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
2011
Glucose, not glutamine, is the dominant energy source required for proliferation and survival of head and neck squamous carcinoma cells
Sandulache VC, Ow TJ, Pickering CR, Frederick MJ, Zhou G, Fokt I, Davis‐Malesevich M, Priebe W, Myers JN. Glucose, not glutamine, is the dominant energy source required for proliferation and survival of head and neck squamous carcinoma cells. Cancer 2011, 117: 2926-2938. PMID: 21692052, PMCID: PMC3135768, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.25868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdenosine TriphosphateCarcinomaCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell CycleCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationChromatography, LiquidDeoxyglucoseDisease ProgressionGenes, p53GlucoseGlutamineHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansLactic AcidMass SpectrometryMetabolomicsMetforminNeoplasms, Squamous CellSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTreatment OutcomeTumor Suppressor Protein p53