Administration of PUMA adenovirus increases the sensitivity of esophageal cancer cells to anticancer drugs

H Wang, H Qian, J Yu, X Zhang, L Zhang… - Cancer biology & …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Esophageal cancer is one of the most lethal human tumors, characterized by relative
chemoresistance and poor prognosis. Researchers have been seeking for multimodality to …

PUMA sensitizes lung cancer cells to chemotherapeutic agents and irradiation

J Yu, W Yue, B Wu, L Zhang - Clinical cancer research, 2006 - AACR
Purpose: Lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide, is often diagnosed
at late stages and responds poorly to conventional therapies, including chemotherapy and …

Ad-PUMA sensitizes drug-resistant choriocarcinoma cells to chemotherapeutic agents

Y Chen, H Qian, H Wang, X Zhang, M Fu, X Liang… - Gynecologic …, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE.: To investigate whether exogenous PUMA expression suppresses
the growth of drug-resistant choriocarcinoma cells and sensitizes them to chemotherapeutic …

Therapeutic Efficacy of PUMA for Malignant Glioma Cells Regardless of p53 Status

H Ito, T Kanzawa, T Miyoshi, S Hirohata, S Kyo… - Human gene …, 2005 - liebertpub.com
Replacement of the p53 tumor suppressor gene is a rational approach to the management
of malignant gliomas because p53 is frequently mutated or inactivated in these cancers …

Chemosensitization of head and neck cancer cells by PUMA

Q Sun, T Sakaida, W Yue, SM Gollin, J Yu - Molecular cancer therapeutics, 2007 - AACR
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) ranks the eighth most common cancer
worldwide. The patients often present with advanced disease, which responds poorly to …

PUMA, a potent killer with or without p53

J Yu, L Zhang - Oncogene, 2008 - nature.com
PUMA (p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis) is a Bcl-2 homology 3 (BH3)-only Bcl-2
family member and a critical mediator of p53-dependent and-independent apoptosis …

PUMA suppresses intestinal tumorigenesis in mice

W Qiu, EB Carson-Walter, SF Kuan, L Zhang, J Yu - Cancer research, 2009 - AACR
Defective apoptosis contributes to tumorigenesis, although the critical molecular targets
remain to be fully characterized. PUMA, a BH3-only protein essential for p53-dependent …

[HTML][HTML] PUMA decreases the growth of prostate cancer PC-3 cells independent of p53

Z Shan, Q Liu, Y Li, J Wu, D Sun… - Oncology …, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
PUMA (p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis), a member of the B‑cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2)
protein family, is a pro‑apoptotic protein. PUMA expression is modulated by the tumor …

Role of p53 up-regulated modulator of apoptosis and phosphorylated Akt in melanoma cell growth, apoptosis, and patient survival

AM Karst, DL Dai, JQ Cheng, G Li - Cancer research, 2006 - AACR
Malignant melanoma is an aggressive and chemoresistant form of skin cancer characterized
by rapid metastasis and poor patient prognosis. The development of innovative therapies …

p53-Dependent p21-mediated growth arrest pre-empts and protects HCT116 cells from PUMA-mediated apoptosis induced by EGCG

VS Thakur, ARMR Amin, RK Paul, K Gupta, K Hastak… - Cancer letters, 2010 - Elsevier
The tumor suppressor protein p53 plays a key role in regulation of negative cellular growth
in response to EGCG. To further explore the role of p53 signaling and elucidate the …