Fumonisin B1 induces global DNA hypomethylation in HepG2 cells–An alternative mechanism of action

A Chuturgoon, A Phulukdaree, D Moodley - Toxicology, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Fumonisin B 1 (FB 1), a common mycotoxin contaminant of maize, is known to
inhibit sphingolipid biosynthesis and has been implicated in cancer promoting activity in …

[HTML][HTML] Signaling pathways activation profiles make better markers of cancer than expression of individual genes

NM Borisov, NV Terekhanova, AM Aliper, LS Venkova… - Oncotarget, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Identification of reliable and accurate molecular markers remains one of the major
challenges of contemporary biomedicine. We developed a new bioinformatic technique …

The impact of natural dietary compounds and food-borne mycotoxins on DNA methylation and cancer

T Ghazi, T Arumugam, A Foolchand, AA Chuturgoon - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cancer initiation and progression is an accumulation of genetic and epigenetic
modifications. DNA methylation is a common epigenetic modification that regulates gene …

Synergistic anti-breast cancer effect of a combined treatment with the methyl donor S-adenosyl methionine and the DNA methylation inhibitor 5-aza-2 …

F Chik, Z Machnes, M Szyf - Carcinogenesis, 2014 - academic.oup.com
DNA-demethylating agents activate tumor suppressor genes that are silenced by DNA
methylation in cancer and are therefore emerging as a novel approach to cancer therapy. 5 …

[HTML][HTML] S-adenosyl-methionine (SAM) alters the transcriptome and methylome and specifically blocks growth and invasiveness of liver cancer cells

Y Wang, ZS Sun, M Szyf - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
S-adenosyl methionine (SAM) is a ubiquitous methyl donor that was reported to have chemo-
protective activity against liver cancer, however the molecular footprint of SAM is unknown …

S‐adenosylmethionine in combination with decitabine shows enhanced anti‐cancer effects in repressing breast cancer growth and metastasis

N Mahmood, A Arakelian, D Cheishvili… - Journal of cellular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abnormal DNA methylation orchestrates many of the cancer‐related gene expression
irregularities such as the inactivation of tumour suppressor genes through hypermethylation …

S‐adenosylmethionine blocks osteosarcoma cells proliferation and invasion in vitro and tumor metastasis in vivo: therapeutic and diagnostic clinical applications

S Parashar, D Cheishvili, A Arakelian… - Cancer …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Osteosarcoma (OS) is an aggressive and highly metastatic form of primary bone cancer
affecting young children and adults. Previous studies have shown that hypomethylation of …

Global analysis of DNA methylation in hepatocellular carcinoma by a liquid hybridization capture-based bisulfite sequencing approach

F Gao, H Liang, H Lu, J Wang, M Xia, Z Yuan, Y Yao… - Clinical …, 2015 - Springer
Background Epigenetic alterations, such as aberrant DNA methylation of promoter and
enhancer regions, which lead to atypical gene expression, have been associated with …

A pre-neoplastic epigenetic field defect in HCV-infected liver at transcription factor binding sites and polycomb targets

NA Wijetunga, M Pascual, J Tozour, F Delahaye… - Oncogene, 2017 - nature.com
The predisposition of patients with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection to hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) involves components of viral infection, inflammation and time. The …

Epigenetic effects of resveratrol on oncogenic signaling in breast cancer

L Kurzava Kendall, Y Ma, T Yang, K Lubecka… - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
The crosstalk between oncogenic signaling pathways plays a crucial role in driving cancer
development. We previously demonstrated that dietary polyphenols, specifically resveratrol …