2000
Bcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide therapy of Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disease in severe combined immunodeficient mice.
Guinness M, Kenney J, Reiss M, Lacy J. Bcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide therapy of Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disease in severe combined immunodeficient mice. Cancer Research 2000, 60: 5354-8. PMID: 11034070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpstein-Barr virusPosttransplant lymphoproliferative disorderLymphoproliferative disordersBcl-2 antisenseLymphoproliferative diseaseImmunodeficient miceEpstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative diseaseBcl-2EBV-positive lymphoproliferative diseaseSequence-dependent antitumor effectsMajority of EBVAntisense oligodeoxynucleotide therapyEBV-positive malignanciesB-cell lymphoproliferationBcl-2 antisense therapyInhibition of proliferationLymphoblastoid B cellsTreatment strategiesChemoprotective effectsAntitumor effectsVitro treatmentB cellsChimeric modelDecreased expressionRational targetAntisense to the Epstein‐Barr virus (EBV)‐encoded latent membrane protein 1 (LMP‐1) sensitizes EBV‐immortalized B cells to transforming growth factor‐beta and chemotherapeutic agents
Kenney J, Guinness M, Reiss M, Lacy J. Antisense to the Epstein‐Barr virus (EBV)‐encoded latent membrane protein 1 (LMP‐1) sensitizes EBV‐immortalized B cells to transforming growth factor‐beta and chemotherapeutic agents. International Journal Of Cancer 2000, 91: 89-98. PMID: 11149426, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0215(20010101)91:1<89::aid-ijc1015>3.0.co;2-u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicApoptosisB-LymphocytesCell DivisionCell Line, TransformedCell SeparationCyclin D2CyclinsDexamethasoneDNA, AntisenseDown-RegulationEtoposideFlow CytometryHumansImmunoblottingLymphomaMyeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 ProteinNeoplasm ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Transforming Growth Factor betaTumor Cells, CulturedVincristineViral Matrix ProteinsConceptsLatent membrane protein 1Epstein-Barr virusLymphoblastoid cell linesLMP-1B cellsMembrane protein 1Antisense oligodeoxynucleotidesEBV-positive lymphoproliferative disordersChemotherapeutic agentsEBV-positive lymphoblastoid cell linesEBV-positive cell linesProtein 1Human B cell growthAntisense treatmentApoptotic effectsRational therapeutic targetShort-term treatmentLMP-1 expressionRational therapeutic strategiesB cell growthCell linesLMP-1 proteinTumor necrosis factor receptor familyInhibition of proliferationLymphoproliferative disorders
1990
Interleukin 6 is an autocrine growth factor for mesangial cells
Ruef C, Budde K, Lacy J, Northemann W, Baumann M, Sterzel R, Coleman D. Interleukin 6 is an autocrine growth factor for mesangial cells. Kidney International 1990, 38: 249-257. PMID: 2402117, DOI: 10.1038/ki.1990.193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-6Autocrine growth factorInterleukin-6T cellsGrowth factorSecrete IL-6Possible paracrine roleAcute phase responseIL-6 mRNADose-dependent increaseIL-6 actsMesangial cell proliferationIL-6 resultsGlomerular inflammationNumber of MCsImmune responseRat MCsParacrine roleB cellsMesangial cellsMC-CMEndothelial cellsAutocrine signalsCell proliferationPlasmacytoma cells
1989
Rat mesangial cells produce granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
Budde K, Coleman D, Lacy J, Sterzel R. Rat mesangial cells produce granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor. American Journal Of Physiology 1989, 257: f1065-f1078. PMID: 2690641, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1989.257.6.f1065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat mesangial cellsGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factorCultured rat mesangial cellsMesangial cellsColony-stimulating factorGM-CSFMC-CMGlomerular mesangial cellsPeritoneal MPsEffector cellsIL-2Inflammatory processGlomerular diseaseInterleukin-2T cellsT lymphocytesInterleukin-4Murine GM-CSFRenal glomeruliSerum-free conditionsSoluble factorsProliferative activitySpecific cDNA probesGM-CSF mRNA transcriptsPresent findings