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ArticlePloS one2018

Dexamethasone modified by gamma-irradiation as a novel anticancer drug in human non-small cell lung cancer.

Eun-Hee Lee, Chul Hong Park, Hyo Jin Choi, Remigius Ambrose Kawala, Hyoung-Woo Bai, Byung Yeoup Chung

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eun-Hee LeeResearch Division for Biotechnology, Advanced Radiation Technology Institute (ARTI), Korea Atomic Energy Insitute (KAERI), 29 Geumgu-gil, Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea.
Chul Hong ParkResearch Division for Biotechnology, Advanced Radiation Technology Institute (ARTI), Korea Atomic Energy Insitute (KAERI), 29 Geumgu-gil, Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea.
Hyo Jin ChoiResearch Division for Biotechnology, Advanced Radiation Technology Institute (ARTI), Korea Atomic Energy Insitute (KAERI), 29 Geumgu-gil, Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea.
Remigius Ambrose KawalaResearch Division for Biotechnology, Advanced Radiation Technology Institute (ARTI), Korea Atomic Energy Insitute (KAERI), 29 Geumgu-gil, Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea.
Hyoung-Woo BaiResearch Division for Biotechnology, Advanced Radiation Technology Institute (ARTI), Korea Atomic Energy Insitute (KAERI), 29 Geumgu-gil, Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-1122-171X
Byung Yeoup ChungResearch Division for Biotechnology, Advanced Radiation Technology Institute (ARTI), Korea Atomic Energy Insitute (KAERI), 29 Geumgu-gil, Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea.
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dexamethasone (Dex) is widely used in the management of leukemia and lymphoma. While Dex is commonly used for hematological malignancies, the effects of Dex in solid cancer cells remain controversial. To develop a more effective anticancer drug for solid cancers, Dex was modified by ionizing radiation and the anticancer activity of ionizing-radiation-irradiated Dex (Dex-IR) was investigated in human lung cancer cells. Using the MTT assay, the proliferation of non-small cell lung cancer cells was significantly inhibited after treatment with Dex-IR compared with Dex. Furthermore, Dex-IR induced apoptotic cell death and cell cycle arrest of H1650 human lung cancer cells. The invasiveness of H1650 cells was significantly reduced and the matrix metalloproteinase activity was strongly suppressed. These results indicate that Dex-IR acts as a tumor suppressor by both inducing apoptosis and arresting the cell cycle. Although the structure of Dex-IR remains to be determined, our results suggest it may be useful as a novel anticancer agent for the treatment of solid cancers.

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Antineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDexamethasoneHumansLung NeoplasmsMatrix MetalloproteinasesNeoplasm InvasivenessAntineoplastic AgentsDexamethasoneMatrix Metalloproteinases

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PMID29617386
PMCPMC5884514
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