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ArticleOncology letters2014

Inhibition of γ-secretase induces G2/M arrest and triggers apoptosis in renal cell carcinoma.

Kerong Wu, Li Zhang, Yiwei Lin, Kai Yang, Yue Cheng

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Article in Oncology letters, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Notch Pathway Inhibition Using PF-03084014, a γ-Secretase Inhibitor (GSI), Enhances the Antitumor Effect of Docetaxel in Prostate Cancer.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2015
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kerong WuDepartment of Urology, Ningbo First Hospital, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315000, P.R. China.
Li ZhangDepartment of Urology, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200000, P.R. China.
Yiwei LinDepartment of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China.
Kai YangDepartment of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China.
Yue ChengDepartment of Urology, Ningbo First Hospital, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315000, P.R. China.
Ningbo First Hospital · CNZhejiang University · CNZhongshan Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study was performed to explore the effects of Notch pathway inhibition on the proliferation and apoptosis of renal carcinoma cells. The expression levels of Notch1 and Jagged1 were examined by western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry in pathologically identified clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and normal kidney tissues. Next, γ-secretase inhibitor was used to suppress the Notch pathway in renal carcinoma cell lines. The proliferation was detected by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay and flow cytometry analysis was performed to determine the apoptosis, as well as cell cycle alteration. The expression of Notch1 and Jagged1 proteins was detected to be higher in tumor tissues than in non-neoplastic tissues by western blot analysis. The positive staining rates of Notch1 and Jagged1 in clear cell RCC were higher than in normal kidney tissues [95.3 vs. 36.4% (P<0. 05); 93.0 vs. 42.4% (P<0.05), respectively]. The expression levels of Notch1 and Jagged1 were found to statistically correlate with tumor size, grade, TNM stage and disease relapse. The suppression of the Notch pathway was associated with cell proliferation inhibition, as well as induced G2/M phase cell cycle arrest and cell apoptosis. The Notch pathway may be important in oncogenesis of clear cell RCC and the γ-secretase inhibitor may be a potential agent for target therapy of RCC.

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apoptosiscell cycle arrestNotchγ-secretase

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PMID24959218
PMCPMC4063651
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