2006
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Modulates Prostate Cancer Cell Survival after Irradiation or HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitor Treatment
Yacoub A, Hawkins W, Hanna D, Young H, Park MA, Grant M, Roberts JD, Curiel DT, Fisher PB, Valerie K, Grant S, Hagan MP, Dent P. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Modulates Prostate Cancer Cell Survival after Irradiation or HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitor Treatment. Molecular Pharmacology 2006, 71: 259-275. PMID: 17050804, DOI: 10.1124/mol.106.031153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitogen-activated protein kinase kinaseProtein kinase kinaseKinase 1/2 signalingOverexpression of BclDominant-negative AktInhibition of phosphatidylinositolCoA reductase inhibitor lovastatinPan-caspase inhibitorExpression of BclCancer cell survivalHMG-CoA reductase inhibitor lovastatinApoptosis-inducing factor expressionProstate cancer cell survivalTreatment of cellsEpidermal growth factor receptorDominant-negative IkappaBInhibition of erbB1Kinase kinaseReductase inhibitor lovastatinGeranylgeranyl transferase inhibitorPARP1 functionGrowth factor receptorCytotoxic effectsCaspase-9Prostate cancer cells
1999
Cellular pharmacology of polynuclear platinum anti-cancer agents
Roberts J, Peroutka J, Farrell N. Cellular pharmacology of polynuclear platinum anti-cancer agents. Journal Of Inorganic Biochemistry 1999, 77: 51-57. PMID: 10626354, DOI: 10.1016/s0162-0134(99)00147-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCisplatin-resistant cell linesCell linesCross-linking adductsWild-type cell linesDNA repair mechanismsL1210 murine leukemia cell lineCellular pharmacologyType cell linesGenomic accessMurine leukemia cell lineWild typeCytotoxic effectsLeukemia cell linesRepair mechanismsDNA interstrandAnti-cancer agentsDiminished accumulationDinuclear platinum complexesTrinuclear platinum complexBBR3464Enhanced activityPotential anticancer agentsPotent cytotoxic agentComplexesVivo activity
1994
Increased Systemic, but Not Regional, Neopterin Production Following Intraperitoneral Administration of Interleukin-2 and Lack of Effect of Pterins upon the Lymphokine-Activated Killer Cell Phenomenon
Roberts J, Bigelow J, Moore A, Belinson J, Stewart J, Hacker M. Increased Systemic, but Not Regional, Neopterin Production Following Intraperitoneral Administration of Interleukin-2 and Lack of Effect of Pterins upon the Lymphokine-Activated Killer Cell Phenomenon. Journal Of Immunotherapy 1994, 15: 53-58. PMID: 8110731, DOI: 10.1097/00002371-199401000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymphokine-activated killer cellsNeopterin productionInterleukin-2Killer cellsIntraperitoneal interleukin-2Killer cell phenomenonUrinary neopterin excretionRoute of administrationActivated T cellsPresence of neopterinNumber of cytokinesLack of effectN-acetyl serotoninIncreased SystemicNeopterin excretionOvarian carcinomaT cellsImmune responseClinical administrationNeopterinCytotoxic effectsAdministrationSynthesis inhibitorCell phenomenonCells