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Improving The Selective Cancer Killing Ability Of Zno Nanoparticles Using Fe Doping, Aaron Thurber, Denise Wingett, John Rasmussen, Janet Layne, Lydia Johnson, Dmitri Tenne, Jianhui Zhang, Charles Hanna, Alex Punnoose
Improving The Selective Cancer Killing Ability Of Zno Nanoparticles Using Fe Doping, Aaron Thurber, Denise Wingett, John Rasmussen, Janet Layne, Lydia Johnson, Dmitri Tenne, Jianhui Zhang, Charles Hanna, Alex Punnoose
Lydia Johnson
This work reports a new method to improve our recent demonstration of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) selectively killing certain human cancer cells, achieved by incorporating Fe ions into the NPs. Thoroughly characterized cationic ZnO NPs (∼6 nm) doped with Fe ions (Zn(1-x )Fe (x) O, x = 0-0.15) were used in this work, applied at a concentration of 24 μg/ml. Cytotoxicity studies using flow cytometry on Jurkat leukemic cancer cells show cell viability drops from about 43% for undoped ZnO NPs to 15% for ZnO NPs doped with 7.5% Fe. However, the trend reverses and cell viability increases with …
Maternal Consumption Of Canola Oil Suppressed Mammary Gland Tumorigenesis In C3(1) Tag Mice Offspring, Gabriela Ion, Juliana A. Akinsete, W. Elaine Hardman
Maternal Consumption Of Canola Oil Suppressed Mammary Gland Tumorigenesis In C3(1) Tag Mice Offspring, Gabriela Ion, Juliana A. Akinsete, W. Elaine Hardman
Gabriela Ion
Background: Maternal consumption of a diet high in omega 6 polyunsaturated fats (n-6 PUFA) has been shown to increase risk whereas a diet high in omega 3 polyunsaturated fats (n-3 PUFA) from fish oil has been shown to decrease risk for mammary gland cancer in female offspring of rats. The aim of this study was to determine whether increasing n-3 PUFA and reducing n-6 PUFA by using canola oil instead of corn oil in the maternal diet might reduce the risk for breast cancer in female offspring. Methods: Female SV 129 mice were divided into two groups and placed on …
Maternal Consumption Of Canola Oil Suppressed Mammary Gland Tumorigenesis In C3(1) Tag Mice Offspring, Gabriela Ion, Juliana A. Akinsete, W. Elaine Hardman
Maternal Consumption Of Canola Oil Suppressed Mammary Gland Tumorigenesis In C3(1) Tag Mice Offspring, Gabriela Ion, Juliana A. Akinsete, W. Elaine Hardman
Elaine Hardman Ph.D.
Background: Maternal consumption of a diet high in omega 6 polyunsaturated fats (n-6 PUFA) has been shown to increase risk whereas a diet high in omega 3 polyunsaturated fats (n-3 PUFA) from fish oil has been shown to decrease risk for mammary gland cancer in female offspring of rats. The aim of this study was to determine whether increasing n-3 PUFA and reducing n-6 PUFA by using canola oil instead of corn oil in the maternal diet might reduce the risk for breast cancer in female offspring. Methods: Female SV 129 mice were divided into two groups and placed on …
Diversity In Secreted Pla2-Iia Activity Among Inbred Mouse Strains That Are Resistant Or Susceptible To Apcmin/+ Tumorigenesis, Marina Markova, Revati Koratkar, Karen Silverman, Vincent Sollars, Melina Macphee-Pellini, Rhonda Walters, Juan Palazzo, Arthur Buchberg, Linda Siracusa, Steven Farber
Diversity In Secreted Pla2-Iia Activity Among Inbred Mouse Strains That Are Resistant Or Susceptible To Apcmin/+ Tumorigenesis, Marina Markova, Revati Koratkar, Karen Silverman, Vincent Sollars, Melina Macphee-Pellini, Rhonda Walters, Juan Palazzo, Arthur Buchberg, Linda Siracusa, Steven Farber
Vincent E Sollars
The secreted phospholipase A2 type IIA (Pla2g2a) gene was previously identified as a modifier of intestinal adenoma multiplicity in ApcMin/+ mice. To determine if intestinal secreted phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) activity was also attenuated in susceptible strains, we developed a sensitive assay to directly quantitate sPLA2 activity in the murine intestinal tract utilizing a fluorescent BODIPY-labeled phospholipid substrate. Here, we report assay conditions that distinguish between secreted and cytosolic PLA2 enzyme activities in extracts of intestinal tissue. The small intestine exhibited higher activity levels than the large intestine. Consistent with predictions from the sPLA …
The Epigenomic Viewpoint On Cellular Differentiation Of Myeloid Progenitor Cells As It Pertains To Leukemogenesis, Vincent E. Sollars
The Epigenomic Viewpoint On Cellular Differentiation Of Myeloid Progenitor Cells As It Pertains To Leukemogenesis, Vincent E. Sollars
Vincent E Sollars
The new millennium has brought with it a surge of research in the field of epigenetics. This has included advances in our understanding of stem cell characteristics and mechanisms of commitment to cell lineages prior to differentiation. The nature of stem cells is similar to that of malignant cells in that they have unlimited self-renewal and protection from apoptosis, leading researchers to suspect that stem cells are the target of oncogenesis. This review will explore the idea of how epigenetic control of gene expression may contribute to mechanisms controlling differentiation of myeloid progenitor cells and its importance to our understanding …
Star Rna-Binding Protein Quaking Suppresses Cancer Via Stabilization Of Specific Mirna, Natalie Farny, An-Jou Chen, Ji-Hye Paik, Hailei Zhang, Sachet Shukla, Richard Mortensen, Jian Hu, Haoqiang Ying, Baoli Hu, Jessica Hurt, Caroline Dong, Yonghong Xiao, Y. Wang, Pamela Silver, Lynda Chin, Shobha Vasudevan, Ronald Depinho
Star Rna-Binding Protein Quaking Suppresses Cancer Via Stabilization Of Specific Mirna, Natalie Farny, An-Jou Chen, Ji-Hye Paik, Hailei Zhang, Sachet Shukla, Richard Mortensen, Jian Hu, Haoqiang Ying, Baoli Hu, Jessica Hurt, Caroline Dong, Yonghong Xiao, Y. Wang, Pamela Silver, Lynda Chin, Shobha Vasudevan, Ronald Depinho
Natalie G. Farny
Multidimensional cancer genome analysis and validation has defined Quaking (QKI), a member of the signal transduction and activation of RNA (STAR) family of RNA-binding proteins, as a novel glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) tumor suppressor. Here, we establish that p53 directly regulates QKI gene expression, and QKI protein associates with and leads to the stabilization of miR-20a; miR-20a, in turn, regulates TGFβR2 and the TGFβ signaling network. This pathway circuitry is substantiated by in silico epistasis analysis of its components in the human GBM TCGA (The Cancer Genome Atlas Project) collection and by their gain- and loss-of-function interactions in in vitro and …
Sensitive Mutation Detection In Heterogeneous Cancer Specimens By Massively Parallel Picoliter Reactor Sequencing, Torstein Tengs
Sensitive Mutation Detection In Heterogeneous Cancer Specimens By Massively Parallel Picoliter Reactor Sequencing, Torstein Tengs
Dr. Torstein Tengs
The sensitivity of conventional DNA sequencing in tumor biopsies is limited by stromal contamination and by genetic heterogeneity within the cancer. Here, we show that microreactor-based pyrosequencing can detect rare cancer-associated sequence variations by independent and parallel sampling of multiple representatives of a given DNA fragment. This technology can thereby facilitate accurate molecular diagnosis of heterogeneous cancer specimens and enable patient selection for targeted cancer therapies.
Detection Of Oncogenic Mutations In The Egfr Gene In Lung Adenocarcinoma With Differential Sensitivity To Egfr Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors, Torstein Tengs
Detection Of Oncogenic Mutations In The Egfr Gene In Lung Adenocarcinoma With Differential Sensitivity To Egfr Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors, Torstein Tengs
Dr. Torstein Tengs
The complete sequencing of the human genome and the development of molecularly targeted cancer therapy have promoted efforts to identify systematically the genetic alterations in human cancer. By high-throughput sequencing of tyrosine kinase genes in human non-small-cell lung cancer, we identified somatic mutations in the kinase domain of the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase gene (EGFR) that are correlated with clinical response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). We have shown that these mutant forms of EGFR induce oncogenic transformation in different cellular systems. Cells whose growth depends on EGFR with mutations in exons 19 and 21 are sensitive …