2014
Simvastatin Enhances the Effects of Radiotherapy and Cetuximab on a Cell Line (FaDu) Derived from a Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
de Llobet L, Baro M, Mesia R, Balart J. Simvastatin Enhances the Effects of Radiotherapy and Cetuximab on a Cell Line (FaDu) Derived from a Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck. Translational Oncology 2014, 7: 513-522. PMID: 25171892, PMCID: PMC4202798, DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2014.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpidermal growth factor receptorExtracellular signal-regulated kinases 1Signal-regulated kinases 1Cell linesEfficient epidermal growth factor receptorPhosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1Growth factor receptorA431 cell lineSignal transducerKinase BKinase 1Cancer progressionSynthesis of cholesterolFactor receptorCaspase-3Cell proliferationFaDu cellsCell culturesStatin simvastatinClonogenic assayTumor growthWound healingIsoprenoidsOncoproteinApoptosis
2011
The use of caspase inhibitors in pulsed-field gel electrophoresis may improve the estimation of radiation-induced DNA repair and apoptosis
Balart J, Pueyo G, de Llobet L, Baro M, Sole X, Marin S, Casanovas O, Mesia R, Capella G. The use of caspase inhibitors in pulsed-field gel electrophoresis may improve the estimation of radiation-induced DNA repair and apoptosis. Radiation Oncology 2011, 6: 6. PMID: 21235815, PMCID: PMC3025872, DOI: 10.1186/1748-717x-6-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation-induced DNA repairDNA repairCaspase inhibitorsDNA double-strand break repairChemical caspase inhibitorsSpontaneous DNA breakageDNA fragmentationDouble-strand break repairInterference of apoptosisSpecific caspase inhibitorsPulsed-field gel electrophoresisSpontaneous DNA fragmentationGel electrophoresisCell fateBreak repairDNA fragmentsApoptosis inhibitorH2AX activationAgarose plugsDNA breakageApoptosis inhibitionFunctional assaysCaspase-3ApoptosisCell cultures