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Hongmei Luo, Caroline Yount, Hainan Lang, Aimin Yang, Ellen C. Riemer, Katherine Lyons, Kenneth N. Vanek, Gerard A. Silvestri, Bradley A. Schulte, Gavin Y. Wang Tags: Carcinogenesis and molecular biology Source Type: research

Role of moesin in hyaluronan induced cell migration in glioblastoma multiforme
Conclusions: Our results suggest that development of inhibitors which interfere with CD44-moesin interactions may open a new avenue in the future to mitigate cellular migration in gliomas.
Source: Molecular Cancer - July 15, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Leroi DeSouzaAjay MattaZia KarimJoydeep MukherjeeX WangOlga KrakovskaGelareh ZadehAbhijit GuhaKW Siu Source Type: research