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ArticleOncotarget2015

Inhibition of 13-cis retinoic acid-induced gene expression of reactive-resistance genes by thalidomide in glioblastoma tumours in vivo.

Dusan Milanovic, Carsten Sticht, Manuel Röhrich, Patrick Maier, Anca-L Grosu, Carsten Herskind

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Article in Oncotarget, 2015. 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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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Dusan MilanovicDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Carsten StichtCentre for Medical Research, Universitaetsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
Manuel RöhrichDepartment of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Patrick MaierDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Universitaetsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
Anca-L GrosuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Carsten HerskindDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Universitaetsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
Heidelberg University · DEUniversity Hospital Heidelberg · DEUniversity Medical Centre Mannheim · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cell differentiation potential of 13-cis retinoic acid (RA) has not succeeded in the clinical treatment of glioblastoma (GBM) so far. However, RA may also induce the expression of resistance genes such as HOXB7 which can be suppressed by Thalidomide (THAL). Therefore, we tested if combined treatment with RA+THAL may inhibit growth of glioblastoma in vivo. Treatment with RA+THAL but not RA or THAL alone significantly inhibited tumour growth. The synergistic effect of RA and THAL was corroborated by the effect on proliferation of glioblastoma cell lines in vitro. HOXB7 was not upregulated but microarray analysis validated by real-time PCR identified four potential resistance genes (IL-8, HILDPA, IGFBPA, and ANGPTL4) whose upregulation by RA was suppressed by THAL. Furthermore, genes coding for small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNA) were identified as a target for RA for the first time, and their upregulation was maintained after combined treatment. Pathway analysis showed upregulation of the Ribosome pathway and downregulation of pathways associated with proliferation and inflammation. In conclusion, combined treatment with RA + THAL delayed growth of GBM xenografts and suppressed putative resistance genes associated with hypoxia and angiogenesis. This encourages further pre-clinical and clinical studies of this drug combination in GBM.

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AnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBrain NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationComputational BiologyDatabases, GeneticDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGliomaHumansIsotretinoinMice, NudeRNA, Small NucleolarIsotretinoinRNA, Small NucleolarThalidomide13-cis retinoic acidangiogenesisglioblastomahypoxiathalidomide

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PMID26362268
PMCPMC4745702
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