Cancer Cell
Electroporation induced membrane permeability changes at the ionic level
Authors: Sadasivam Pachamuthu, Zubin A Zaheer, Bhuvaneshwari Sampath, Dharani Muralidharan, Rajaprabu Ramachandran and Kavitha Sankaranarayanan
Background/Aim: Electrochemotherapy is an innovative method for the localized treatment of cutaneous and subcutaneous metastatic cancers. The aim of the study is to assess the changes at the plasma membrane and its recovery time by monitoring the regulated passage of ions through specific ion channels as measured by electrophysiology. Materials an.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 18(3):
MiR-200c inhibits metastasis of breast tumor via the downregulation of Foxf2
Authors: T. Zhang, J.G. Wan, J.B. Liu and M. Deng
The forkhead box F2 (Foxf2) gene suppresses epithelial-mesenchymal transition via the modulation of transcription of zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 1 (Zeb1) and epithelial (E)-cadherin, thereby inhibiting tumor metastasis. Additionally, the specific binding of microRNA (miR)-200c to Foxf2 mRNA impedes metastatic pulmonary .. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 16(3):
- gmr16038971
- DOI:
- 10.4238/gmr16038971
Tumor-associated fibroblast-conditioned medium promotes tumor cell proliferation and angiogenesis
Authors: L.N. Xu, B.N. Xu, J. Cai, J.B. Yang, N. Lin
This study aimed to explore how tumor-associated fibroblasts (TAFs) promote the proliferation and angiogenesis of tumor cells via the paracrine mechanism in vitro. Conditioned media (CM) of ovarian TAFs and normal fibroblasts (NFs) were collected. Ovarian cancer cells (OCCs) were treated with 2 mL TAFs-CM and NFs-CM in experim.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 12(4):
- 2013.November.22.14
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2013.November.22.14
Effect of inhibition of MEK pathway on 5-aza-deoxycytidine-suppressed pancreatic cancer cell proliferation
Authors: X. Wang1, H. Wang1, N. Jiang1, W. Lu1, X.F. Zhang1 and J.Y. Fang2
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is a lethal disease because it is inoperable at the time of diagnosis. Therefore, the search for new therapeutic approaches is critical. The abnormal expression of the mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (MEK) pathway and alteration in epigenetic modification (DNA methylation and acetylation of .. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 12(4):
- 2013.November.18.6
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2013.November.18.6
Screening for genes that are differentially-expressed between gastric cancer cells and gastric tumor sphere cells using the gene chip technique
Authors: W.H. Shi, Y.B. Yu, Z.-Y. Li, X.-C. Guo, Z.-L. Wei and Z.-H. Zheng
The purpose of this study was to screen for genes that were differentially expressed between a human gastric carcinoma cell line (HGC-27) and their tumor spheres, using the gene chip technique. The HGC-27 cells and tumor sphere cells were cultured in vitro in a sterile environment. Total RNA was extracted from both sa.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.November.18.54
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.November.18.54
5-Fluorouracil induces apoptosis of colorectal cancer cells
Authors: J.T. Zhang1, W.L. Zhou2, C. He3, T. Liu1, C.Y. Li1 and L. Wang1
5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is widely used in chemotherapy for treatment of colorectal cancer. Leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor (LGR) is known to participate in the occurrence and development of breast cancer by regulating the rebirth of tumor vessels. This study aimed to explore the proliferation and apoptosis of HCT116 colorectal canc.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 15(1):
- gmr.15017326
- DOI:
- 10.4238/gmr.15017326
Long non-coding RNA ENST00000457645 reverses cisplatin resistance in CP70 ovarian cancer cells
Authors: H. Yan, J.Y. Xia and F.Z. Feng
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of downregulating long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) on the reversal of cisplatin resistance in CP70 ovarian cancer cells, and to identify the underlying mechanism(s) of action. An lncRNA microarray was performed to screen for downregulated lncRNAs in cisplatin-resistant CP.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 16(1):
- gmr16019411
- DOI:
- 10.4238/gmr16019411
Gene and protein expression in the oxaliplatin-resistant HT29/L-OHP human colon cancer cell line
Authors: Z. Xiang, Q.J. Kang and X. Xiang
Oxaliplatin (L-OHP) is one of the most commonly used anticancer drugs in adjuvant treatment of colon cancer after complete resection of the primary tumor and treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. Cancer cells eventually become resistant to L-OHP, which diminishes its curative effect. However, the mechanism of action of L-OHP remains unknown. In this .. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(3):
- http://dx.doi.org/2015.September.21.14
- DOI:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.4238/2015.September.21.14
Effects of simulated weightlessness on cellular morphology and biological characteristics of cell lines SGC-7901 and HFE-145
Authors: M. Zhu, X.W. Jin, B.Y. Wu, J.L. Nie and Y.H. Li
We investigated the effects of simulated weightlessness on cellular morphology, proliferation, cell cycle, and apoptosis of the human gastric carcinoma cell line SGC-7901 and the human gastric normal cell line HFE-145. A rotating clinostat was used to simulate weightlessness. The Image-Pro4.5 image analysis system was used for.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 13(3):
- 2014.August.7.20
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2014.August.7.20
Study of the radiotherapy sensitization effects and mechanism of capecitabine (Xeloda) against non-small-cell lung cancer cell line A549
Authors: J.J. Zhu, J.J. Shan, L.B. Sun1 and W.S. Qiu
The purpose of this study was to explore the radiotherapy sensitization effects and the mechanism of capecitabine (Xeloda) against the non-small-cell lung cancer cell line, A549. γ-[60Co] radiation was used as the intervention method. Proliferative inhibition of capecitabine on A549 cells was determined by the CCK-8 method. The effects of capecitabi.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015