[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation, microRNAs, and their crosstalk as potential biomarkers in hepatocellular carcinoma

SL Anwar, U Lehmann - World journal of gastroenterology: WJG, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Epigenetic alterations have been identified as a major characteristic in human cancers.
Advances in the field of epigenetics have contributed significantly in refining our knowledge …

Epigenetic therapy as a novel approach in hepatocellular carcinoma

I Anestopoulos, GP Voulgaridou… - Pharmacology & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver malignancy and one with
high fatality. Its 5-year survival rate remains low and thus, there is a need for improvement of …

Genome-wide profiles of extra-cranial malignant rhabdoid tumors reveal heterogeneity and dysregulated developmental pathways

HJE Chun, EL Lim, A Heravi-Moussavi, S Saberi… - Cancer cell, 2016 - cell.com
Malignant rhabdoid tumors (MRTs) are rare lethal tumors of childhood that most commonly
occur in the kidney and brain. MRTs are driven by SMARCB1 loss, but the molecular …

Curcumin inhibits anchorage-independent growth of HT29 human colon cancer cells by targeting epigenetic restoration of the tumor suppressor gene DLEC1

Y Guo, L Shu, C Zhang, ZY Su, ANT Kong - Biochemical pharmacology, 2015 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer remains the most prevalent malignancy in humans. The impact of
epigenetic alterations on the development of this complex disease is now being recognized …

Comprehensive DNA methylation analysis of benign and malignant adrenocortical tumors

AL Fonseca, J Kugelberg, LF Starker… - Genes …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The molecular pathogenesis of benign and malignant adrenocortical tumors (ACT) is
incompletely clarified. The role of DNA methylation in adrenocortical tumorigenesis has not …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid quantification of DNA methylation by measuring relative peak heights in direct bisulfite-PCR sequencing traces

M Jiang, Y Zhang, J Fei, X Chang, W Fan, X Qian… - Laboratory …, 2010 - Elsevier
Various technologies are currently available to quantify DNA methylation. However, rapid
and simple methods for determining the DNA methylation status of CpG sites in genes still …

Lipid–polymer nanoparticles encapsulating doxorubicin and 2′-deoxy-5-azacytidine enhance the sensitivity of cancer cells to chemical therapeutics

X Su, Z Wang, L Li, M Zheng, C Zheng… - Molecular …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Nanomedcine holds great potential in cancer therapy due to its flexibility on drug delivery,
protection, releasing, and targeting. Epigenetic drugs, such as 2′-deoxy-5-azacytidine …

Phospholipase C delta 1 is a novel 3p22. 3 tumor suppressor involved in cytoskeleton organization, with its epigenetic silencing correlated with high-stage gastric …

XT Hu, FB Zhang, YC Fan, XS Shu, AHY Wong… - Oncogene, 2009 - nature.com
Located at the important tumor suppressor locus, 3p22, PLCD1 encodes an enzyme that
mediates regulatory signaling of energy metabolism, calcium homeostasis and intracellular …

Methylation profile of single hepatocytes derived from hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma

R Tao, J Li, J Xin, J Wu, J Guo, L Zhang, L Jiang… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background With the development of high-throughput screening, a variety of genetic
alterations has been found in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Although previous studies …

Genome-wide CpG island methylation analysis implicates novel genes in the pathogenesis of renal cell carcinoma

CJ Ricketts, MR Morris, D Gentle, M Brown, N Wake… - Epigenetics, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
In order to identify novel candidate tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) implicated in renal cell
carcinoma (RCC), we performed genome-wide methylation profiling of RCC using the …