The roles of metallothioneins in carcinogenesis

M Si, J Lang - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2018 - Springer
Metallothioneins (MTs) are small cysteine-rich proteins that play important roles in metal
homeostasis and protection against heavy metal toxicity, DNA damage, and oxidative stress …

Mammalian metallothioneins: properties and functions

P Babula, M Masarik, V Adam, T Eckschlager… - Metallomics, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Metallothioneins (MT) are a family of ubiquitous proteins, whose role is still discussed in
numerous papers, but their affinity to some metal ions is undisputable. These cysteine-rich …

Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase serves as a marker of poor prognosis in gene expression profiles of serous ovarian cancer cells

A Okamoto, T Nikaido, K Ochiai, S Takakura… - Clinical cancer …, 2005 - AACR
Purpose: We aimed to find key molecules associated with chemoresistance in ovarian
cancer using gene expression profiling as a screening tool. Experimental Design: Using two …

Molecular signature and therapeutic perspective of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions in epithelial cancers

M Sabbah, S Emami, G Redeuilh, S Julien… - Drug resistance …, 2008 - Elsevier
The mechanisms involved in the epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) are integrated
in concert with master developmental and oncogenic pathways regulating in tumor growth …

Mechanisms of resistance to chemotherapy in gastric cancer

JJG Marin, R Al-Abdulla, E Lozano… - Anti-Cancer Agents …, 2016 - benthamdirect.com
Although surgical resection is the standard curative therapy for gastric cancer, these tumors
are often diagnosed at an advanced stage, when surgery is not recommended. Alternative …

Identification of genes with differential expression in acquired drug-resistant gastric cancer cells using high-density oligonucleotide microarrays

HC Kang, IJ Kim, JH Park, Y Shin, JL Ku, MS Jung… - Clinical Cancer …, 2004 - AACR
Purpose: A major obstacle in chemotherapy is treatment failure due to anticancer drug
resistance. The emergence of acquired resistance results from host factors and genetic or …

Metallothionein isoforms as double agents–their roles in carcinogenesis, cancer progression and chemoresistance

MAM Rodrigo, AMJ Jimemez, Y Haddad… - Drug Resistance …, 2020 - Elsevier
Metallothioneins (MTs) are small cysteine-rich intracellular proteins with four major isoforms
identified in mammals, designated MT-1 through MT-4. The best known biological functions …

Molecular bases of mechanisms accounting for drug resistance in gastric adenocarcinoma

JJG Marin, L Perez-Silva, RIR Macias, M Asensio… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC) is the most common histological type of gastric cancer, the
fifth according to the frequency and the third among the deadliest cancers. GAC high …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular classification and prediction in gastric cancer

X Lin, Y Zhao, W Song, B Zhang - Computational and structural …, 2015 - Elsevier
Gastric cancer, a highly heterogeneous disease, is the second leading cause of cancer
death and the fourth most common cancer globally, with East Asia accounting for more than …

Integrated epigenomics identifies BMP4 as a modulator of cisplatin sensitivity in gastric cancer

T Ivanova, H Zouridis, Y Wu, LL Cheng, IB Tan… - Gut, 2013 - gut.bmj.com
Objective Cisplatin is a widely used gastric cancer (GC) chemotherapy; however, genetic
factors regulating GC responses to cisplatin remain obscure. Identifying genes regulating …