Pancreatic cancer is highly lethal. Current research that combines radiation with targeted therapy may dramatically improve prognosis. Cancerous cells are characterized by unstable genomes and activation of DNA repair...Pancreatic cancer is highly lethal. Current research that combines radiation with targeted therapy may dramatically improve prognosis. Cancerous cells are characterized by unstable genomes and activation of DNA repair pathways, which are indicated by increased phosphorylation of numerous factors, including H2 AX, ATM, ATR, Chk1, Chk2, DNA-PKcs, Rad51, and Ku70/Ku80 heterodimers. Radiotherapy causes DNA damage. Cancer cells can be made more sensitive to the effects of radiation(radiosensitization) through inhibition of DNA repair pathways. The synergistic effects, of two or more combined non-lethal treatments, led to coadministration of chemotherapy and radiosensitization in BRCA-defective cells and patients, with promising results. ATM/Chk2 and ATR/Chk1 pathways are principal regulators of cell cycle arrest, following DNA doublestrand or single-strand breaks. DNA double-stranded breaks activate DNA-dependent protein kinase, catalytic subunit(DNA-PKcs). It forms a holoenzyme with Ku70/Ku80 heterodimers, called DNA-PK, which catalyzes the joining of nonhomologous ends. This is the primary repair pathway utilized in human cells after exposure to ionizing radiation. Radiosensitization, induced by inhibitors of ATM, ATR, Chk1, Chk2, Wee1, PP2 A, or DNA-PK, has been demonstrated in preclinical pancreatic cancer studies. Clinical trials are underway. Development of agents that inhibit DNA repair pathways to be clinically used in combination with radiotherapy is warranted for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.展开更多
Oligodeoxynucleotide from SARS virus was selected and synthesized. Its complexes with alkaloid compounds were investigated by electrospray mass spectrometry. We found that three alkaloid compounds could interact with ...Oligodeoxynucleotide from SARS virus was selected and synthesized. Its complexes with alkaloid compounds were investigated by electrospray mass spectrometry. We found that three alkaloid compounds could interact with the DNA target molecule in five alkaloids analyzed. With increasing molar ratio of the three alkaloid compounds, the complexes between alkaloids and DNA with different stoichiometric ratios were found in their MS spectra. The order of the alkalinity of their gas phase corresponds to that of liquid phase, that is: Palmatine>Jatrorrhizine>Berberin. The relative abundance of these complexes in mass spectra can assess the relative affinities of above three alkaloid compounds with the DNA target molecule. In this paper, the binding sites between jatrorrhizine and DNA was deduced from the interaction experiments of jatrorrhizine with three nucleosides.展开更多
文摘Pancreatic cancer is highly lethal. Current research that combines radiation with targeted therapy may dramatically improve prognosis. Cancerous cells are characterized by unstable genomes and activation of DNA repair pathways, which are indicated by increased phosphorylation of numerous factors, including H2 AX, ATM, ATR, Chk1, Chk2, DNA-PKcs, Rad51, and Ku70/Ku80 heterodimers. Radiotherapy causes DNA damage. Cancer cells can be made more sensitive to the effects of radiation(radiosensitization) through inhibition of DNA repair pathways. The synergistic effects, of two or more combined non-lethal treatments, led to coadministration of chemotherapy and radiosensitization in BRCA-defective cells and patients, with promising results. ATM/Chk2 and ATR/Chk1 pathways are principal regulators of cell cycle arrest, following DNA doublestrand or single-strand breaks. DNA double-stranded breaks activate DNA-dependent protein kinase, catalytic subunit(DNA-PKcs). It forms a holoenzyme with Ku70/Ku80 heterodimers, called DNA-PK, which catalyzes the joining of nonhomologous ends. This is the primary repair pathway utilized in human cells after exposure to ionizing radiation. Radiosensitization, induced by inhibitors of ATM, ATR, Chk1, Chk2, Wee1, PP2 A, or DNA-PK, has been demonstrated in preclinical pancreatic cancer studies. Clinical trials are underway. Development of agents that inhibit DNA repair pathways to be clinically used in combination with radiotherapy is warranted for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
文摘Oligodeoxynucleotide from SARS virus was selected and synthesized. Its complexes with alkaloid compounds were investigated by electrospray mass spectrometry. We found that three alkaloid compounds could interact with the DNA target molecule in five alkaloids analyzed. With increasing molar ratio of the three alkaloid compounds, the complexes between alkaloids and DNA with different stoichiometric ratios were found in their MS spectra. The order of the alkalinity of their gas phase corresponds to that of liquid phase, that is: Palmatine>Jatrorrhizine>Berberin. The relative abundance of these complexes in mass spectra can assess the relative affinities of above three alkaloid compounds with the DNA target molecule. In this paper, the binding sites between jatrorrhizine and DNA was deduced from the interaction experiments of jatrorrhizine with three nucleosides.
