Chaperones in cell cycle regulation and mitogenic signal transduction: a review

K Helmbrecht, E Zeise, L Rensing - Cell proliferation, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Chaperones/heat shock proteins (HSPs) of the HSP90 and HSP70 families show elevated
levels in proliferating mammalian cells and a cell cycle‐dependent expression. They …

Recent advances in the use of vitamin A (retinoids) in the prevention and treatment of cancer

RM Niles - Nutrition, 2000 - Elsevier
Vitamin A, its physiologic metabolites, and synthetic derivatives (retinoids) have been shown
to have protective effects against the development of certain types of cancer. In addition …

Roles of JNK, p38 and ERK mitogen-activated protein kinases in the growth inhibition and apoptosis induced by cadmium

SM Chuang, IC Wang, JL Yang - Carcinogenesis, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Cadmium (Cd), a human carcinogen, can induce apoptosis in various cell types. Three
major mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), c-JUN N-terminal kinase (JNK), p38 and …

1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 and All-trans-Retinoic Acid Sensitize Breast Cancer Cells to Chemotherapy-induced Cell Death

Q Wang, W Yang, MS Uytingco, S Christakos, R Wieder - Cancer Research, 2000 - AACR
We investigated the capacity of 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1, 25 (OH) 2D3] and all-trans-
retinoic acid (ATRA) to sensitize three breast cancer cell lines to the cell killing effects of …

The retinoids and cancer prevention mechanisms

KH Dragnev, JR Rigas, E Dmitrovsky - The oncologist, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Carcinogenesis is a multistep process that converts normal cells into malignant cells. Once
transformed, malignant cells acquire the ability to invade and metastasize, leading to …

Activation of JNK, p38 and ERK mitogen-activated protein kinases by chromium (VI) is mediated through oxidative stress but does not affect cytotoxicity

SM Chuang, GY Liou, JL Yang - Carcinogenesis, 2000 - academic.oup.com
In this study we have explored the involvement of oxidative stress in Cr (VI)-induced JNK,
p38 and ERK signaling pathways and their effects on Cr (VI) cytotoxicity in human non-small …

Inhibition of p38 MAP kinase activity up-regulates multiple MAP kinase pathways and potentiates 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-induced differentiation of human leukemia …

X Wang, J Rao, GP Studzinski - Experimental cell research, 2000 - Elsevier
Differentiation therapy for neoplastic diseases has potential for supplementing existing
treatment modalities but its implementation has been slow. One of the reasons is the lack of …

Vitamin A and cancer

RM Niles - 2000 - mds.marshall.edu
Vitamin A, its physiological metabolites and synthetic derivatives (retinoids) have been
shown to have protective effects against the development of certain types of cancer. In …

Retinoic acid-induced blr1 expression promotes ERK2 activation and cell differentiation in HL-60 cells

TE Battle, RA Levine, A Yen - Experimental cell research, 2000 - Elsevier
Retinoids are known to induce the differentiation and cell cycle arrest of human myeloid
leukemia cells in vitro. Differential display was used to identify putative early regulatory …

Retinoic acid increases amount of phosphorylated RAF; ectopic expression of cFMS reveals that retinoic acid-induced differentiation is more strongly dependent on …

A Yen, R Sturgill, S Varvayanis - In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology …, 2000 - Springer
Retinoic acid is known to cause the myeloid differentiation and G1/0 cell cycle arrest of HL-
60 cells in a process that requires mitogen-activated protein/extracellular signal regulated …