2015
Down‐regulation of malic enzyme 1 and 2: Sensitizing head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells to therapy‐induced senescence
Woo SH, Yang LP, Chuang HC, Fitzgerald A, Lee HY, Pickering C, Myers JN, Skinner HD. Down‐regulation of malic enzyme 1 and 2: Sensitizing head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells to therapy‐induced senescence. Head & Neck 2015, 38: e934-e940. PMID: 25994759, DOI: 10.1002/hed.24129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Line, TumorCellular SenescenceCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21Down-RegulationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Knockdown TechniquesHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMalate DehydrogenaseMetforminRadiation, IonizingReactive Oxygen SpeciesTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsTherapy-induced senescenceOverall survivalReactive oxygen speciesNeck squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaPoor overall survivalPotential therapeutic benefitHNSCC cell linesAntioxidant N-acetyl cysteineN-acetyl cysteinePoor outcomeCell carcinomaPatient outcomesHNSCC cellsGeneration of ROSTherapeutic benefitME2 expressionInduction of senescenceHNSCCP53 statusHigh expressionEnzyme expressionCell linesOxygen speciesOutcomes
2014
HRAS mutations and resistance to the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor erlotinib in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells
Hah JH, Zhao M, Pickering CR, Frederick MJ, Andrews GA, Jasser SA, Fooshee DR, Milas ZL, Galer C, Sano D, William WN, Kim E, Heymach J, Byers LA, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Myers JN. HRAS mutations and resistance to the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor erlotinib in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells. Head & Neck 2014, 36: 1547-1554. PMID: 24123531, PMCID: PMC4010580, DOI: 10.1002/hed.23499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDown-RegulationDrug Resistance, NeoplasmErlotinib HydrochlorideHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMiceMolecular Targeted TherapyMutationProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)QuinazolinesSensitivity and SpecificitySignal TransductionSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTransfectionConceptsShort hairpin RNACell linesHRAS expressionErlotinib sensitivityErlotinib-sensitive cell linesErlotinib-resistant cell linesErlotinib resistanceHRAS mutationsNeck squamous cell carcinoma cellsEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor erlotinibNeck squamous cell carcinoma cell linesSquamous cell carcinoma cellsTyrosine kinase inhibitor erlotinibPanel of headReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsHairpin RNAHNSCC cell linesSquamous cell carcinoma cell linesCell carcinoma cell linesCarcinoma cell linesKinase inhibitor erlotinibTyrosine kinase inhibitorsMutations
2013
Coordinated Targeting of the EGFR Signaling Axis by MicroRNA-27a*
Wu X, Bhayani MK, Dodge CT, Nicoloso MS, Chen Y, Yan X, Adachi M, Thomas L, Galer CE, Jiffar T, Pickering CR, Kupferman ME, Myers JN, Calin GA, Lai SY. Coordinated Targeting of the EGFR Signaling Axis by MicroRNA-27a*. Oncotarget 2013, 4: 1388-1398. PMID: 23963114, PMCID: PMC3824521, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.1239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Growth ProcessesCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDown-RegulationErbB ReceptorsHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMiceMicroRNAsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorDownregulation of EGFRSolid tumorsTumor growthNeck squamous cell carcinomaMurine orthotopic xenograft modelHNSCC cell viabilityOral cavity cancerMultiple HNSCC cell linesSquamous cell carcinomaStar strandNovel therapeutic optionsNovel miRNAsMultiple solid tumorsOrthotopic xenograft modelOverexpression of EGFRCoordinated regulationHNSCC cell linesCoordinated targetingGrowth factor receptorComplex regulationDirect intratumoral injectionPathway componentsInducible expressionSignaling Axis