2016
Insulin/IGF and sex hormone axes in human endometrium and associations with endometrial cancer risk factors
Merritt MA, Strickler HD, Einstein MH, Yang HP, Sherman ME, Wentzensen N, Brouwer-Visser J, Cossio MJ, Whitney KD, Yu H, Gunter MJ, Huang GS. Insulin/IGF and sex hormone axes in human endometrium and associations with endometrial cancer risk factors. Cancer Causes & Control 2016, 27: 737-748. PMID: 27125830, PMCID: PMC4870288, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-016-0751-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedDiabetes MellitusEndometrial NeoplasmsEndometriumEstrogen Receptor alphaEstrogensFemaleGene ExpressionGonadal Steroid HormonesHumansImmunohistochemistryInsulinInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3Insulin-Like Growth Factor IInsulin-Like Growth Factor IIMiddle AgedParityPhosphoproteinsPostmenopausePremenopausePTEN PhosphohydrolaseReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptor, IGF Type 1Receptor, InsulinReceptors, ProgesteroneReceptors, SomatomedinRisk FactorsRNA, MessengerConceptsInsulin-like growth factorEndometrial cancer risk factorsCancer risk factorsPostmenopausal womenRisk factorsEndometrial tissueInsulin/insulin-like growth factorRegular nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug useNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug usePhosphorylated insulin-like growth factorEstrogen receptor-positive tissuesAnti-inflammatory drug useNon-diabetic womenProtein levelsReceptor-positive tissuesNormal endometrial tissuesHigher IGFBP1OC usePostmenopausal endometriumBenign indicationsProgesterone receptorQuantitative real-time PCRHormone axesIGFBP3 expressionHuman endometrium
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