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Capsaicin Displays Anti-Proliferative Activity Against Human Small Cell Lung Cancer In Cell Culture And Nude Mice Models Via The E2f Pathway, Kathleen C. Brown, Theodore R. Witte, W. Elaine Hardman, Haitao Luo, Yi C. Chen, A. Betts Carpenter, Jamie K. Lau, Piyali Dasgupta
Capsaicin Displays Anti-Proliferative Activity Against Human Small Cell Lung Cancer In Cell Culture And Nude Mice Models Via The E2f Pathway, Kathleen C. Brown, Theodore R. Witte, W. Elaine Hardman, Haitao Luo, Yi C. Chen, A. Betts Carpenter, Jamie K. Lau, Piyali Dasgupta
Kathleen C. Brown
Background: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is characterized by rapid progression and low survival rates. Therefore, novel therapeutic agents are urgently needed for this disease. Capsaicin, the active ingredient of chilli peppers, displays antiproliferative activity in prostate and epidermoid cancer in vitro. However, the anti-proliferative activity of capsaicin has not been studied in human SCLCs. The present manuscript fills this void of knowledge and explores the anti-proliferative effect of capsaicin in SCLC in vitro and in vivo. Methodology/Principal Findings: BrdU assays and PCNA ELISAs showed that capsaicin displays robust anti-proliferative activity in four human SCLC cell lines. Furthermore, capsaicin potently …
Does The Expression Of Ki-67, P16 And Cox-2 At Initial Diagnosis Of Breast Atypia Or Usual Ductal Hyperplasia Predict A Second Clinically Significant Event?, Judy A. Tjoe, Philippe Gascard, Jianxin Zhao, Gary F. Neitzel, Maharaj Singh, Brittany Last, James Marx, Thea Tlsty, Sanjay Kansra
Does The Expression Of Ki-67, P16 And Cox-2 At Initial Diagnosis Of Breast Atypia Or Usual Ductal Hyperplasia Predict A Second Clinically Significant Event?, Judy A. Tjoe, Philippe Gascard, Jianxin Zhao, Gary F. Neitzel, Maharaj Singh, Brittany Last, James Marx, Thea Tlsty, Sanjay Kansra
Maharaj Singh
Background: Women diagnosed with atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) or atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH) have a fivefold increased risk of developing breast cancer. Because ADH/ALH can be precursors or predictive markers of a subsequent clinically significant event (SCSE), i.e. atypia, in situ or invasive carcinoma, the clinical outcome for these patients ranges anywhere from remission to invasive malignancy. Currently we cannot predict which atypical breast lesion is likely to be associated with future cancer, resulting in aggressive management and, possibly, overtreatment. Kerlikowske et al. reported that a combination of three biomarkers (cell cycle regulator p16INK4a, proliferation antigen Ki-67 and stress response …
Does The Expression Of Ki-67, P16 And Cox-2 At Initial Diagnosis Of Breast Atypia Or Usual Ductal Hyperplasia Predict A Second Clinically Significant Event?, Judy Tjoe, Philippe Gascard, Jianxin Zhao, Gary Neitzel, Maharaj Singh, Brittany Last, James Marx, Thea Tlsty, Sanjay Kansra
Does The Expression Of Ki-67, P16 And Cox-2 At Initial Diagnosis Of Breast Atypia Or Usual Ductal Hyperplasia Predict A Second Clinically Significant Event?, Judy Tjoe, Philippe Gascard, Jianxin Zhao, Gary Neitzel, Maharaj Singh, Brittany Last, James Marx, Thea Tlsty, Sanjay Kansra
Judy Tjoe, MD
Background: Women diagnosed with atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) or atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH) have a fivefold increased risk of developing breast cancer. Because ADH/ALH can be precursors or predictive markers of a subsequent clinically significant event (SCSE), i.e. atypia, in situ or invasive carcinoma, the clinical outcome for these patients ranges anywhere from remission to invasive malignancy. Currently we cannot predict which atypical breast lesion is likely to be associated with future cancer, resulting in aggressive management and, possibly, overtreatment. Kerlikowske et al. reported that a combination of three biomarkers (cell cycle regulator p16INK4a, proliferation antigen Ki-67 and stress response …
Eradication Of Therapy-Resistant Human Prostate Tumors Using An Ultrasound-Guided Site-Specific Cancer Terminator Virus Delivery Approach, Adelaide Greco, Altomare Benedetto, Candace Howard, Sarah Kelly, Rounak Nande, Yulia Dementieva, Michele Miranda, Arturo Brunetti, Marco Salvatore, Luigi Claudio, Devanand Sarkar, Paul Dent, David Curiel, Paul Fisher, Pier Claudio
Eradication Of Therapy-Resistant Human Prostate Tumors Using An Ultrasound-Guided Site-Specific Cancer Terminator Virus Delivery Approach, Adelaide Greco, Altomare Benedetto, Candace Howard, Sarah Kelly, Rounak Nande, Yulia Dementieva, Michele Miranda, Arturo Brunetti, Marco Salvatore, Luigi Claudio, Devanand Sarkar, Paul Dent, David Curiel, Paul Fisher, Pier Claudio
Yulia Dementieva
Intratumoral injections of a replication-incompetent adenovirus (Ad) expressing melanoma differentiation– associated gene-7/interleukin-24 (Ad.mda-7), a secreted cytokine displaying cancer-selective, apoptosis-inducing properties, profoundly inhibits prostate cancer (PC) growth in immune-incompetent animals. In contrast, Ad.mda-7 is ineffective in PCs overexpressing antiapoptotic proteins such as Bcl-2 or Bcl-x L . However, intratumoral injections of a conditionally replication-competent Ad (CRCA) in which expression of the adenoviral E1A gene is driven by the cancer-specific promoter of progression-elevated gene-3 (PEG-3) and which simultaneously expresses mda-7/interleukin (IL)-24 in the E3 region of the Ad (Ad.PEG-E1A-mda-7), a cancer terminator virus (CTV), is highly active in these cells. A major …
Effect Of Receptor-Selective Retinoids On Growth And Differentiation Pathways In Mouse Melanoma Cells, Sejal H. Desai, Goran Boskovic, Linda L. Eastham, Marcia Dawson, Richard M. Niles
Effect Of Receptor-Selective Retinoids On Growth And Differentiation Pathways In Mouse Melanoma Cells, Sejal H. Desai, Goran Boskovic, Linda L. Eastham, Marcia Dawson, Richard M. Niles
Goran Boskovic
Treatment of B16 mouse melanoma cells with all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) results in inhibition of cell proliferation and induction of differentiation. Accompanying these events is an induction of retinoic acid receptor β (RARβ) expression, an increase in protein kinase Cα (PKCα) expression, and enhanced activator protein-1 (AP-1) transcriptional activity. These cells express nuclear RARα and RARγ and nuclear retinoid X receptors (RXR) α and β constitutively. We tested the ability of receptor-selective retinoids to induce the biochemical changes found in ATRA-treated melanoma cells and also tested their effectiveness in decreasing anchorage-dependent and -independent growth. The RXR-selective ligand (2E,4E)-6-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-3,5,5,8,8-pentamethyl-2-naphthalenyl)-3,7-dimethyl-2,4,6-octatrienoic acid (SR11246) was …
Regulation Of Retinoic Acid Receptor Α By Protein Kinase C In B16 Mouse Melanoma Cells, Goran Boskovic, Dinakar Desai, Richard M. Niles
Regulation Of Retinoic Acid Receptor Α By Protein Kinase C In B16 Mouse Melanoma Cells, Goran Boskovic, Dinakar Desai, Richard M. Niles
Goran Boskovic
We have previously found that retinoic acid stimulates the expression of protein kinase Cα (PKC) in B16 mouse melanoma cells. Because it has been reported that PKC can phosphorylate retinoic acid receptor (RAR) and alter its function, we determined whether changes in the level and/or activity of PKC could affect the expression or function of the RAR in B16 melanoma. Using in vivophosphorylation and band shift techniques, we could not demonstrate that altering PKC activity and/or protein level changed thein vivo phosphorylation of RARα. However activation of PKC resulted in increased RARα protein. Increased receptor protein correlated with a phorbol …
Effect Of Receptor-Selective Retinoids On Growth And Differentiation Pathways In Mouse Melanoma Cells, Sejal H. Desai, Goran Boskovic, Linda L. Eastham, Marcia Dawson, Richard M. Niles
Effect Of Receptor-Selective Retinoids On Growth And Differentiation Pathways In Mouse Melanoma Cells, Sejal H. Desai, Goran Boskovic, Linda L. Eastham, Marcia Dawson, Richard M. Niles
Richard M. Niles
Treatment of B16 mouse melanoma cells with all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) results in inhibition of cell proliferation and induction of differentiation. Accompanying these events is an induction of retinoic acid receptor β (RARβ) expression, an increase in protein kinase Cα (PKCα) expression, and enhanced activator protein-1 (AP-1) transcriptional activity. These cells express nuclear RARα and RARγ and nuclear retinoid X receptors (RXR) α and β constitutively. We tested the ability of receptor-selective retinoids to induce the biochemical changes found in ATRA-treated melanoma cells and also tested their effectiveness in decreasing anchorage-dependent and -independent growth. The RXR-selective ligand (2E,4E)-6-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-3,5,5,8,8-pentamethyl-2-naphthalenyl)-3,7-dimethyl-2,4,6-octatrienoic acid (SR11246) was …
Effect Of Receptor-Selective Retinoids On Growth And Differentiation Pathways In Mouse Melanoma Cells, Sejal H. Desai, Goran Boskovic, Linda L. Eastham, Marcia Dawson, Richard M. Niles
Effect Of Receptor-Selective Retinoids On Growth And Differentiation Pathways In Mouse Melanoma Cells, Sejal H. Desai, Goran Boskovic, Linda L. Eastham, Marcia Dawson, Richard M. Niles
Linda L. Eastham
Treatment of B16 mouse melanoma cells with all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) results in inhibition of cell proliferation and induction of differentiation. Accompanying these events is an induction of retinoic acid receptor β (RARβ) expression, an increase in protein kinase Cα (PKCα) expression, and enhanced activator protein-1 (AP-1) transcriptional activity. These cells express nuclear RARα and RARγ and nuclear retinoid X receptors (RXR) α and β constitutively. We tested the ability of receptor-selective retinoids to induce the biochemical changes found in ATRA-treated melanoma cells and also tested their effectiveness in decreasing anchorage-dependent and -independent growth. The RXR-selective ligand (2E,4E)-6-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-3,5,5,8,8-pentamethyl-2-naphthalenyl)-3,7-dimethyl-2,4,6-octatrienoic acid (SR11246) was …
Vitamin A (Retinoids) Regulation Of Mouse Melanoma Growth And Differentiation, Richard Niles
Vitamin A (Retinoids) Regulation Of Mouse Melanoma Growth And Differentiation, Richard Niles
Richard M Niles
The incidence of melanoma is rapidly increasing in the U.S. population. At the present, there is no effective chemotherapy against invasive melanoma. At our laboratory, we have been studying retinoic acid (RA)-induced growth arrest and differentiation in the B16 murine melanoma cell model. Several immediate-early gene targets of RA were identified by gene arrays. In one of these genes, T-box binding protein-2 (Tbx-2), an RA response element, was identified in the promoter region that mediates the RA responsiveness of this gene. RA also induces a sixfold to eightfold increase in protein kinase C (PKC)α RNA and protein. This gene is …
Regulation Of Retinoic Acid Receptor Α By Protein Kinase C In B16 Mouse Melanoma Cells, Goran Boskovic, Dinakar Desai, Richard M. Niles
Regulation Of Retinoic Acid Receptor Α By Protein Kinase C In B16 Mouse Melanoma Cells, Goran Boskovic, Dinakar Desai, Richard M. Niles
Richard M. Niles
We have previously found that retinoic acid stimulates the expression of protein kinase Cα (PKC) in B16 mouse melanoma cells. Because it has been reported that PKC can phosphorylate retinoic acid receptor (RAR) and alter its function, we determined whether changes in the level and/or activity of PKC could affect the expression or function of the RAR in B16 melanoma. Using in vivophosphorylation and band shift techniques, we could not demonstrate that altering PKC activity and/or protein level changed thein vivo phosphorylation of RARα. However activation of PKC resulted in increased RARα protein. Increased receptor protein correlated with a phorbol …
Capsaicin Displays Anti-Proliferative Activity Against Human Small Cell Lung Cancer In Cell Culture And Nude Mice Models Via The E2f Pathway, Kathleen C. Brown, Theodore R. Witte, W. Elaine Hardman, Haitao Luo, Yi C. Chen, A. Betts Carpenter, Jamie K. Lau, Piyali Dasgupta
Capsaicin Displays Anti-Proliferative Activity Against Human Small Cell Lung Cancer In Cell Culture And Nude Mice Models Via The E2f Pathway, Kathleen C. Brown, Theodore R. Witte, W. Elaine Hardman, Haitao Luo, Yi C. Chen, A. Betts Carpenter, Jamie K. Lau, Piyali Dasgupta
A. Betts Carpenter
Background: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is characterized by rapid progression and low survival rates. Therefore, novel therapeutic agents are urgently needed for this disease. Capsaicin, the active ingredient of chilli peppers, displays antiproliferative activity in prostate and epidermoid cancer in vitro. However, the anti-proliferative activity of capsaicin has not been studied in human SCLCs. The present manuscript fills this void of knowledge and explores the anti-proliferative effect of capsaicin in SCLC in vitro and in vivo. Methodology/Principal Findings: BrdU assays and PCNA ELISAs showed that capsaicin displays robust anti-proliferative activity in four human SCLC cell lines. Furthermore, capsaicin potently …
Mg624, An A7-Nachr Antagonist, Inhibits Angiogenesis Via The Egr-1/Fgf2 Pathway, Kathleen Brown, Jamie Lau, Aaron Dom, Theodore Witte, Haitao Luo, Clayton Crabtree, Yashoni Shah, Brandon Shiflett, Aileen Marcelo, Nancy Proper, W. Hardman, Richard Egleton, Yi Chen, Elsa Mangiarua, Piyali Dasgupta
Mg624, An A7-Nachr Antagonist, Inhibits Angiogenesis Via The Egr-1/Fgf2 Pathway, Kathleen Brown, Jamie Lau, Aaron Dom, Theodore Witte, Haitao Luo, Clayton Crabtree, Yashoni Shah, Brandon Shiflett, Aileen Marcelo, Nancy Proper, W. Hardman, Richard Egleton, Yi Chen, Elsa Mangiarua, Piyali Dasgupta
Nancy A. Proper
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) demonstrates a strong etiological association with smoking. Although cigarette smoke is a mixture of about 4,000 compounds, nicotine is the addictive component of cigarette smoke. Several convergent studies have shown that nicotine promotes angiogenesis in lung cancers via the α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7-nAChR) on endothelial cells. Therefore, we conjectured that α7-nAChR antagonists may attenuate nicotine-induced angiogenesis and be useful for the treatment of human SCLC. For the first time, our study explores the anti-angiogenic activity of MG624, a small-molecule α7-nAChR antagonist, in several experimental models of angiogenesis. We observed that MG624 potently suppressed the proliferation …
Mg624, An A7-Nachr Antagonist, Inhibits Angiogenesis Via The Egr-1/Fgf2 Pathway, Kathleen Brown, Jamie Lau, Aaron Dom, Theodore Witte, Haitao Luo, Clayton Crabtree, Yashoni Shah, Brandon Shiflett, Aileen Marcelo, Nancy Proper, W. Hardman, Richard Egleton, Yi Chen, Elsa Mangiarua, Piyali Dasgupta
Mg624, An A7-Nachr Antagonist, Inhibits Angiogenesis Via The Egr-1/Fgf2 Pathway, Kathleen Brown, Jamie Lau, Aaron Dom, Theodore Witte, Haitao Luo, Clayton Crabtree, Yashoni Shah, Brandon Shiflett, Aileen Marcelo, Nancy Proper, W. Hardman, Richard Egleton, Yi Chen, Elsa Mangiarua, Piyali Dasgupta
Jamie K. Lau
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) demonstrates a strong etiological association with smoking. Although cigarette smoke is a mixture of about 4,000 compounds, nicotine is the addictive component of cigarette smoke. Several convergent studies have shown that nicotine promotes angiogenesis in lung cancers via the α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7-nAChR) on endothelial cells. Therefore, we conjectured that α7-nAChR antagonists may attenuate nicotine-induced angiogenesis and be useful for the treatment of human SCLC. For the first time, our study explores the anti-angiogenic activity of MG624, a small-molecule α7-nAChR antagonist, in several experimental models of angiogenesis. We observed that MG624 potently suppressed the proliferation …
Resveratrol Is Rapidly Metabolized In Athymic (Nu/Nu) Mice And Does Not Inhibit Human Melanoma Xenograft Tumor Growth, Richard Niles, Carla Cook, Gary Meadows, Ya-Min Fu, Jerry Mclaughlin, Gary Rankin
Resveratrol Is Rapidly Metabolized In Athymic (Nu/Nu) Mice And Does Not Inhibit Human Melanoma Xenograft Tumor Growth, Richard Niles, Carla Cook, Gary Meadows, Ya-Min Fu, Jerry Mclaughlin, Gary Rankin
Carla R. Cook
Resveratrol has been shown to have anticarcinogenic activity. We previously found that resveratrol inhibited growth and induced apoptosis in 2 human melanoma cell lines. In this study we determined whether resveratrol would inhibit human melanoma xenograft growth. Athymic mice received control diets or diets containing 110 μmol/L or 263 μmol/L resveratrol, 2 wk prior to subcutaneous injection of the tumor cells. Tumor growth was measured during a 3-wk period. Metabolism of resveratrol was assayed by bolus gavage of 75 mg/kg resveratrol in tumor-bearing and nontumor-bearing mice. Pellets containing 10–100 mg resveratrol were implanted into the mice, next to newly palpated …
Silencing And Re-Expression Of Retinoic Acid Receptor Beta2 In Human Melanoma, Jun Fan, Linda Eastham, Melinda Varney, Adam Hall, Nicolas Adkins, Vincent Sollars, Philippe Georgel, Richard Niles
Silencing And Re-Expression Of Retinoic Acid Receptor Beta2 In Human Melanoma, Jun Fan, Linda Eastham, Melinda Varney, Adam Hall, Nicolas Adkins, Vincent Sollars, Philippe Georgel, Richard Niles
Linda L. Eastham
Many melanoma cells are resistant to the anti-proliferative effect of all trans retinoic acid (ATRA). Retinoic Acid Receptor-β2 (RAR-β2) mediates the ATRA growth inhibition. We found a correlation between the anti-proliferative activity of ATRA and expression of RAR-β2. There was not a strict correlation between DNA methylation of RAR-β gene and its expression. There was no difference in global and RARβ specific nucleosome repeat length (NRL) in melanoma and melanocytes or between control and ATRA treated cells. Pan-acetylation of H3 and H4 within the RAR-β gene promoter was higher in cells expressing RAR-β2. All trans retinoic acid treatment of …
Pparα/Γ Expression And Activity In Mouse And Human Melanocytes And Melanoma Cells, Linda Eastham, Caroline Mills, Richard Niles
Pparα/Γ Expression And Activity In Mouse And Human Melanocytes And Melanoma Cells, Linda Eastham, Caroline Mills, Richard Niles
Linda L. Eastham
Purpose. We examined the expression of PPARs and the effects of PPARα and PPARγ agonists on growth of mouse and human melanocytes and melanoma cells.
Methods. PPARα,β, and PPARγ mRNA qualitative expression in melan-a mouse melanocytes, B16 mouse melanoma, human melanocytes, and A375 and SK-mel28 human melanoma cells was determined by RT-PCR, while quantitative PPARα mRNA levels were determined by QuantiGene assay. PPARα and PPARγ protein was assessed by Western blotting. The effect of natural and synthetic PPAR ligands on cell growth was determined by either hemocytometer counting or crystal violet assay. PPAR transcriptional activity was determined by a PPRE-reporter …
Expression And Function Of Cd9 In Melanoma Cells, Jun Fan, Guo-Zhang Zhu, Richard Niles
Expression And Function Of Cd9 In Melanoma Cells, Jun Fan, Guo-Zhang Zhu, Richard Niles
Jun Fan
CD9, a member of the tetraspanin family, functions as an organizer in “tetraspanin webs,” through interacting with other cell adhesion molecules. It plays a role in differentiation, fertilization, and cell migration. We investigated the expression and function of CD9 in melanoma. CD9 protein expression in B16 mouse melanoma and six human melanoma cell lines was decreased compared to normal melanocytes. B16F1 clones stably overexpressing CD9 had reduced ability to form colonies in soft agar; however, paradoxically these overexpressing clones had increased ability to invade Matrigel. Similarly, transient overexpression of CD9 in the human metastatic melanoma cell line WM9 dramatically decreased …
Silencing And Re-Expression Of Retinoic Acid Receptor Beta2 In Human Melanoma, Jun Fan, Linda Eastham, Melinda Varney, Adam Hall, Nicolas Adkins, Vincent Sollars, Philippe Georgel, Richard Niles
Silencing And Re-Expression Of Retinoic Acid Receptor Beta2 In Human Melanoma, Jun Fan, Linda Eastham, Melinda Varney, Adam Hall, Nicolas Adkins, Vincent Sollars, Philippe Georgel, Richard Niles
Jun Fan
Many melanoma cells are resistant to the anti-proliferative effect of all trans retinoic acid (ATRA). Retinoic Acid Receptor-β2 (RAR-β2) mediates the ATRA growth inhibition. We found a correlation between the anti-proliferative activity of ATRA and expression of RAR-β2. There was not a strict correlation between DNA methylation of RAR-β gene and its expression. There was no difference in global and RARβ specific nucleosome repeat length (NRL) in melanoma and melanocytes or between control and ATRA treated cells. Pan-acetylation of H3 and H4 within the RAR-β gene promoter was higher in cells expressing RAR-β2. All trans retinoic acid treatment of …
Mg624, An A7-Nachr Antagonist, Inhibits Angiogenesis Via The Egr-1/Fgf2 Pathway, Kathleen Brown, Jamie Lau, Aaron Dom, Theodore Witte, Haitao Luo, Clayton Crabtree, Yashoni Shah, Brandon Shiflett, Aileen Marcelo, Nancy Proper, W. Hardman, Richard Egleton, Yi Chen, Elsa Mangiarua, Piyali Dasgupta
Mg624, An A7-Nachr Antagonist, Inhibits Angiogenesis Via The Egr-1/Fgf2 Pathway, Kathleen Brown, Jamie Lau, Aaron Dom, Theodore Witte, Haitao Luo, Clayton Crabtree, Yashoni Shah, Brandon Shiflett, Aileen Marcelo, Nancy Proper, W. Hardman, Richard Egleton, Yi Chen, Elsa Mangiarua, Piyali Dasgupta
Elsa I. Mangiarua
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) demonstrates a strong etiological association with smoking. Although cigarette smoke is a mixture of about 4,000 compounds, nicotine is the addictive component of cigarette smoke. Several convergent studies have shown that nicotine promotes angiogenesis in lung cancers via the α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7-nAChR) on endothelial cells. Therefore, we conjectured that α7-nAChR antagonists may attenuate nicotine-induced angiogenesis and be useful for the treatment of human SCLC. For the first time, our study explores the anti-angiogenic activity of MG624, a small-molecule α7-nAChR antagonist, in several experimental models of angiogenesis. We observed that MG624 potently suppressed the proliferation …
Mg624, An A7-Nachr Antagonist, Inhibits Angiogenesis Via The Egr-1/Fgf2 Pathway, Kathleen Brown, Jamie Lau, Aaron Dom, Theodore Witte, Haitao Luo, Clayton Crabtree, Yashoni Shah, Brandon Shiflett, Aileen Marcelo, Nancy Proper, W. Hardman, Richard Egleton, Yi Chen, Elsa Mangiarua, Piyali Dasgupta
Mg624, An A7-Nachr Antagonist, Inhibits Angiogenesis Via The Egr-1/Fgf2 Pathway, Kathleen Brown, Jamie Lau, Aaron Dom, Theodore Witte, Haitao Luo, Clayton Crabtree, Yashoni Shah, Brandon Shiflett, Aileen Marcelo, Nancy Proper, W. Hardman, Richard Egleton, Yi Chen, Elsa Mangiarua, Piyali Dasgupta
Richard D. Egleton
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) demonstrates a strong etiological association with smoking. Although cigarette smoke is a mixture of about 4,000 compounds, nicotine is the addictive component of cigarette smoke. Several convergent studies have shown that nicotine promotes angiogenesis in lung cancers via the α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7-nAChR) on endothelial cells. Therefore, we conjectured that α7-nAChR antagonists may attenuate nicotine-induced angiogenesis and be useful for the treatment of human SCLC. For the first time, our study explores the anti-angiogenic activity of MG624, a small-molecule α7-nAChR antagonist, in several experimental models of angiogenesis. We observed that MG624 potently suppressed the proliferation …
Capsaicin Displays Anti-Proliferative Activity Against Human Small Cell Lung Cancer In Cell Culture And Nude Mice Models Via The E2f Pathway, Kathleen C. Brown, Theodore R. Witte, W. Elaine Hardman, Haitao Luo, Yi C. Chen, A. Betts Carpenter, Jamie K. Lau, Piyali Dasgupta
Capsaicin Displays Anti-Proliferative Activity Against Human Small Cell Lung Cancer In Cell Culture And Nude Mice Models Via The E2f Pathway, Kathleen C. Brown, Theodore R. Witte, W. Elaine Hardman, Haitao Luo, Yi C. Chen, A. Betts Carpenter, Jamie K. Lau, Piyali Dasgupta
Piyali Dasgupta
Background: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is characterized by rapid progression and low survival rates. Therefore, novel therapeutic agents are urgently needed for this disease. Capsaicin, the active ingredient of chilli peppers, displays antiproliferative activity in prostate and epidermoid cancer in vitro. However, the anti-proliferative activity of capsaicin has not been studied in human SCLCs. The present manuscript fills this void of knowledge and explores the anti-proliferative effect of capsaicin in SCLC in vitro and in vivo. Methodology/Principal Findings: BrdU assays and PCNA ELISAs showed that capsaicin displays robust anti-proliferative activity in four human SCLC cell lines. Furthermore, capsaicin potently …
Mg624, An A7-Nachr Antagonist, Inhibits Angiogenesis Via The Egr-1/Fgf2 Pathway, Kathleen Brown, Jamie Lau, Aaron Dom, Theodore Witte, Haitao Luo, Clayton Crabtree, Yashoni Shah, Brandon Shiflett, Aileen Marcelo, Nancy Proper, W. Hardman, Richard Egleton, Yi Chen, Elsa Mangiarua, Piyali Dasgupta
Mg624, An A7-Nachr Antagonist, Inhibits Angiogenesis Via The Egr-1/Fgf2 Pathway, Kathleen Brown, Jamie Lau, Aaron Dom, Theodore Witte, Haitao Luo, Clayton Crabtree, Yashoni Shah, Brandon Shiflett, Aileen Marcelo, Nancy Proper, W. Hardman, Richard Egleton, Yi Chen, Elsa Mangiarua, Piyali Dasgupta
Piyali Dasgupta
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) demonstrates a strong etiological association with smoking. Although cigarette smoke is a mixture of about 4,000 compounds, nicotine is the addictive component of cigarette smoke. Several convergent studies have shown that nicotine promotes angiogenesis in lung cancers via the α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7-nAChR) on endothelial cells. Therefore, we conjectured that α7-nAChR antagonists may attenuate nicotine-induced angiogenesis and be useful for the treatment of human SCLC. For the first time, our study explores the anti-angiogenic activity of MG624, a small-molecule α7-nAChR antagonist, in several experimental models of angiogenesis. We observed that MG624 potently suppressed the proliferation …
Resveratrol Is Rapidly Metabolized In Athymic (Nu/Nu) Mice And Does Not Inhibit Human Melanoma Xenograft Tumor Growth, Richard Niles, Carla Cook, Gary Meadows, Ya-Min Fu, Jerry Mclaughlin, Gary Rankin
Resveratrol Is Rapidly Metabolized In Athymic (Nu/Nu) Mice And Does Not Inhibit Human Melanoma Xenograft Tumor Growth, Richard Niles, Carla Cook, Gary Meadows, Ya-Min Fu, Jerry Mclaughlin, Gary Rankin
Gary O. Rankin
Resveratrol has been shown to have anticarcinogenic activity. We previously found that resveratrol inhibited growth and induced apoptosis in 2 human melanoma cell lines. In this study we determined whether resveratrol would inhibit human melanoma xenograft growth. Athymic mice received control diets or diets containing 110 μmol/L or 263 μmol/L resveratrol, 2 wk prior to subcutaneous injection of the tumor cells. Tumor growth was measured during a 3-wk period. Metabolism of resveratrol was assayed by bolus gavage of 75 mg/kg resveratrol in tumor-bearing and nontumor-bearing mice. Pellets containing 10–100 mg resveratrol were implanted into the mice, next to newly palpated …
Silencing And Re-Expression Of Retinoic Acid Receptor Beta2 In Human Melanoma, Jun Fan, Linda Eastham, Melinda Varney, Adam Hall, Nicolas Adkins, Vincent Sollars, Philippe Georgel, Richard Niles
Silencing And Re-Expression Of Retinoic Acid Receptor Beta2 In Human Melanoma, Jun Fan, Linda Eastham, Melinda Varney, Adam Hall, Nicolas Adkins, Vincent Sollars, Philippe Georgel, Richard Niles
Philippe T. Georgel
Many melanoma cells are resistant to the anti-proliferative effect of all trans retinoic acid (ATRA). Retinoic Acid Receptor-β2 (RAR-β2) mediates the ATRA growth inhibition. We found a correlation between the anti-proliferative activity of ATRA and expression of RAR-β2. There was not a strict correlation between DNA methylation of RAR-β gene and its expression. There was no difference in global and RARβ specific nucleosome repeat length (NRL) in melanoma and melanocytes or between control and ATRA treated cells. Pan-acetylation of H3 and H4 within the RAR-β gene promoter was higher in cells expressing RAR-β2. All trans retinoic acid treatment of …
Eradication Of Therapy-Resistant Human Prostate Tumors Using An Ultrasound-Guided Site-Specific Cancer Terminator Virus Delivery Approach, Adelaide Greco, Altomare Benedetto, Candace Howard, Sarah Kelly, Rounak Nande, Yulia Dementieva, Michele Miranda, Arturo Brunetti, Marco Salvatore, Luigi Claudio, Devanand Sarkar, Paul Dent, David Curiel, Paul Fisher, Pier Claudio
Eradication Of Therapy-Resistant Human Prostate Tumors Using An Ultrasound-Guided Site-Specific Cancer Terminator Virus Delivery Approach, Adelaide Greco, Altomare Benedetto, Candace Howard, Sarah Kelly, Rounak Nande, Yulia Dementieva, Michele Miranda, Arturo Brunetti, Marco Salvatore, Luigi Claudio, Devanand Sarkar, Paul Dent, David Curiel, Paul Fisher, Pier Claudio
Pier P. Claudio
Intratumoral injections of a replication-incompetent adenovirus (Ad) expressing melanoma differentiation– associated gene-7/interleukin-24 (Ad.mda-7), a secreted cytokine displaying cancer-selective, apoptosis-inducing properties, profoundly inhibits prostate cancer (PC) growth in immune-incompetent animals. In contrast, Ad.mda-7 is ineffective in PCs overexpressing antiapoptotic proteins such as Bcl-2 or Bcl-x L . However, intratumoral injections of a conditionally replication-competent Ad (CRCA) in which expression of the adenoviral E1A gene is driven by the cancer-specific promoter of progression-elevated gene-3 (PEG-3) and which simultaneously expresses mda-7/interleukin (IL)-24 in the E3 region of the Ad (Ad.PEG-E1A-mda-7), a cancer terminator virus (CTV), is highly active in these cells. A major …
Endothelial Cell Pseudopods And Angiogenesis Of Breast Cancer Tumors, Ivan Cameron, Nicholas Short, Luzhe Sun, W. Hardman
Endothelial Cell Pseudopods And Angiogenesis Of Breast Cancer Tumors, Ivan Cameron, Nicholas Short, Luzhe Sun, W. Hardman
Elaine Hardman Ph.D.
Background A neoplastic tumor cannot grow beyond a millimeter or so in diameter without recruitment of endothelial cells and new blood vessels to supply nutrition and oxygen for tumor cell survival. This study was designed to investigate formation of new blood vessels within a human growing breast cancer tumor model (MDA MB231 in mammary fat pad of nude female mouse). Once the tumor grew to 35 mm3, it developed a well-vascularized capsule. Histological sections of tumors greater than 35 mm3were stained with PAS, with CD-31 antibody (an endothelial cell maker), or with hypoxia inducible factor 1α antibody (HIF). The extent …
Three Percent Dietary Fish Oil Concentrate Increased Efficacy Of Doxorubicin Against Mda-Mb 231 Breast Cancer Xenografts, W. Hardman, C. Reddy Avula, Gabriel Fernandes, Ivan Cameron
Three Percent Dietary Fish Oil Concentrate Increased Efficacy Of Doxorubicin Against Mda-Mb 231 Breast Cancer Xenografts, W. Hardman, C. Reddy Avula, Gabriel Fernandes, Ivan Cameron
Elaine Hardman Ph.D.
Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (the type of fat found in fish oil) have been used to kill or slow the growth of cancer cells in culture and in animal models and to increase the effectiveness of cancer chemotherapeutic drugs. An AIN-76 diet containing 5% corn oil (CO) was modified to contain 3% w/w fish oil concentrate (FOC) and 2% CO to test whether a clinically applicable amount of FOC is beneficial during doxorubicin (DOX) treatment of cancer xenografts in mice. Compared with the diet containing 5% CO, consumption of FOC increased omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and lipid peroxidation …
Mg624, An A7-Nachr Antagonist, Inhibits Angiogenesis Via The Egr-1/Fgf2 Pathway, Kathleen Brown, Jamie Lau, Aaron Dom, Theodore Witte, Haitao Luo, Clayton Crabtree, Yashoni Shah, Brandon Shiflett, Aileen Marcelo, Nancy Proper, W. Hardman, Richard Egleton, Yi Chen, Elsa Mangiarua, Piyali Dasgupta
Mg624, An A7-Nachr Antagonist, Inhibits Angiogenesis Via The Egr-1/Fgf2 Pathway, Kathleen Brown, Jamie Lau, Aaron Dom, Theodore Witte, Haitao Luo, Clayton Crabtree, Yashoni Shah, Brandon Shiflett, Aileen Marcelo, Nancy Proper, W. Hardman, Richard Egleton, Yi Chen, Elsa Mangiarua, Piyali Dasgupta
Elaine Hardman Ph.D.
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) demonstrates a strong etiological association with smoking. Although cigarette smoke is a mixture of about 4,000 compounds, nicotine is the addictive component of cigarette smoke. Several convergent studies have shown that nicotine promotes angiogenesis in lung cancers via the α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7-nAChR) on endothelial cells. Therefore, we conjectured that α7-nAChR antagonists may attenuate nicotine-induced angiogenesis and be useful for the treatment of human SCLC. For the first time, our study explores the anti-angiogenic activity of MG624, a small-molecule α7-nAChR antagonist, in several experimental models of angiogenesis. We observed that MG624 potently suppressed the proliferation …
Capsaicin Displays Anti-Proliferative Activity Against Human Small Cell Lung Cancer In Cell Culture And Nude Mice Models Via The E2f Pathway, Kathleen C. Brown, Theodore R. Witte, W. Elaine Hardman, Haitao Luo, Yi C. Chen, A. Betts Carpenter, Jamie K. Lau, Piyali Dasgupta
Capsaicin Displays Anti-Proliferative Activity Against Human Small Cell Lung Cancer In Cell Culture And Nude Mice Models Via The E2f Pathway, Kathleen C. Brown, Theodore R. Witte, W. Elaine Hardman, Haitao Luo, Yi C. Chen, A. Betts Carpenter, Jamie K. Lau, Piyali Dasgupta
Elaine Hardman Ph.D.
Background: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is characterized by rapid progression and low survival rates. Therefore, novel therapeutic agents are urgently needed for this disease. Capsaicin, the active ingredient of chilli peppers, displays antiproliferative activity in prostate and epidermoid cancer in vitro. However, the anti-proliferative activity of capsaicin has not been studied in human SCLCs. The present manuscript fills this void of knowledge and explores the anti-proliferative effect of capsaicin in SCLC in vitro and in vivo. Methodology/Principal Findings: BrdU assays and PCNA ELISAs showed that capsaicin displays robust anti-proliferative activity in four human SCLC cell lines. Furthermore, capsaicin potently …
Therapeutic Electromagnetic Field (Temf) And Gamma Irradiation On Human Breast Cancer Xenograft Growth, Angiogenesis And Metastasis, Ivan L. Cameron, Luzhe Sun, Nicholas Short, W. Elaine Hardman, C. Douglas Williams
Therapeutic Electromagnetic Field (Temf) And Gamma Irradiation On Human Breast Cancer Xenograft Growth, Angiogenesis And Metastasis, Ivan L. Cameron, Luzhe Sun, Nicholas Short, W. Elaine Hardman, C. Douglas Williams
Elaine Hardman Ph.D.
Background The effects of a rectified semi-sinewave signal (15 mT amplitude, 120 pulses per second, EMF Therapeutics, Inc.) (TEMF) alone and in combination with gamma irradiation (IR) therapy in nude mice bearing a human MDA MB231 breast cancer xenograft were tested. Green fluorescence protein transfected cancer cells were injected into the mammary fat pad of young female mice. Six weeks later, mice were randomly divided into four treatment groups: untreated controls; 10 minute daily TEMF; 200 cGy of IR every other day (total 800 cGy); IR plus daily TEMF. Some mice in each group were euthanized 24 hours after the …