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Acid ceramidase (AC) overexpression has been observed in prostate cancer cell lines and primary tumors, and contributes to resistance to chemotherapy and radiation. The consequence of AC overexpression is the ability to convert ceramide, which is often produced as a proapoptotic response to stress,
DNA damaging agents typically induce an apoptotic cascade in which p53 plays a central role. However, absence of a p53-mediated response does not necessarily abrogate programmed cell death, due to the existence of p53-independent apoptotic pathways, such as those mediated by the pro-apoptotic
The multipotent, self renewing "cancer stem cells" (CSCs), a small population within tumor microenvironment facilitates transformed cells to grow and propagate within the body. The CSCs are discovered as resistant to the chemotherapeutic drug with distinct immunological characteristics. In recent
Immunotherapy, which has advantages over chemotherapy due to lesser toxicity and higher specificity, is on the rise to treat cancer. Recently, pro-apoptotic glycolipid, ceramide has emerged as a key regulator in cancer immunotherapy. The present study elucidated the potential anti-melanoma efficacy
The release of anticancer drugs in systemic circulation and their associated toxicity are responsible for the poor efficacy of chemotherapy. Therefore, the identification of new chemotherapeutic combinations designed to be released near the tumor site in a sustained manner has the potential to
Recently, carbonic anhydrase (CA) inhibitors have been proposed as a potential new class of antitumor agents. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antitumor activity of three CA inhibitors, namely acetazolamide (AZ) and two newly synthesized aromatic sulfonamides with high affinity for CA IX,
OBJECTIVE
Salinomycin (SAL)-loaded PEG-ceramide nanomicelles (SCM) were prepared to target both liver cancer cells and cancer stem cells.
METHODS
The synergistic ratio of SAL/PEG-ceramide was evaluated to prepare SCM, and the antitumor activity of SCM was examined both in vitro and in
The molecular and cellular mechanism of the development of pancreatic cancer is under constant and intensive study, and yet the cure is still out of reach. While surgical treatment is optional, conventional chemotherapy or chemo-radiotherapy remains the best choice. Among others, paclitaxel is
Ceramide is formed through sphingomyelin hydrolysis or de novo synthesis and may play a key role in cell growth, differentiation and apoptosis. To clarify which pathway tumor cells use to form ceramide and how its formation is regulated, we determined the levels of dihydroceramide and ceramide in
The retinoblastoma gene product, Rb, has previously been implicated as an obligatory component in the antiproliferative effects mediated by the lipid second messenger, ceramide. We have evaluated both the apoptotic effects and the effects on cell cycle distribution of the exogenous cell-permeable
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is known to alter the expression of various genes in treated cells. This prompted us to examine the activity of genes encoding two important enzymes in sphingolipid (SL) metabolism, dihydroceramide desaturase (DES) and sphingosine kinase (SPHK), in mouse SCCVII tumor cells
Resveratrol (3,4',5-trans-trihydroxystilbene) is a dietary polyphenol with chemopreventive properties present in grapes, red wine, peanuts and other edible products. The antiproliferative and proapoptotic effect of resveratrol in breast cancer cells can be traced to the accumulation of ceramide. In
Previously we demonstrated that multidrug-resistant (MDR) cancer cells have elevated levels of a glycosylated form of ceramide, glucosylceramide. Here we compared ceramide metabolism and ceramide toxicity in MCF-7 and in adriamycin-resistant (MCF-7-AdrR) human breast cancer cells. MCF-7-AdrR cells
BACKGROUND
Apoptosis is a therapeutic target for the elimination of cancer cells. As elevations in ceramide levels induce apoptosis, there is much excitement about the use of agents that elevate ceramide levels as novel chemotherapeutic agents. Ceramidases are enzymes involved in degradation of
Phytochemicals have provided an abundant source of novel therapeutics for the treatment of human cancers. We have previously described a novel plant toxin, persin, derived from avocado leaves, which has unique in vivo actions in the mammary epithelium and Bim-dependent, cytotoxic effects in human