2021
Down-regulation of GP130 signaling sensitizes bladder cancer to cisplatin by impairing Ku70 DNA repair signaling and promoting apoptosis
He S, Li G, Schätzlein AG, Humphrey PA, Weiss RM, Uchegbu IF, Martin DT. Down-regulation of GP130 signaling sensitizes bladder cancer to cisplatin by impairing Ku70 DNA repair signaling and promoting apoptosis. Cellular Signalling 2021, 81: 109931. PMID: 33529758, DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2021.109931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBladder cancer cellsCancer cellsHuman bladder cancer specimensCisplatin-based chemotherapyBladder cancer treatmentBladder cancer specimensChemoresistant bladder cancer cellsBreast cancer cellsCell viabilityBladder cancerCancer specimensSmall molecule inhibitorsLevels of Ku70Cancer treatmentKu70 expression
2019
Synergistic inhibition of GP130 and ERK signaling blocks chemoresistant bladder cancer cell growth
Li X, He S, Tian Y, Weiss RM, Martin DT. Synergistic inhibition of GP130 and ERK signaling blocks chemoresistant bladder cancer cell growth. Cellular Signalling 2019, 63: 109381. PMID: 31374291, DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2019.109381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsButadienesCarcinoma, Transitional CellCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell SurvivalDrug Resistance, NeoplasmDrug SynergismEnzyme InhibitorsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlycoproteinsHumansHydrazinesMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1NitrilesQuinoxalinesUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsConceptsChemoresistant bladder cancerBladder cancer cellsBladder cancerInterleukin-6Clinical outcomesMultidrug resistanceGemcitabine-resistant bladder cancer cellsBladder cancer cell growthMajor treatment obstacleMetastatic bladder cancerPI3K/Akt/mTOR signalingCancer cellsResistant bladder cancer cellsPoor clinical outcomeAkt/mTOR SignalingSynergistic inhibitionNovel therapeutic strategiesPotential therapeutic targetMEK/ERK signalingCancer cell growthRaf/MEK/ERK signalingRole of gp130Therapeutic strategiesTreatment obstaclesTherapeutic target
2015
Blocking Glycoprotein‐130 Pathway Decreases Bladder Cancer Growth
Martin D, Steinbach J, Saltzman W, Weiss R. Blocking Glycoprotein‐130 Pathway Decreases Bladder Cancer Growth. The FASEB Journal 2015, 29 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.889.11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBacillus Calmette-GuerinExpression of gp130Bladder cancer cellsBladder cancerCancer specimensNon-muscle invasive bladder cancerCancer cellsEffective adjuvant agentInvasive bladder cancerWeeks of treatmentBladder cancer tissue microarrayBladder cancer growthComprehensive cancer centerBladder cancer specimensCancer tissue microarrayHuman bladder cancerAdjuvant agentBladder tumorsCancer CenterCytokeratin 20Signal transduction pathwaysCalmette-GuerinTumor gradeTissue microarrayCarcinoma markers
2013
Nanoparticles for urothelium penetration and delivery of the histone deacetylase inhibitor belinostat for treatment of bladder cancer
Martin DT, Hoimes CJ, Kaimakliotis HZ, Cheng CJ, Zhang K, Liu J, Wheeler MA, Kelly WK, Tew GN, Saltzman WM, Weiss RM. Nanoparticles for urothelium penetration and delivery of the histone deacetylase inhibitor belinostat for treatment of bladder cancer. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology And Medicine 2013, 9: 1124-1134. PMID: 23764660, PMCID: PMC3815967, DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2013.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistone deacetylase inhibitor belinostatBladder cancerBladder permeability barrierNon-invasive bladder cancerCultured bladder cancer cellsBladder cancer cellsChemotherapy efficacyIntravesical drug deliveryXenograft tumorsMouse bladderMouse modelConvincing dataHuman ureterBelinostatCancerCancer cellsLower IC50TumorsAcetyl-H4Tissue penetrationCLINICAL EDITORIntracellular uptakeDeliveryCellsPatients