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Pegylated arginine deiminase synergistically increases the cytotoxicity of gemcitabine in human pancreatic cancer

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Title
Pegylated arginine deiminase synergistically increases the cytotoxicity of gemcitabine in human pancreatic cancer
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Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, December 2014
DOI 10.1186/s13046-014-0102-9
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Rouzbeh Daylami, Diego J Muilenburg, Subbulakshmi Virudachalam, Richard J Bold

Abstract

BackgroundPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma has proven to be one of the most chemo-resistant among all solid organ malignancies. Several mechanisms of resistance have been described, though few reports of strategies to overcome this chemo-resistance have been successful in restoring sensitivity to the primary chemotherapy (gemcitabine) and enter the clinical treatment arena.MethodsWe examined the ability of cellular arginine depletion through treatment with PEG-ADI to alter in vitro and in vivo cytotoxicity of gemcitabine. The effect on levels of key regulators of gemcitabine efficacy (e.g. RRM2, hENT1, and dCK) were examined.ResultsCombination of PEG-ADI and gemcitabine substantially increases growth arrest, leading to increased tumor response in vivo. PEG-ADI is a strong inhibitor of the gemcitabine-induced overexpression of ribonucleotide reductase subunit M2 (RRM2) levels both in vivo and in vitro, which is associated with gemcitabine resistance. This mechanism is through the abrogation of the gemcitabine-mediated inhibitory effect on E2F-1 function, a transcriptional repressor of RRM2.ConclusionThe ability to alter gemcitabine resistance in a targeted manner by inducing metabolic stress holds great promise in the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 26 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 8 31%
Student > Bachelor 4 15%
Other 2 8%
Student > Master 2 8%
Student > Postgraduate 2 8%
Other 3 12%
Unknown 5 19%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 10 38%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 19%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 8%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 4%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 4%
Other 1 4%
Unknown 6 23%
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#1,967
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