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ArticleAmerican journal of cancer research2015

Nanoparticle-mediated down-regulation of TWIST increases radiosensitivity of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells via ERK pathway.

Xianlu Zhuo, Aoshuang Chang, Chuang Huang, Li Yang, Houyu Zhao, Yongzhong Wu, Qi Zhou

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Article in American journal of cancer research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xianlu ZhuoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Chongqing Cancer Institute Chongqing, China.
Aoshuang ChangAffiliated Hospital of Guiyang Medical College Guiyang, China.
Chuang HuangDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Chongqing Cancer Institute Chongqing, China.
Li YangAffiliated Hospital of Guiyang Medical College Guiyang, China.
Houyu ZhaoAffiliated Hospital of Guiyang Medical College Guiyang, China.
Yongzhong WuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Chongqing Cancer Institute Chongqing, China.
Qi ZhouDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Chongqing Cancer Institute Chongqing, China.
Chongqing Cancer Hospital · CNNanyang Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Evidence suggests that over-expression of TWIST, an epithelial-mesenchymal transition inducer, might have a correlation with cancer progression and chemoresistance. However, its roles in radioresistance of cancer have rarely been reported. High TWIST expression was detected in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and associated with poor prognosis. Thus, in the present study, we aimed to determine whether knockdown of TWIST can increase radiosensitivity of NPC cells. Chitosan-encapsulated TWIST-siRNA nanoparticles were constructed and used to silence TWIST expression in CNE2 cells. The cell viability and apoptosis as well as possible MAPKs pathways were assessed after irradiation treatment. The results showed that the nanoparticles successfully suppressed TWIST expression in CNE2 cells, and TWIST depletion significantly sensitized CNE2 cells to irradiation by inducing activation of ERK pathway but not JNK or p-38 pathways. The data suggested that TWIST depletion might be a promising approach sensitizing NPC cells to irradiation. Further investigations are needed to confirm the results.

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nanoparticlenasopharyngeal carcinomaradioresistanceRNA interferencesignaling pathwaysTWIST

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PMID26101720
PMCPMC4473333
OpenAlexW804486027

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