Sulfur mustard toxicity: history, chemistry, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics

K Ghabili, PS Agutter, M Ghanei, K Ansarin… - Critical reviews in …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Sulfur mustard (SM) and similar bifunctional agents have been used as chemical weapons
for almost 100 years. Victims of high-dose exposure, both combatants and civilians, may die …

[HTML][HTML] PARP inhibitor treatment in ovarian and breast cancer

MK Weil, A Chen - Current problems in cancer, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors have raised recent excitement because of
the activity reported in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) with iniparib (BSI 201)[1] and …

ATM protein kinase: the linchpin of cellular defenses to stress

S Bhatti, S Kozlov, AA Farooqi, A Naqi, M Lavin… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2011 - Springer
ATM is the most significant molecule involved in monitoring the genomic integrity of the cell.
Any damage done to DNA relentlessly challenges the cellular machinery involved in …

The Phenotypic Radiation Resistance of CD44+/CD24−or low Breast Cancer Cells Is Mediated through the Enhanced Activation of ATM Signaling

H Yin, J Glass - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Cancer initiating cells (CIC) are stem-like cells. CIC may contribute not only to the initiation
of cancer but also to cancer recurrence because of the resistance of CIC both to …

The potential for poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors in cancer therapy

M Javle, NJ Curtin - Therapeutic advances in medical …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The modulation of DNA repair pathways for therapeutic benefit in cancer has now become a
reality with the development of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPi). PARP is …

[HTML][HTML] SUMOylation and de-SUMOylation in response to DNA damage

H Dou, C Huang, T Van Nguyen, LS Lu, ETH Yeh - FEBS letters, 2011 - Elsevier
To maintain genomic integrity, a cell must utilize multiple mechanisms to protect its DNA
from the damage generated by environmental agents or DNA metabolism. SUMO (small …

[HTML][HTML] Repairing split ends: SIRT6, mono-ADP ribosylation and DNA repair

M Van Meter, Z Mao, V Gorbunova… - Aging (Albany NY …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The sirtuin gene family comprises an evolutionarily ancient set of NAD+ dependent protein
deacetylase and mono-ADP ribosyltransferase enzymes. Found in all domains of life …

Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 inhibition: preclinical and clinical development of synthetic lethality

M Leung, D Rosen, S Fields, A Cesano, DR Budman - Molecular medicine, 2011 - Springer
The hereditary forms of breast cancer identified by BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes have a defect
in homologous DNA repair and demonstrate a dependence on alternate DNA repair …

The PARP inhibitor PJ34 causes a PARP1-independent, p21 dependent mitotic arrest

DL Madison, D Stauffer, JR Lundblad - DNA repair, 2011 - Elsevier
Poly (ADP)-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors modify the enzymatic activity of PARP1/2.
When certain PARP inhibitors are used either alone or in combination with DNA damage …

The ups and downs of tannins as inhibitors of poly (ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase

C Blenn, P Wyrsch, FR Althaus - Molecules, 2011 - mdpi.com
DNA damage to cells activates nuclear poly (ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs) and the
poly (ADP-ribose)(PAR) synthesized is rapidly cleaved into ADP-ribose (ADPR) by PAR …