Search Results - "ZUPI, Gabriella"
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Antiangiogenic potential of the mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor temsirolimus
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (01-06-2006)“…Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is increasingly recognized as a master regulator of fundamental cellular functions, whose deregulation may underlie…”
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Functional activity of CXCL8 receptors, CXCR1 and CXCR2, on human malignant melanoma progression
Published in European journal of cancer (1990) (01-09-2009)“…Abstract We examined the autocrine/paracrine role of interleukin-8 (CXCL8) and the functional significance of CXCL8 receptors, CXCR1 and CXCR2, in human…”
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Stabilization of quadruplex DNA perturbs telomere replication leading to the activation of an ATR-dependent ATM signaling pathway
Published in Nucleic acids research (01-09-2009)“…Functional telomeres are required to maintain the replicative ability of cancer cells and represent putative targets for G-quadruplex (G4) ligands. Here, we…”
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CCCTC-binding Factor Activates PARP-1 Affecting DNA Methylation Machinery
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (08-08-2008)“…Our previous data have shown that in L929 mouse fibroblasts the control of methylation pattern depends in part on poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation and that ADP-ribose…”
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Telomere damage induced by the G-quadruplex ligand RHPS4 has an antitumor effect
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-11-2007)“…Functional telomeres are required for the replicability of cancer cells. The G-rich strand of telomeric DNA can fold into a 4-stranded structure known as the…”
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c-Myc Phosphorylation Is Required for Cellular Response to Oxidative Stress
Published in Molecular cell (17-02-2006)“…Aside from the well-established roles of c-Myc in the regulation of cell cycle, differentiation, and apoptosis, a recent picture is beginning to emerge linking…”
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G-Quadruplex Ligand RHPS4 Potentiates the Antitumor Activity of Camptothecins in Preclinical Models of Solid Tumors
Published in Clinical cancer research (15-11-2008)“…Purpose: The formation of G-quadruplex structures at telomeric DNA sequences blocks telomerase activity, offering an original strategy to design and develop…”
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Growth-Inhibitory and Antiangiogenic Activity of the MEK Inhibitor PD0325901 in Malignant Melanoma with or without BRAF Mutations
Published in Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) (01-08-2009)“…The Raf/MEK/ERK pathway is an importantmediator of tumor cell proliferation and angiogenesis. Here, weinvestigated the growth-inhibitory and antiangiogenic…”
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Involvement of PI3K and MAPK signaling in bcl-2-induced vascular endothelial growth factor expression in melanoma cells
Published in Molecular biology of the cell (01-09-2005)“…We have previously demonstrated that bcl-2 overexpression in tumor cells exposed to hypoxia increases the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor…”
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Systemic Administration of GPI 15427, a Novel Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1 Inhibitor, Increases the Antitumor Activity of Temozolomide against Intracranial Melanoma, Glioma, Lymphoma
Published in Clinical cancer research (01-11-2003)“…Purpose: Temozolomide (TMZ) is a DNA methylating agent that has shown promising antitumor activity in recent clinical trials against high grade gliomas,…”
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Involvement of nuclear factor-kappa B in bcl-xL-induced interleukin 8 expression in glioblastoma
Published in Journal of neurochemistry (01-11-2008)“…We recently reported that bcl-xL regulates interleukin 8 (CXCL8) protein expression and promoter activity in glioblastoma cells. In this paper we demonstrate…”
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The future of antisense therapy: combination with anticancer treatments
Published in Oncogene (29-09-2003)“…The current direction in cancer research is rational drug design, which is based on the evidence that transformed cells are characterized by alterations of…”
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DNA Damage Persistence as Determinant of Tumor Sensitivity to the Combination of Topo I Inhibitors and Telomere-Targeting Agents
Published in Clinical cancer research (15-04-2011)“…We previously reported that the G-quadruplex (G4) ligand RHPS4 potentiates the antitumor activity of camptothecins both in vitro and in tumor xenografts. The…”
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Biological activity of the G-quadruplex ligand RHPS4 (3,11-difluoro-6,8,13-trimethyl-8H-quino[4,3,2-kl]acridinium methosulfate) is associated with telomere capping alteration
Published in Molecular pharmacology (01-11-2004)“…This study had two goals: 1) to evaluate the biological effect of the novel pentacyclic acridine 3,11-difluoro-6,8,13-trimethyl-8H-quino[4,3,2-kl]acridinium…”
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Mutations in the MYB intron I regulatory sequence increase transcription in colon cancers
Published in Genes chromosomes & cancer (01-12-2006)“…Although MYB overexpression in colorectal cancer (CRC) is known to be a prognostic indicator for poor survival, the basis for this overexpression is unclear…”
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Modulation of bcl-xL in Tumor Cells Regulates Angiogenesis through CXCL8 Expression
Published in Molecular cancer research (01-08-2007)“…In this paper, we investigated whether bcl-xL can be involved in the modulation of the angiogenic phenotype of human tumor cells. Using the ADF human…”
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Bcl-2 overexpression in melanoma cells increases tumor progression-associated properties and in vivo tumor growth
Published in Journal of cellular physiology (01-12-2005)“…In this study, we demonstrated that bcl‐2 overexpression in human melanoma cells consistently enhanced the activity of multiple metastasis‐related proteinases,…”
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TRF2 inhibition triggers apoptosis and reduces tumourigenicity of human melanoma cells
Published in European journal of cancer (1990) (01-08-2006)“…The inhibition of the telomere-binding protein TRF2, by expressing the dominant negative form TRF2 ΔBΔC, has been used as a model of anti-telomere strategy to…”
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Glutathione Depletion Induced by c-Myc Downregulation Triggers Apoptosis on Treatment with Alkylating Agents
Published in Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) (01-05-2004)“…Here we investigate the mechanism(s) involved in the c-Myc-dependent drug response of melanoma cells. By using three M14-derived c-Myc low-expressing clones,…”
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Treatment of melanoma cells with a bcl-2 bcl-xL antisense oligonucleotide induces antiangiogenic activity
Published in Oncogene (20-11-2003)“…We have recently reported that bcl-2 overexpression and hypoxia synergistically interact to modulate vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and in vivo…”
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