Regulation of epigenetic traits of the glutathione S-transferase P1 gene: from detoxification toward cancer prevention and diagnosis

M Schnekenburger, T Karius… - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are phase II drug detoxifying enzymes that play an
essential role in the maintenance of cell integrity and protection against DNA damage by …

Promoter demethylation and chromatin remodeling by green tea polyphenols leads to re‐expression of GSTP1 in human prostate cancer cells

M Pandey, S Shukla, S Gupta - International journal of cancer, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Epigenetic silencing of gluthathione‐S‐transferase pi (GSTP1) is recognized as being a
molecular hallmark of human prostate cancer. We investigated the effects of green tea …

Prostate cancer: the need for biomarkers and new therapeutic targets

J Felgueiras, JV Silva, M Fardilha - Journal of Zhejiang University Science …, 2014 - Springer
Prostate cancer (PCa) incidence and mortality have decreased in recent years.
Nonetheless, it remains one of the most prevalent cancers in men, being a disquieting cause …

Selenite reactivates silenced genes by modifying DNA methylation and histones in prostate cancer cells

N Xiang, R Zhao, G Song, W Zhong - Carcinogenesis, 2008 - academic.oup.com
DNA hypermethylation is a common epigenetic alteration in human prostate cancer and is
considered to contribute to development of this disease. Accumulating data suggest that …

Effects of arsenic exposure on DNA methylation in cord blood samples from newborn babies and in a human lymphoblast cell line

P Intarasunanont, P Navasumrit, S Waraprasit… - Environmental …, 2012 - Springer
Background Accumulating evidence indicates that in utero exposure to arsenic is associated
with congenital defects and long-term disease consequences including cancers. Recent …

Tannic acid inhibits proliferation, migration, invasion of prostate cancer and modulates drug metabolizing and antioxidant enzymes

S Karakurt, O Adali - Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of plant phenolic compound tannic acid
(TA) on proliferative, metastatic, invasive properties of prostate cancer (PCa) cells; PC-3 and …

Epigenetic regulation of MDR1 gene through post-translational histone modifications in prostate cancer

R Henrique, AI Oliveira, VL Costa, T Baptista… - BMC genomics, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background Multidrug resistance 1 (MDR1) gene encodes for an ATP binding
cassette transporter-P-glycoprotein (P-gp)-involved in chemoresistance to taxanes. MDR1 …

microRNA-339-5p modulates Na+/I− symporter-mediated radioiodide uptake

A Lakshmanan, A Wojcicka, M Kotlarek… - Endocrine-Related …, 2015 - erc.bioscientifica.com
Na+/I− symporter (NIS)-mediated radioiodide uptake (RAIU) serves as the basis for targeted
ablation of thyroid cancer remnants. However, many patients with thyroid cancer have …

Toxic and chemopreventive ligands preferentially activate distinct aryl hydrocarbon receptor pathways: implications for cancer prevention

ST Okino, D Pookot, S Basak, R Dahiya - Cancer Prevention Research, 2009 - AACR
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand-activated regulatory protein that controls
estrogen action through two distinct pathways. In one pathway, AhR acts as a transcription …

[PDF][PDF] The emergence of DNA methylation as a key modulator of aberrant cell death in prostate cancer

TM Murphy, AS Perry, M Lawler - Endocrine-Related Cancer, 2008 - researchgate.net
It is now well established that cancer cells exhibit a number of genetic defects in the
machinery that governs programmed cell death and that sabotage of apoptosis is one of the …