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We established a new patient-derived orthotopic xenograft (PDOX) model of gastric cancer liver metastasis and evaluated the efficacy of a novel combination chemotherapy, gemcitabine (GEM) plus 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), compared to a standard regimen of oxaliplatinum (L-OHP) plus 5-FU on the liver metastasis.

Patient-derived gastric cancer was established in nude mice from the patient' s surgical tumor specimen. A single tumor fragment was implanted in the liver of nude mice. The mice with tumors were treated by GEM plus 5-FU or L-OHP plus 5-FU.

GEM plus 5-FU or L-OHP plus 5-FU significantly and similarly inhibited tumor growth on the liver compared to the untreated control (p=0.007, p=0.02, respectively).

GEM plus 5-FU could be a novel future clinical alternative to L-OHP plus 5-FU in gastric cancer patients who cannot tolerate platinum drugs.
GEM plus 5-FU could be a novel future clinical alternative to L-OHP plus 5-FU in gastric cancer patients who cannot tolerate platinum drugs.
Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF1) inhibitors have been proposed as therapeutic agents for several tumor types. HIF1α is induced by hypoxia and by pathogens in normoxia through toll-like receptors (TLRs). The TLR3 activator polyinosinicpolycytidylic acid [poly(IC)] induces apoptosis in various types of cancer but not in the most aggressive breast cancer cell lines. We hypothesized that the failure of TLR3 stimulation to induce apoptosis in these cells might be due to an elevated HIF1α level and this link might be exploited.

Poly(IC)-induced signaling pathway and expression of HIF1α and HIF1α targets were studied in MDA MB-231 and MCF-7 breast cancer cell lines by western blot. Flow cytometry was used for apoptotic responses and vasculogenic mimicry as bioassay.

Poly(IC) increased expression of HIF1α and its targets BCL2 apoptosis regulator and c-MYC. Moreover, using pharmacological or genetic HIF1 inhibition, reduction of poly(IC)-induced expression of HIF1α was paralleled by lowering of c-MYC and increased sensitivity to poly(IC)-induced apoptosis, demonstrating the crucial role of this factor. We provide the first evidence in breast cancer cells that TLR3 stimulation induces HIF1α-dependent vasculogenic mimicry. By using specific inhibitors, we identified a signaling cascade upstream of HIF1α induction.

Combined treatment with poly(IC) and HIF1 inhibitors deserves consideration as an effective strategy in breast cancer therapy.
Combined treatment with poly(IC) and HIF1 inhibitors deserves consideration as an effective strategy in breast cancer therapy.
18 kDa Translocator protein (TSPO) is a mitochondrial protein up-regulated in colorectal carcinoma (CRC). Our purpose was to develop a TSPO-targeted doxorubicin prodrug (Dox-TSPO) which can be loaded onto drug-eluting beads for transarterial chemoembolization. Furthermore, we evaluated its loading and release kinetics and effects on cell viability.

N-Fmoc-DOX-14-O-hemiglutarate was coupled with a TSPO ligand, 6-TSPOmbb732, using classical N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-O-(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)uranium hexafluorophosphate coupling to produce Dox-TSPO. Loading and elution studies were performed using DC beads™. Cell viability studies were performed using CellTiter-Glo® Luminescent Cell Viability Assay.

Dox-TSPO was successfully synthesized and readily loaded onto and eluted from DC beads™, albeit at a slower rate than free doxorubicin. CRC cell lines expressing TSPO were 2- to 4- fold more sensitive to Dox-TSPO compared to free doxorubicin at 72 h.

Dox-TSPO is a promising candidate for targeted and directed cancer treatment of CRC liver metastases.
Dox-TSPO is a promising candidate for targeted and directed cancer treatment of CRC liver metastases.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) in the proliferation of human lung cancer cells and identify the signaling pathway that mediates this effect.

Adenocarcinoma (A549 and H1650) and adenosquamous (H125) cells were treated with increasing doses of Pam3CSK4, a TLR2 agonist. Cell proliferation and NF-ĸB activation were evaluated. NF-ĸB was inhibited prior to treatment with Pam3CSK4 and proliferation was assessed.

TLR2 expression was significantly higher in A549 and H1650 cells compared to H125 cells (p<0.001). TLR2 stimulation induced proliferation in adenocarcinoma cells only and led to a corresponding increase in NF-ĸB activity (p<0.05). Inhibition of NF-ĸB prior to treatment with Pam3CSK4 attenuated this proliferative response.

TLR2 activation induced proliferation of lung adenocarcinoma cells through activation of NF-ĸB. Thus, the TLR2 signaling pathway may be a potential therapeutic target in lung adenocarcinoma.
TLR2 activation induced proliferation of lung adenocarcinoma cells through activation of NF-ĸB. Thus, the TLR2 signaling pathway may be a potential therapeutic target in lung adenocarcinoma.
Recent studies indicate that chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T-cells seem to be superior to CAR modified NK-92 cells. One, at least partial, explanation to this discrepancy has been addressed herein, by having NK-92 cells as target cells in cytotoxicity reactions using peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

A time-resolved fluorometric assay (TDA-labeled NK-92 or K562 as target cells) was used for measuring the cytotoxic activity of blood mononuclear cells (PBMC).

The cytotoxic capacity of the NK-92 cells was initially demonstrated by their ability to efficiently kill K562 cells. Interestingly, having PBMC as effector cells rendered the very same NK-92 cells sensitive to NK-cell mediated cytolysis. NSC 2382 A 1100 targeteffector ratio gave 34.1% lysis compared to 72.2% lysis for K562 cells. Incubating PBMC for longer times (24 up to 48 h) potentiated their NK-activity against NK-92 cells even more, reaching a level close to that obtained with K562 cells.

This study pinpoints a severe problem that has to be considered in future immune-based cancer therapies with NK-92 as well as CAR-transduced NK-92 cells.
This study pinpoints a severe problem that has to be considered in future immune-based cancer therapies with NK-92 as well as CAR-transduced NK-92 cells.
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