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Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer ; 1878(1): 188827, 2023 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36309124

RESUMEN

Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) are cell surface receptors that bind growth factor ligands and initiate cellular signaling. Of the 20 classes of RTKs, 7 classes, I-V, VIII, and X, are linked to head and neck cancers (HNCs). We focus on the first class of RTK, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), as it is the most thoroughly studied class. EGFR overexpression is observed in 20% of tumors, and expression of EGFR variant III is seen in 15% of aggressive chemoradiotherapy resistant HNCs. Currently, the EGFR monoclonal antibody (mAb) cetuximab is the only FDA approved RTK-targeting drug for the treatment of HNCs. Clinical trials have also included EGFR mAbs, with tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and small molecule inhibitors targeting the EGFR, MAPK, and mTOR pathways. Additionally, Immunotherapy has been found to be effective in 15 to 20% of patients with recurrent or metastatic HNC as a monotherapy. Thus, attempts are underway for the combinatorial treatment of immunotherapy and EGFR mAbs to determine if the recruitment of immune cells in the tumor microenvironment can overcome EGFR resistance.


Asunto(s)
Anticuerpos Monoclonales Humanizados , Neoplasias de Cabeza y Cuello , Humanos , Cetuximab , Neoplasias de Cabeza y Cuello/tratamiento farmacológico , Anticuerpos Monoclonales/farmacología , Anticuerpos Monoclonales/uso terapéutico , Receptores ErbB , Proteínas Tirosina Quinasas Receptoras , Inmunoterapia , Microambiente Tumoral
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Clin Breast Cancer ; 20(1): 68-79.e1, 2020 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31327729

RESUMEN

INTRODUCTION: Longitudinal monitoring of breast tumor volume over the course of chemotherapy is informative of pathologic response. This study aims to determine whether axillary lymph node (aLN) volume by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could augment the prediction accuracy of treatment response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Level-2a curated data from the I-SPY-1 TRIAL (2002-2006) were used. Patients had stage 2 or 3 breast cancer. MRI was acquired pre-, during, and post-NAC. A subset with visible aLNs on MRI was identified (N = 132). Prediction of pathologic complete response (PCR) was made using breast tumor volume changes, nodal volume changes, and combined breast tumor and nodal volume changes with sub-stratification with and without large lymph nodes (3 mL or ∼1.79 cm diameter cutoff). Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was used to quantify prediction performance. RESULTS: The rate of change of aLN and breast tumor volume were informative of pathologic response, with prediction being most informative early in treatment (area under the curve (AUC), 0.57-0.87) compared with later in treatment (AUC, 0.50-0.75). Larger aLN volume was associated with hormone receptor negativity, with the largest nodal volume for triple negative subtypes. Sub-stratification by node size improved predictive performance, with the best predictive model for large nodes having AUC of 0.87. CONCLUSION: aLN MRI offers clinically relevant information and has the potential to predict treatment response to NAC in patients with breast cancer.


Asunto(s)
Neoplasias de la Mama/terapia , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Terapia Neoadyuvante , Ganglio Linfático Centinela/diagnóstico por imagen , Carga Tumoral/efectos de los fármacos , Adulto , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapéutico , Axila , Mama/patología , Neoplasias de la Mama/diagnóstico , Neoplasias de la Mama/patología , Quimioterapia Adyuvante/métodos , Ensayos Clínicos Fase II como Asunto , Conjuntos de Datos como Asunto , Femenino , Humanos , Metástasis Linfática , Mastectomía , Persona de Mediana Edad , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Pronóstico , Ensayos Clínicos Controlados Aleatorios como Asunto , Estudios Retrospectivos , Ganglio Linfático Centinela/efectos de los fármacos , Ganglio Linfático Centinela/patología , Resultado del Tratamiento
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J Exp Med ; 213(5): 657-65, 2016 05 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27045008

RESUMEN

NLRs (nucleotide-binding domain [NBD] leucine-rich repeat [LRR]-containing proteins) exhibit diverse functions in innate and adaptive immunity. NAIPs (NLR family, apoptosis inhibitory proteins) are NLRs that appear to function as cytosolic immunoreceptors for specific bacterial proteins, including flagellin and the inner rod and needle proteins of bacterial type III secretion systems (T3SSs). Despite strong biochemical evidence implicating NAIPs in specific detection of bacterial ligands, genetic evidence has been lacking. Here we report the use of CRISPR/Cas9 to generate Naip1(-/-) and Naip2(-/-) mice, as well as Naip1-6(Δ/Δ) mice lacking all functional Naip genes. By challenging Naip1(-/-) or Naip2(-/-) mice with specific bacterial ligands in vivo, we demonstrate that Naip1 is uniquely required to detect T3SS needle protein and Naip2 is uniquely required to detect T3SS inner rod protein, but neither Naip1 nor Naip2 is required for detection of flagellin. Previously generated Naip5(-/-) mice retain some residual responsiveness to flagellin in vivo, whereas Naip1-6(Δ/Δ) mice fail to respond to cytosolic flagellin, consistent with previous biochemical data implicating NAIP6 in flagellin detection. Our results provide genetic evidence that specific NAIP proteins function to detect specific bacterial proteins in vivo.


Asunto(s)
Bacterias/inmunología , Proteína Inhibidora de la Apoptosis Neuronal/inmunología , Sistemas de Secreción Tipo III/inmunología , Animales , Bacterias/genética , Flagelina/genética , Flagelina/inmunología , Ratones , Ratones Noqueados , Proteína Inhibidora de la Apoptosis Neuronal/genética , Sistemas de Secreción Tipo III/genética
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Hum Genet ; 135(7): 675-84, 2016 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27023907

RESUMEN

Gigaxonin, the product of GAN gene localized to chromosome 16, is associated with the early onset neuronal degeneration disease giant axonal neuropathy (GAN). Gigaxonin is an E3 ubiquitin ligase adaptor protein involved in intermediate filament processing in neural cells, and vimentin filaments in fibroblasts. Mutations of the gene cause pre-neural filaments to accumulate and form giant axons resulting in the inhibition of neural cell signaling. Analysis of the catalog of somatic mutations in cancer, driver DB and IDGC data portal databases containing 21,000 tumor genomic sequences has identified GAN patient mutations in cancer cell lines and primary tumors. The database search has also shown the presence of identical missense and nonsense gigaxonin mutations in GAN and colon cancer. These mutations frequently occur in the domains associated with protein homodimerization and substrate interaction such as Broad-Complex, Tramtrack and Bric a brac (BTB), BTB associated C-terminal KELCH (BACK), and KELCH repeats. Analysis of the International HapMap Project database containing 1200 normal genomic sequences has identified a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs2608555, in exon 8 of the gigaxonin sequence. While this SNP is present in >40 % of Caucasian population, it is present in less than 10 % of Japanese and Chinese populations. Although the role of gigaxonin polymorphism is not yet known, CFTR and MDR1 gene studies have shown that silent mutations play a role in the instability and aberrant splicing and folding of mRNAs. We believe that molecular and functional investigation of gigaxonin mutations including the exon 8 polymorphism could lead to an improved understanding of the relationship between GAN and cancer.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas del Citoesqueleto/genética , Neuropatía Axonal Gigante/genética , Neoplasias/genética , Codón sin Sentido , Exones/genética , Neuropatía Axonal Gigante/patología , Proyecto Mapa de Haplotipos , Humanos , Mutación Missense , Neoplasias/patología , Neuronas/metabolismo , Neuronas/patología
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Oncotarget ; 6(21): 18504-17, 2015 Jul 30.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26098778

RESUMEN

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most common cancer, with 600,000 new cases every year worldwide. Although chemotherapeutics exist, five-year survival is only 50%. New strategies to overcome drug resistance are required to improve HNSCC treatment. Curcumin-difluorinated (CDF), a synthetic analog of curcumin, was packaged in liposomes and used to evaluate growth inhibition of cisplatin resistant HNSCC cell lines CCL-23R and UM-SCC-1R generated from the parental cell lines CCL-23 and UM-SCC-1 respectively. Growth inhibition in vitro and expression levels of the CD44 (cancer stem cell marker), cytokines, and growth factors were investigated after liposomal CDF treatment. The in vivo growth inhibitory effect of liposomal CDF was evaluated in the nude mice xenograft tumor model of UM-SCC-1R and the inhibition of CD44 was measured. Treatment of the resistant cell lines in vitro with liposomal CDF resulted in a statistically significant growth inhibition (p < 0.05). The nude mice xenograft study showed a statistically significant tumor growth inhibition of UM-SCC-1R cells and a reduction in the expression of CD44 (p < 0.05), indicating an inhibitory effect of liposomal CDF on CSCs. Our results demonstrate that delivery of CDF through liposomes may be an effective method for the treatment of cisplatin resistant HNSCC.


Asunto(s)
Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/tratamiento farmacológico , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Curcumina/farmacología , Neoplasias de Cabeza y Cuello/tratamiento farmacológico , Hidrocarburos Fluorados/farmacología , Células Madre Neoplásicas/efectos de los fármacos , Animales , Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/genética , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/metabolismo , Línea Celular Tumoral , Cisplatino/farmacología , Curcumina/análogos & derivados , Citocinas/metabolismo , Resistencia a Antineoplásicos/efectos de los fármacos , Femenino , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica/efectos de los fármacos , Neoplasias de Cabeza y Cuello/genética , Neoplasias de Cabeza y Cuello/metabolismo , Humanos , Receptores de Hialuranos/genética , Liposomas , Ratones Desnudos , Células Madre Neoplásicas/metabolismo , Células Madre Neoplásicas/patología , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa , Carga Tumoral/efectos de los fármacos , Carga Tumoral/genética , Ensayos Antitumor por Modelo de Xenoinjerto
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