2009
Human Kallikrein 5
Bandiera E, Zanotti L, Bignotti E, Romani C, Tassi R, Todeschini P, Tognon G, Ragnoli M, Santin AD, Gion M, Pecorelli S, Ravaggi A. Human Kallikrein 5. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2009, 19: 1015-1021. PMID: 19820362, DOI: 10.1111/igc.0b013e3181ab597f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian carcinomaBorderline tumorsHealthy controlsPathological lesionsKLK5 levelsSpontaneous humoral immune responseBenign pathological lesionsImmune-based therapiesOvarian borderline tumorsSera of patientsHumoral immune responseBenign pelvic massesOvarian cancer progressionPotential new biomarkersEnzyme-linked immunosorbentOvarian cancer detectionHealthy womenPelvic massHumoral responseAntibody responseObstetricians stageImmune responsePatientsNew biomarkersCarcinoma
2006
Differential gene expression profiles between tumor biopsies and short-term primary cultures of ovarian serous carcinomas: Identification of novel molecular biomarkers for early diagnosis and therapy
Bignotti E, Tassi RA, Calza S, Ravaggi A, Romani C, Rossi E, Falchetti M, Odicino FE, Pecorelli S, Santin AD. Differential gene expression profiles between tumor biopsies and short-term primary cultures of ovarian serous carcinomas: Identification of novel molecular biomarkers for early diagnosis and therapy. Gynecologic Oncology 2006, 103: 405-416. PMID: 16725184, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2006.03.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorBiopsyClaudin-3Claudin-4Cystadenocarcinoma, SerousEpithelial CellsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansImmunohistochemistryKallikreinsMammaglobin AMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedNeoplasm ProteinsOvarian NeoplasmsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTumor Cells, CulturedUteroglobinConceptsGene expression profilesGene expression profilingExpression profilingExpression profilesGenetic fingerprintsDifferential gene expression profilesNovel molecular biomarkersGene expression productsOvarian serous papillary carcinomaGene expression dataHuman genesGene expressionMolecular biomarkersOligonucleotide microarraysExpression productsPrimary tumor cell culturesExpression dataQuantitative RT-PCREnterotoxin receptorGenesMicroarray dataKallikrein 6Ovarian serous carcinomaProtein levelsMammaglobin 2Overexpression of kallikrein 10 (hK10) in uterine serous papillary carcinomas
Santin AD, Diamandis EP, Bellone S, Marizzoni M, Bandiera E, Palmieri M, Papasakelariou C, Katsaros D, Burnett A, Pecorelli S. Overexpression of kallikrein 10 (hK10) in uterine serous papillary carcinomas. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2006, 194: 1296-1302. PMID: 16647913, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.10.794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous papillary carcinomaSerous papillary carcinomaPapillary carcinoma patientsCarcinoma patientsEndometrioid carcinomaPapillary carcinomaKallikrein 10Benign diseaseSecretion levelsEndometrioid carcinoma patientsNormal healthy femalesTumor culturesSerous papillary tumorsCell biopsyPrimary endometrioid carcinomaNon-cancer groupExpression levelsReal-time polymerase chain reactionGene expression levelsPrimary tumor culturesAggressive variantHealthy womenCarcinoma cell linesPapillary tumorsEndometrial tumors
2005
Human Kallikrein 6: A New Potential Serum Biomarker for Uterine Serous Papillary Cancer
Santin AD, Diamandis EP, Bellone S, Soosaipillai A, Cane S, Palmieri M, Burnett A, Roman JJ, Pecorelli S. Human Kallikrein 6: A New Potential Serum Biomarker for Uterine Serous Papillary Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2005, 11: 3320-3325. PMID: 15867230, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-2528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, EndometrioidCystadenocarcinoma, PapillaryCystadenocarcinoma, SerousEndometrial NeoplasmsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansKallikreinsMiddle AgedReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTumor Cells, CulturedUterine NeoplasmsConceptsUterine serous papillary carcinomaSerous papillary carcinomaEndometrioid carcinomaUSPC patientsBenign diseasePapillary carcinomaNovel biomarkersPrimary USPC cell linesUterine serous papillary cancerOvarian serous papillary carcinomaEndometrioid carcinoma patientsNormal healthy femalesUSPC cell linesEarly disease recurrenceNormal endometrial cellsPotential serum biomarkersPrimary endometrioid carcinomaNew Potential Serum BiomarkerExpression levelsGene expression levelsHK6 proteinEndometrial biopsyCarcinoma patientsDisease recurrenceEndometrial cancerDefinition of an Immunogenic Region Within the Ovarian Tumor Antigen Stratum Corneum Chymotryptic Enzyme
Bondurant KL, Crew MD, Santin AD, O'Brien TJ, Cannon MJ. Definition of an Immunogenic Region Within the Ovarian Tumor Antigen Stratum Corneum Chymotryptic Enzyme. Clinical Cancer Research 2005, 11: 3446-3454. PMID: 15867247, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-2043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAntigens, NeoplasmCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorCytotoxicity Tests, ImmunologicCytotoxicity, ImmunologicDendritic CellsFemaleHLA-A2 AntigenHumansImmunodominant EpitopesInterferon-gammaInterleukin-4K562 CellsKallikreinsMolecular Sequence DataOvarian NeoplasmsPeptide FragmentsProtein BindingSerine EndopeptidasesT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicConceptsSerine protease stratum corneum chymotryptic enzymeOvarian tumor cellsHelper T-cell epitopesAntigen-specific CD4T cell responsesDendritic cellsHLA-A2.1T cell epitopesCTL responsesCell epitopesTumor cellsCTL epitopesStratum corneum chymotryptic enzymeCell responsesPeptide-loaded dendritic cellsTumor antigen-specific CD8Helper T cell responsesT helper cell epitopesAntigen-specific CD8Attractive target antigenLevel of lysisDominant CD8Multiple CD8Chymotryptic enzymeHLA-DR
2004
The serine protease stratum corneum chymotryptic enzyme (kallikrein 7) is highly overexpressed in squamous cervical cancer cells
Santin AD, Cane' S, Bellone S, Bignotti E, Palmieri M, De Las Casas LE, Roman JJ, Anfossi S, O'Brien T, Pecorelli S. The serine protease stratum corneum chymotryptic enzyme (kallikrein 7) is highly overexpressed in squamous cervical cancer cells. Gynecologic Oncology 2004, 94: 283-288. PMID: 15297163, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.05.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer cell linesStratum corneum chymotryptic enzymeSCCE expressionCancer cell linesCervical tumorsParaffin-embedded cervical cancer specimensTumor tissueRT-PCRSquamous cervical cancerNormal cervical epithelial cellsCervical cancer specimensSerine protease stratum corneum chymotryptic enzymeHuman cervical tumorsCervical epithelial cellsCervical cancer therapyNormal cervical keratinocytesCell linesCervical cancer cellsNovel molecular targetsMetastatic involvementRecurrent diseaseChymotryptic enzymeLymph nodesCervical cancerPrimary adenocarcinomaThe novel serine protease tumor-associated differentially expressed gene-14 (KLK8/Neuropsin/Ovasin) is highly overexpressed in cervical cancer
Cane' S, Bignotti E, Bellone S, Palmieri M, De Las Casas L, Roman JJ, Pecorelli S, Cannon MJ, O'Brien T, Santin AD. The novel serine protease tumor-associated differentially expressed gene-14 (KLK8/Neuropsin/Ovasin) is highly overexpressed in cervical cancer. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2004, 190: 60-66. PMID: 14749636, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2003.07.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer cell linesReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionCancer cell linesCervical cancerCervical tumorsParaffin-embedded cervical cancer specimensPrimary cervical cancer cell linesCell linesPersistent cervical cancerNormal cervical epithelial cellsCervical cancer specimensCervical biopsy specimensChain reactionHuman cervical tumorsPrimary tumor cell linesCervical epithelial cellsCervical cancer therapyNovel molecular targetsGene 14Useful diagnostic toolFrequency of expressionPrimary adenocarcinomaStandard treatmentPolymerase chain reaction
2002
Novel immunotherapeutic strategies in gynecologic oncology. Dendritic cell-based immunotherapy for ovarian cancer.
Santin AD, Bellone S, Underwood LJ, O'Brien TJ, Ravaggi A, Pecorelli S, Cannon MJ. Novel immunotherapeutic strategies in gynecologic oncology. Dendritic cell-based immunotherapy for ovarian cancer. Minerva Obstetrics And Gynecology 2002, 54: 133-44. PMID: 12032451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntigens, NeoplasmCancer VaccinesChildClinical Trials as TopicCombined Modality TherapyDendritic CellsFemaleGPI-Linked ProteinsHumansImmunohistochemistryImmunotherapyKallikreinsMatrix Metalloproteinase 7Membrane ProteinsNeoplasm MetastasisOvarian NeoplasmsSerine EndopeptidasesT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsTumor antigensOvarian cancerChemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancerOvarian tumor-associated antigensDendritic cell-based immunotherapyTumor-specific immune responsesEffective tumor antigensTherapeutic DC vaccinationNovel immunotherapeutic strategiesStandard treatment modalityCell-based immunotherapyOvarian tumor antigenSpecific immune responseTumor-associated antigensPotential of DCDC vaccinationImmunotherapeutic strategiesDendritic cellsCancer vaccinationCancer patientsGynecologic oncologyTreatment modalitiesNatural adjuvantImmune responseAntigen preparations