2018
Epithelial membrane protein 2: a novel biomarker for circulating tumor cell recovery in breast cancer
Chen Q, Yao L, Burner D, Minev B, Lu L, Wang M, Ma W. Epithelial membrane protein 2: a novel biomarker for circulating tumor cell recovery in breast cancer. Clinical And Translational Oncology 2018, 21: 433-442. PMID: 30218306, DOI: 10.1007/s12094-018-1941-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial membrane protein-2MDA-MB-231 cellsBreast cancerBreast cancer cellsNovel biomarkersMCF7 cellsCancer cellsAnti-pan cytokeratinPrimary breast cancerBreast cancer patientsMesenchymal transition eventsPatient blood samplesTumor cell recoveryFlow cytometric assayCTC countCancer patientsHealthy donorsBlood samplesMembrane protein 2Cytometric assayTumor cellsEMP2 expressionCancerCell spikingBiomarkers
2017
Artificial human antigen‐presenting cells are superior to dendritic cells at inducing cytotoxic T‐cell responses
Li H, Shao S, Cai J, Burner D, Lu L, Chen Q, Minev B, Ma W. Artificial human antigen‐presenting cells are superior to dendritic cells at inducing cytotoxic T‐cell responses. Immunology 2017, 152: 462-471. PMID: 28664991, PMCID: PMC5629434, DOI: 10.1111/imm.12783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigen PresentationCancer VaccinesCell SurvivalCytotoxicity, ImmunologicDelayed-Action PreparationsDendritic CellsDrug CompoundingDrug LiberationHumansInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsKineticsLactic AcidLipopolysaccharidesMART-1 AntigenMCF-7 CellsNanoparticlesNeoplasmsPeptide FragmentsPolyglycolic AcidPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerSolubilitySurvivinT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicConceptsArtificial antigen-presenting cellsCytotoxic T lymphocytesT cell responsesDendritic cellsAntigen-presenting cellsTumor antigenic peptidesCTL responsesMature DCsT cellsAntigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytesAntigen-specific CTL responsesHuman antigen-presenting cellsCytotoxic T cell responsesHuman immature dendritic cellsEffective T cell responsesAntigenic peptidesEffective CTL responsesTumor antigen presentationCancer cellsImmature dendritic cellsMature dendritic cellsT-cell immunotherapyMHC class IMHC class I-peptide complexesWarrants further assessment
2016
Metformin alters DNA methylation genome-wide via the H19/SAHH axis
Zhong T, Men Y, Lu L, Geng T, Zhou J, Mitsuhashi A, Shozu M, Maihle NJ, Carmichael GG, Taylor HS, Huang Y. Metformin alters DNA methylation genome-wide via the H19/SAHH axis. Oncogene 2016, 36: 2345-2354. PMID: 27775072, PMCID: PMC5415944, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2016.391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolaseDNA methylation genomeGenome-wide alterationsNovel mechanismSubset of genesDNA methyltransferase 3BMethylation genomeDNA methylationEpigenetic dysregulationPathway genesMolecular basisAMPK activationLet-7Methyltransferase 3BMolecular mechanismsEndometrial cancer tissue samplesH19 knockdownGene methylationCell proliferationCancer tissue samplesCancer cellsNormal cellsConcomitant inhibitionGenesMethylation