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Query: UMLS:C0699790 (colon cancer)
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Interferon (IFN) increases cytoplasmic free calcium ([Ca2+]i) in RPMI 4788 cells, a human colon cancer cell line. Addition of IFN to the cells loaded with Fura-2, a fluorescent Ca2+ indicator, causes an immediate increase in [Ca2+]i, which is the earliest event after IFN stimulation. A cyanine dye, dis-C3- (5) was used to determine the effects of IFN on the membrane potential in cancer cells. The depolarization was seen with IFN-gamma, but not with IFN-beta. These results taken together, suggest that the IFN-gamma and -beta induced [Ca2+]i mobilization are clearly different in their dependence on Ca2+ entry through voltage-gated Ca2+ channels.
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PMID:Interferon-gamma activates the voltage-gated calcium channel in RPMI 4788 cells. 245 15

The antitumor effect of recombinant human interferon-beta (r IFN-beta) and recombinant interferon-gamma (r IFN-gamma) was studied in vivo using a pulmonary metastatic model involving nude mouse human colon cancer xenografts. The results indicated that both r IFN-beta and r IFN-gamma had an inhibitory effect on pulmonary metastases. Furthermore, a combination of r IFN-beta and r IFN-gamma acted synergistically in the inhibition of pulmonary metastases. These results suggested that a combination of r IFN-beta and -gamma could be a most effective form of interferon therapy for cancer.
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PMID:[Synergistic effect of recombinant human interferon-beta and -gamma on human colon cancer transplanted into nude mice]. 309 15

Mouse mAb M111 identifies a cell surface glycoprotein of 115,000 to 135,000 Da. M111 was expressed constitutively in subsets of cells of multiple lineages at discrete stages of cell maturation, suggesting that M111 is a differentiation Ag of the three germ layers. Ag expression could be induced by IFN-gamma but not by IFN-alpha, IFN-beta, or TNF. Induction of M111 expression was maximal at 48 h of culture in 200 U/ml of IFN-gamma and was independent of induction of class II MHC Ag. Induction was dependent on the cell type used. Nine colon cancer cell lines of undifferentiated phenotype were constitutively M111-; IFN-gamma induced M111 expression in seven of them. In contrast, IFN-gamma failed to induce M111 expression in six of six M111- ovarian cancer cell lines. Eight normal fibroblast cultures tested were M111-; they could not be induced to express M111. Three of five sarcoma cell lines were M111+; culture in IFN-gamma induced an increase in M111 expression in all of them. Constitutive and IFN-gamma-induced expression of M111 was independent of constitutive and induced expression of HLA class I and II molecules. IFN-gamma-mediated induction of M111 expression was not accompanied by coordinate changes in the expression of other differentiation traits. These results suggest that expression of the M111 gene is controlled by two mechanisms, one related to differentiation and the other activated by IFN-gamma.
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PMID:IFN-gamma-regulated expression of a differentiation antigen of human cells. 312 30

We investigated the efficacy of interferon (IFN)-beta therapy against colon cancer using a novel approach mediated by a lyophilized preparation of High 5 (H5) insect cells transduced with a recombinant baculovirus encoding murine IFN-beta (H5BVIFN-beta). The orthotopic model of CT-26 murine colon cancer in syngeneic BALB/c mice was used in the study, and H5BVIFN-beta was intratumorally delivered. Two injections of H5BVIFN-beta (on days 14 and 21 after tumor cell implantation), but not lyophilized H5 cells (control), significantly reduced the size of cecal tumors and the number of liver metastases. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that cecal tumors injected with saline or H5 contained many proliferating cells (PCNA+) and few apoptotic cells (TUNEL+). In sharp contrast, H5BVIFN-beta-treated tumors contained fewer PCNA+ cells and significantly more TUNEL+ cells. The H5BVIFN-beta-treated tumors were infiltrated by a large number of CD8+ and F4/80+ cells and expressed a high level of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). Immunofluorescent double staining technique demonstrated a significant increase of apoptotic endothelial cells (CD-31+/TUNEL+) in tumors treated with H5BVIFN-beta. In conclusion, the data show that intralesional injections of H5BVIFN-beta can suppress the progressive growth of established orthotopic tumors of colon cancer cells and occult liver metastasis. The therapeutic effects directly correlate with destruction of tumor vasculature.
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PMID:Regression of primary murine colon cancer and occult liver metastasis by intralesional injection of lyophilized preparation of insect cells producing murine interferon-beta. 1268 62

Human IFN regulatory factor-5 (IRF-5) is a candidate tumor suppressor gene that mediates cell arrest, apoptosis, and immune activation. Here we show that ectopic IRF-5 sensitizes p53-proficient and p53-deficient colon cancer cells to DNA damage-induced apoptosis. The combination IFN-beta and irinotecan (CPT-11) cooperatively inhibits cell growth and IRF-5 synergizes with it to further promote apoptosis. The synergism is due to IRF-5 signaling since a striking defect in apoptosis and cell death was observed in IRF-5-deficient cells, which correlated well with a reduction in DNA damage-induced cellular events. Components of this IRF-5 signaling pathway are investigated including a mechanism for DNA damage-induced IRF-5 activation. Thus, IRF-5-regulated pathways may serve as a target for cancer therapeutics.
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PMID:Signaling through IFN regulatory factor-5 sensitizes p53-deficient tumors to DNA damage-induced apoptosis and cell death. 1610 93

Type I interferon (IFN) was originally identified as an immunomodulatory cytokine because of its antiviral activity. Further characterization of its biological effects revealed a prominent role in the direct control of cell growth and potent immunomodulatory and antiangiogenic actions. IFN-alpha and IFN-beta had both been classified as type I IFN, but differences in their antitumor activities were reported. We confirmed the difference in the antiproliferative activities of IFN-alpha2b and IFN-beta toward HT29 and SW480 cells. IFN treatment was observed to prolong cell cycle progression; in particular, the accumulation of S-phase population was one of the most characteristic changes. The prolongation of S-phase progression and transition into G2/M-phase was suggested to be a crucial action of type I IFN on colon cancer. Additionally, IFN activated the p21 promoter gene and induced p21WAF1/CIP1 expression. Furthermore, the cell cycle prolongation effect of IFN was suppressed when p21 expression was downregulated. Therefore, we confirmed that p21WAF1/CIP1 was a crucial target molecule for the effects of IFN on the cell cycle. Additionally, the ability of p21 induction differed between IFN-alpha2b and IFN-beta and correlated with their inhibitory activities toward cell growth. We conclude that type I IFN prolongs cell cycle progression by p21WAF1/CIP1 induction in human colon cancer cells.
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PMID:Type I interferon prolongs cell cycle progression via p21WAF1/CIP1 induction in human colon cancer cells. 1767 89