Cannabinoids: potential anticancer agents

M Guzman - Nature reviews cancer, 2003 - nature.com
Cannabinoids—the active components of Cannabis sativa and their derivatives—exert
palliative effects in cancer patients by preventing nausea, vomiting and pain and by …

Molecular pathology of malignant gliomas

DN Louis - Annu. Rev. Pathol. Mech. Dis., 2006 - annualreviews.org
Malignant gliomas, the most common type of primary brain tumor, are a spectrum of tumors
of varying differentiation and malignancy grades. These tumors may arise from neural stem …

[HTML][HTML] Olig2-regulated lineage-restricted pathway controls replication competence in neural stem cells and malignant glioma

KL Ligon, E Huillard, S Mehta, S Kesari, H Liu… - Neuron, 2007 - cell.com
Recent studies have identified stem cells in brain cancer. However, their relationship to
normal CNS progenitors, including dependence on common lineage-restricted pathways, is …

Microglia function in brain tumors

JJ Watters, JM Schartner… - Journal of neuroscience …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Microglia play an important role in inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system
(CNS). These cells have also been identified in brain neoplasms; however, as of yet their …

Olig gene function in CNS development and disease

KL Ligon, SPJ Fancy, RJM Franklin, DH Rowitch - Glia, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Olig1 and Olig2 encode basic helix‐loop‐helix (bHLH) transcription factors that are
expressed in both the developing and mature vertebrate central nervous system. While …

Astrocyte elevated gene-1 upregulates matrix metalloproteinase-9 and induces human glioma invasion

L Liu, J Wu, Z Ying, B Chen, A Han, Y Liang, L Song… - Cancer Research, 2010 - AACR
The poor prognosis of malignant gliomas is largely attributed to their highly invasive nature.
The molecular mechanism underlying the invasiveness of glioma cells, however, remains to …

Mechanisms of angiogenesis in gliomas

O Kargiotis, JS Rao, AP Kyritsis - Journal of neuro-oncology, 2006 - Springer
Gliomas are the most frequent primary tumors of the central nervous system in adults.
Glioblastoma multiforme, the most aggressive form of astrocytic tumors, displays a rapid …

Frequent epigenetic inactivation of RASSF1A and BLU genes located within the critical 3p21. 3 region in gliomas

L Hesson, I Bieche, D Krex, E Criniere, K Hoang-Xuan… - Oncogene, 2004 - nature.com
RASSF1A is a major tumor suppressor gene located at 3p21. 3. We investigated the role of
aberrant promoter region hypermethylation of RASSF1A in a large series of adult gliomas …

Frequent epigenetic inactivation of the SLIT2 gene in gliomas

A Dallol, D Krex, L Hesson, C Eng, ER Maher, F Latif - Oncogene, 2003 - nature.com
The SLIT family of genes consists of large extracellular matrix-secreted and membrane-
associated glycoproteins. The Slits (Slit1–3) are ligands for the repulsive guidance …

[HTML][HTML] N4-Phenyl-substituted 2-acetylpyridine thiosemicarbazones: cytotoxicity against human tumor cells, structure–activity relationship studies and investigation on …

MA Soares, JA Lessa, IC Mendes, JG Da Silva… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2012 - Elsevier
N4-Phenyl 2-acetylpyridine thiosemicarbazone (H2Ac4Ph; N-(phenyl)-2-(1-(pyridin-2-yl)
ethylidene) hydrazinecarbothioamide) and its N4-ortho-,-meta-and-para-fluorophenyl …