2018
A novel epigenetic modulating agent sensitizes pancreatic cells to a chemotherapy agent
Thakar M, Hu Y, Morreale M, Lerner L, Lin W, Sen R, Cai Y, Karunasena E, Thakar M, Saggi S, Keer H, Ahuja N. A novel epigenetic modulating agent sensitizes pancreatic cells to a chemotherapy agent. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0199130. PMID: 29927979, PMCID: PMC6013229, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaDNA methyltransferase 1Chemotherapeutic agent irinotecanEpigenetic modulating agentsPDAC cell linesCell viabilityMechanism of actionSystemic chemotherapyCancer mortalityChemotherapy responseDuctal adenocarcinomaChemotherapy agentsEpigenetic sensitizationModulating agentsGuadecitabineAdditional studiesPancreatic cellsSerial concentrationsRest periodCell linesNanomolar concentrationsImproved responseEpigenetic modulatorsSensitizationMethyltransferase 1
2016
Epigenetic therapy in gastrointestinal cancer: the right combination
Abdelfatah E, Kerner Z, Nanda N, Ahuja N. Epigenetic therapy in gastrointestinal cancer: the right combination. Therapeutic Advances In Gastroenterology 2016, 9: 560-579. PMID: 27366224, PMCID: PMC4913338, DOI: 10.1177/1756283x16644247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDNA methyltransferaseEpigenetic dysregulationEpigenetic drugsEpigenetic therapyCpG island methylator phenotypeDeoxyribonucleic acid methylationChromatin remodelingHistone modificationsCancer epigenomeEpigenetic reprogrammingWidespread epigenetic dysregulationCancer epigeneticsEpigenetic targetsCancer stem cellsHistone deacetylase inhibitorsMolecular biologyAcid methylationStem cellsDeacetylase inhibitorsDevelopment of drugsEpigeneticsGenetic mutationsMethylator phenotypeChemo resistanceEpigenetic sensitization