简介:N^6-methyladenosine(m^6A)isanessentialRNAmodificationthatregulateskeycellularprocesses,includingstemcellrenewal,cellulardifferentiation,andresponsetoDNAdamage.Unsurprisingly,aberrantm6Amethylationhasbeenimplicatedinthedevelopmentandmaintenanceofdiversehumancancers.Alteredm6AlevelsaffectRNAprocessing,mRNAdegradation,andtranslationofmRNAsintoproteins,therebydisruptinggeneexpressionregulationandpromotingtumorigenesis.Recentstudieshavereportedthattheabnormalexpressionofm6Aregulatoryenzymesaffectsm6Aabundanceandconsequentlydysregulatestheexpressionoftumorsuppressorgenesandoncogenes,includingMYC,SOCS2,ADAM19,andPTEN.Inthisreview,wediscussthespecificrolesofm6A“writers",“erasers”,and“readers”innormalphysiologyandhowtheiralteredexpressionpromotestumorigenesis.Wealsodescribethepotentialofexploitingtheaberrantexpressionoftheseenzymesforcancerdiagnosis,prognosis,andthedevelopmentofnoveltherapies.
简介:Glioblastoma(GBM)isoneofthedeadliesttumorsandhasamediansurvivalof3monthsifleftuntreated.Despiteadvancesinrationallytargetedpharmacologicalapproaches,theclinicalcareofGBMremainspalliativeinintent.Sincethemajorityofalteredsignalingcascadesinvolvedincancerestablishmentandprogressioneventuallyaffectcellcycleprogression,analternativeapproachforcancertherapyistodevelopinnovativecompoundsthatblocktheactivityofcrucialmoleculesneededbytumorcellstocompletecelldivision.Inthiscontext,wereviewpromisingongoingandfuturestrategiesforGBMtherapeuticsaimedtowardsG2/Minhibitionsuchasanti-microtubuleagentsandtargetedtherapyagainstG2/Mregulatorslikecyclin-dependentkinases,Aurorainhibitors,PLK1,BUB,1,andBUBR1,andsurvivin.Moreover,wealsoincludeinvestigationalagentsinthepreclinicalandearlyclinicalsettings.Althoughseveraldrugswereshowntobegliotoxic,mostofthemhavenotyetenteredtherapeutictrials.TheuseofeithersingleexposureoracombinationwithnovelcompoundsmayleadtotreatmentalternativesforGBMpatientsinthenearfuture.
简介:Gastrointestinal(GI)cancerisoneofthemostcommoncausesofcancer-relateddeathsworldwide.Tumormarkersarevaluableindetectingpost-surgicalrecurrenceorinmonitoringresponsetochemotherapy.PyruvatekinaseisoformM2(PKM2),aglycolyticenzymecatalyzingconversionofphosphoenolpyruvate(PEP)topyruvate,confersagrowthadvantagetothetumorcellsandenablesthemtoadapttothetumormicroenvironment.Inthisreview,wehavesummarizedcurrentresearchontheexpressionandregulationofPKM2intumorcells,anditspotentialroleinGIcarcinogenesisandprogression.Furthermore,wehavealsodiscussedthepotentialofPKM2asadiagnosticandscreeningmarker,andatherapeutictargetinGIcancer.
简介:目的:评价^99Tc^m-MIBI乳腺显像对乳腺肿瘤和腋窝淋巴结转移的诊断价值。方法:52例女性乳腺肿瘤患者,体检腋窝未扪及肿块。应用^99Tc^m-MIBI740MBq(20mCi)经肘静脉注射,行乳腺和腋窝显像,并用手术、病理加以对照。结果:48例乳腺肿瘤患者中,^99Tc^m-MIBI显像真阳性32例,灵敏度为84%(32/38例),特异性60%(6/10例),准确性79%,40例乳腺癌腋窝淋巴结的灵敏度为71%(10/14例),特异性88%(23/26例),准确性83%。结论:^99Tc^m-MIBI乳腺显像既可以显示乳腺肿瘤又能了解腋窝淋巴结的灵敏度为71%(10/14例),特异性88%(23/26例),准确性83%。结论:^99Tc^m-MIBI乳腺显像既可以显示乳腺肿瘤又能了解腋窝淋巴结,是核素乳腺显像的首选方法之一。
简介:胃癌是导致癌症患者死亡的主要疾病之一,而现有的治疗手段有限。当前免疫检测点抑制剂在肿瘤的治疗中取得了突破进展,相关研究迅速覆盖到胃癌。针对免疫检查点抗程序性死亡分子1(PD-1)/PD-1配体(PD-L1)抗体的临床研究正在广泛开展。本文对胃癌发生的免疫机制,PD-1/PD-L1表达,抗PD-1/PD-L1抗体早期临床研究及抗PD-1/PD-L1抗体预测疗效的生物标志物的研究进行文献复习。
简介:Objective:Toinvestigatethepost-transcriptionalregulationofp21WAF1/CIP1byp53.Methods:TheMDA-MB-468cellshaveendogenousmutantp53andtheMCF7cellslineshavewtp53.Recombinantp53expressionandp21WAF1/CIP1inductionweredetectedbyWesternblotanalysis.Northernblotanalysiswascarriedouttoexaminewhetherchangesinp21WAF1/CIP1proteinlevelsinMCF7cellstreatedwithAdCMVp53arereflectedatthemRNAlevel.FlowcytometricanalysisofMCF7cellsfollowingoverexpressionofrecombination.Results:Theratioofp53:p21WAF1/CIP1wasbelow1attheearlystagesofAdCMVp53infection,butincreasedto1.6byday3andto9.7byday5post-infection.Asexpected,p21WAF1/CIP1expressionwasnotdetectableinMDA-MB-468cellsdespitethepresenceofhighlevelsofmutantp53protein.TheG1/SratiosinuntreatedcontrolsandAdCMVβgalinfectedMCF7cellswere1.10and1.35,respectively.ByNorthernblotanalyzingthep21WAF1/CIP1:GAPDHratiosatdifferenttimepointsagainsttheratioattimepoint0,amaximum3-foldinductionofp21WAF1/CIP1mRNAexpressionrelativetountreatedcontrolwasobservedonday1post-infection.TheflowcytometricanalysisindicatedthatMCF7cellsinfectedwithAdCMVp53undergoG1arrestatbothtimepointsstudied,withG1/Sratiosrangingfrom5.54atday1to5.65atday7.TheG1/SratiosinuntreatedcontrolsandAdCMVβgalinfectedMCF7cellswere1.10and1.35,respectively.Conclusion:Thisstudydemonstratedthatp53couldregulatep21WAF1/CIP1geneexpressionatboththetranscriptionalandpost-transcriptionallevelsinMCF7cells.Thelattermechanismmaybeinvolvedinorberesponsiblefor,theinductionofcellcyclearrestbytranscription-defectivemutantsofp53.