2014
Insulin-Like Growth Factor 2 Silencing Restores Taxol Sensitivity in Drug Resistant Ovarian Cancer
Brouwer-Visser J, Lee J, McCullagh K, Cossio MJ, Wang Y, Huang GS. Insulin-Like Growth Factor 2 Silencing Restores Taxol Sensitivity in Drug Resistant Ovarian Cancer. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e100165. PMID: 24932685, PMCID: PMC4059749, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicApoptosisBlotting, WesternCell CycleCell ProliferationCystadenocarcinoma, SerousDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHumansInsulin-Like Growth Factor IInsulin-Like Growth Factor IIMiceMice, NudeOvarian NeoplasmsPaclitaxelPhosphorylationReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptor, IGF Type 1Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionTumor Cells, CulturedXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsDrug-resistant ovarian cancerResistant ovarian cancerInsulin-like growth factorIGF2 knockdownOvarian cancerPotential therapeutic targetDrug resistanceTherapeutic targetCell linesOvarian cancer xenograft modelDrug-sensitive cell linesOvarian cancer cohortTaxol sensitivityOvarian cancer cell linesCancer xenograft modelExtreme drug resistanceDose of TaxolDrug-resistant cellsCancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) dataNovel potential targetSensitive cell linesCancer cell linesShort hairpin RNAClinical indicatorsCancer cohort
2010
Insulin-like Growth Factor 2 Expression Modulates Taxol Resistance and Is a Candidate Biomarker for Reduced Disease-Free Survival in Ovarian Cancer
Huang GS, Brouwer-Visser J, Ramirez MJ, Kim CH, Hebert TM, Lin J, Arias-Pulido H, Qualls CR, Prossnitz ER, Goldberg GL, Smith HO, Horwitz SB. Insulin-like Growth Factor 2 Expression Modulates Taxol Resistance and Is a Candidate Biomarker for Reduced Disease-Free Survival in Ovarian Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2010, 16: 2999-3010. PMID: 20404007, PMCID: PMC2887721, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-09-3233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicBiomarkers, TumorCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDisease-Free SurvivalDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansInsulin-Like Growth Factor IIOvarian NeoplasmsPaclitaxelPhosphorylationPrognosisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPyrimidinesPyrrolesReceptor, IGF Type 1RNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionConceptsEpithelial ovarian tumorsInsulin-like growth factorDisease-free survivalOvarian carcinoma cellsOvarian tumorsTaxol resistancePathway inhibitionIGF2 expressionOvarian cancerCarcinoma cellsExact testReduced disease-free survivalHuman epithelial ovarian tumorsCandidate prognostic biomarkerDrug-resistant ovarian carcinoma cellsUpregulation of IGF2Fisher's exact testIGF2 protein expressionOvarian cancer cellsDrug-resistant phenotypeHigh IGF2 expressionIGF receptor inhibitorsPathologic factorsTaxol-resistant cell linesCox regression