2019
Enhancement of sorafenib-mediated death of Hepatocellular carcinoma cells by Carnosic acid and Vitamin D2 analog combination
Wu Q, Wang X, Pham K, Luna A, Studzinski GP, Liu C. Enhancement of sorafenib-mediated death of Hepatocellular carcinoma cells by Carnosic acid and Vitamin D2 analog combination. The Journal Of Steroid Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 2019, 197: 105524. PMID: 31704246, PMCID: PMC7015782, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2019.105524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocellular carcinomaVitamin DOral multi-kinase inhibitorTreatment of HCCAutophagy markers Beclin1Vitamin D insufficiencyCarnosic acidAdvanced hepatocellular carcinomaPromising therapeutic optionVitamin D analogsMulti-kinase inhibitorCell linesElevated protein levelsAnti-oxidant propertiesHCC cell linesHuman neoplastic cellsD insufficiencyGlobal cancer mortalityHepatocellular carcinoma cellsSystemic treatmentTherapeutic optionsCancer mortalityHCC cell deathPreclinical studiesLiver cancer
2017
Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells Induce a MyD88-Dependent Stromal Response to Promote a Tumor-Tolerant Immune Microenvironment
Delitto D, Delitto AE, DiVita BB, Pham K, Han S, Hartlage ER, Newby BN, Gerber MH, Behrns KE, Moldawer LL, Thomas RM, George TJ, Brusko TM, Mathews CE, Liu C, Trevino JG, Hughes SJ, Wallet SM. Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells Induce a MyD88-Dependent Stromal Response to Promote a Tumor-Tolerant Immune Microenvironment. Cancer Research 2017, 77: 672-683. PMID: 27864347, PMCID: PMC5290036, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-16-1765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-associated stromaPancreatic cancerTumor microenvironmentT cell-mediated cytotoxicityCancer cell-conditioned mediumImmunosuppressive tumor microenvironmentT cell proliferationCell-conditioned mediumHuman cell culture modelsTh1 ratioProtective immunityCancer differsHealthy controlsMemory Th17Pancreatic lysatesCell culture modelPrimary human cell culture modelsRobust secretionCancer cellsCD8TA responsesPatientsImmunomodulatory characterCancerCulture model
2015
Downstream mediators of the intratumoral interferon response suppress antitumor immunity, induce gemcitabine resistance and associate with poor survival in human pancreatic cancer
Delitto D, Perez C, Han S, Gonzalo DH, Pham K, Knowlton AE, Graves CL, Behrns KE, Moldawer LL, Thomas RM, Liu C, George TJ, Trevino JG, Wallet SM, Hughes SJ. Downstream mediators of the intratumoral interferon response suppress antitumor immunity, induce gemcitabine resistance and associate with poor survival in human pancreatic cancer. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy 2015, 64: 1553-1563. PMID: 26423423, PMCID: PMC5129167, DOI: 10.1007/s00262-015-1760-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptive ImmunityCell Line, TumorChemokine CXCL10DeoxycytidineDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryGemcitabineGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHLA AntigensHumansInterferon-gammaInterferonsPancreatic NeoplasmsReceptors, CXCR3Tumor Cells, CulturedTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsPC cell linesPancreatic cancerAntitumor immunityPoor survivalPC microenvironmentHuman leukocyte antigen (HLA) class IMinimal inflammatory cell infiltrationEffective antitumor immunityImmune checkpoint ligandsUpregulation of PDL1Inflammatory cell infiltrationAntigen class IHuman pancreatic cancerAbsence of CD80Tumor-associated stromaCell linesCancer epithelial cellsCheckpoint ligandsCXCL10 concentrationsCell typesIFNγ responsesIndependent predictorsCD86 expressionChronic pancreatitisCell infiltration