Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: UMLS:C0017638 (glioma)
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CKD-602 (7-[2-(N-isopropylamino)ethyl]-(20S)-camptothecin, belotecan), a novel synthetic water-soluble camptothecin derivative, is known to have a significant anticancer effect in vitro on human glioma cell lines, including U87MG and U251MG. In the present study, we evaluated the in vivo antitumor effect of CKD-602 in a mouse glioma model. Nude mice with established U87MG glioma were treated with a dose of CKD-602 of 0mg/kg (control group, injection with saline only; n=5), 40 mg/kg (group A) or 60 mg/kg (group B). Thereafter, the dose was repeated once every 4 days for a total of four doses. Tumor volume was measured histologically and apoptosis was detected using the terminal deoxynucleotide transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay and immunofluorescence analysis with cleaved caspase-3. Mean tumor volume in each group was: control, 145.35 mm(3); group A, 76.51 mm(3); group B, 73.99 mm(3)). Tumor volume was significantly smaller in both groups A and B compared with the control group (group A, p<0.01; group B, p<0.05). Apoptosis of tumor cells was evident to a greater extent in groups A and B relative to the control group, but there were no significant differences in tumor volume or apoptotic index between groups A and B. These results suggest that CKD-602 has a significant anticancer effect on glioma cells in vivo.
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PMID:Antitumor activity of CKD-602, a camptothecin derivative, in a mouse glioma model. 2215 3

The present work evaluated the synergistic efficacy of an enediyne antibiotic lidamycin (LDM) plus temozolomide (TMZ) against glioma in vitro and in vivo. LDM plus TMZ inhibited the proliferations of rat glioma C6 cells and human glioma U87 cells more efficiently than the single usage of LDM or TMZ. In addition, LDM also potentiated the apoptosis inductions by TMZ in rat C6 cells and human U87 cells. Meanwhile, the results of TdT-mediated dUTP Nick End Labeling assay for subcutaneous U87 tumor sections indicated an enhanced apoptosis induction in vivo by LDM plus TMZ, which confirmed the high potency of the combination for glioma therapy. As determined by Western blot, apoptosis signal pathways in C6 cells and U87 cells were markedly affected by the synergistic alteration of P53, bax, procaspase 3, and bcd-2 expression. In both subcutaneous U87 xenograft and C6 intracerebral orthotopic implant model, TMZ-induced glioma growth suppression was dramatically potentiated by LDM. As shown, the combination therapy efficiently reduced the tumor volumes and tumor weights of the human glioma U87 xenograft. Kaplan-Meier assay revealed that LDM plus TMZ dramatically prolonged the life span of C6 intracerebral tumor-bearing rats with decreased tumor size. This study indicates that the combination of LDM with TMZ might be a promising strategy for glioma therapy.
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PMID:Synergy of enediyne antibiotic lidamycin and temozolomide in suppressing glioma growth with potentiated apoptosis induction. 2484 85

Although methyltransferase has been recognized as a major element that governs the epigenetic regulation of the genome during temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patients, its regulatory effect on glioblastoma chemoresistance has not been well defined. This study investigated whether DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) expression was associated with TMZ sensitivity in glioma cells and elucidated the underlying mechanism. DNMT expression was analyzed by western blotting. miR-20a promoter methylation was evaluated by methylation-specific PCR. Cell viability and apoptosis were assessed using the 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2-H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) and TdT-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling assays, respectively. The results showed that compared with parental U251 cells, DNMT1 expression was downregulated, miR-20a promoter methylation was attenuated and miR-20a levels were elevated in TMZ-resistant U251 cells. Methyltransferase inhibition by 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine treatment reduced TMZ sensitivity in U251 cells. In U251/TM cells, DNMT1 expression was negatively correlated with miR-20a expression and positively correlated with TMZ sensitivity and leucine-rich repeats and immunoglobulin-like domains 1 expression; these effects were reversed by changes in miR-20a expression. DNMT1 overexpression induced an increase in U251/TM cell apoptosis that was inhibited by the miR-20a mimic, whereas DNMT1 silencing attenuated U251/TM cell apoptosis in a manner that was abrogated by miR-20a inhibitor treatment. Tumor growth of the U251/TM xenograft was inhibited by pcDNA-DNMT1 pretreatment and boosted by DNMT1-small hairpin RNA pretreatment. In summary, DNMT1 mediated chemosensitivity by reducing methylation of the microRNA-20a promoter in glioma cells.
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PMID:DNMT1 mediates chemosensitivity by reducing methylation of miRNA-20a promoter in glioma cells. 2633 69


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