2005
Novel Tumor-Specific Isoforms of BEHAB/Brevican Identified in Human Malignant Gliomas
Viapiano MS, Bi WL, Piepmeier J, Hockfield S, Matthews RT. Novel Tumor-Specific Isoforms of BEHAB/Brevican Identified in Human Malignant Gliomas. Cancer Research 2005, 65: 6726-6733. PMID: 16061654, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-0585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBEHAB/brevicanHigh-grade gliomasMalignant gliomasBrain tumorsNew potential therapeutic targetsPrimary brain tumorsNormal adult brainDeadly brain tumorCentral nervous systemPotential therapeutic targetLow-grade gliomasHuman malignant gliomasNew therapeutic strategiesPathologic courseSimilar histologyBenign gliomasAdult brainTherapeutic strategiesDiffuse invasionTherapeutic targetGlioma progressionNervous systemInvasive abilityBrain tissueGliomas
1996
Targeting microtubule-associated proteins in glioblastoma: A new strategy for selective therapy
Piepmeier J, Pedersen P, Yoshida D, Greer C. Targeting microtubule-associated proteins in glioblastoma: A new strategy for selective therapy. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 1996, 3: 543-549. PMID: 8915486, DOI: 10.1007/bf02306087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingBrain NeoplasmsCarrier ProteinsCell LineColony-Forming Units AssayEstramustineFlow CytometryGlioblastomaHumansImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, NudeMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsNeoplasm TransplantationRadiation-Sensitizing AgentsThymidineTransplantation, HeterologousTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsSubcutaneous xenograftsGlioblastoma cellsHuman glioblastoma cellsMicrotubule-associated proteinsHuman glioblastomaPotent antimitotic effectsUse of estramustineAntimicrotubule agentsEstramustine-binding proteinPreclinical dataEstramustineNeoplastic cellsAntiproliferative effectsSelective therapyGlioma cellsAntimitotic effectCytotoxic effectsGlioblastomaUseful targetTherapyXenograftsLaboratory investigationsSelective effectAntimitotic activityCellsEstramustine in malignant glioma
Bergenheim A, Henriksson R, Piepmeier J, Yoshida D. Estramustine in malignant glioma. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 1996, 30: 81-89. PMID: 8865006, DOI: 10.1007/bf00177446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBEHAB (brain enriched hyaluronan binding) is expressed in surgical samples of glioma and in intracranial grafts of invasive glioma cell lines.
Jaworski D, Kelly G, Piepmeier J, Hockfield S. BEHAB (brain enriched hyaluronan binding) is expressed in surgical samples of glioma and in intracranial grafts of invasive glioma cell lines. Cancer Research 1996, 56: 2293-8. PMID: 8625302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorBrain NeoplasmsBrevicanCarrier ProteinsChild, PreschoolChondroitin Sulfate ProteoglycansFemaleGliomaHumansHyaluronic AcidIn Situ HybridizationLectins, C-TypeMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasm TransplantationNerve Tissue ProteinsRatsRats, Inbred LewRats, Sprague-DawleyTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsGlioma cell linesSurgical samplesIntracranial graftsCell linesAdult human cortexInvasive glioma cell linesBrain metastasesNonglial tumorsNoninvasive cell linesMalignant gliomasExtracellular brainNormal brainTumor invasionHyaluronan-binding proteinHuman cortexGliomasTumorsInvasive behaviorStandard cell culture conditionsGraftBrainBEHABCell culture conditionsSelective markerMetastasis
1994
Selective antimitotic effects of estramustine correlate with its antimicrotubule properties on glioblastoma and astrocytes.
Yoshida D, Cornell-Bell A, Piepmeier J. Selective antimitotic effects of estramustine correlate with its antimicrotubule properties on glioblastoma and astrocytes. Neurosurgery 1994, 34: 863-7; discussion 867-8. PMID: 8052384, DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199405000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntimitotic effectHuman glioblastoma cellsGlioma cellsGlioblastoma cellsEstramustine binding proteinModest antiproliferative effectsConcentration-dependent cytotoxic effectConcentration-dependent inhibitionEstramustine treatmentImmunohistochemical analysisAstrocyte viabilityEstramustineAstrocyte culturesAntiproliferative effectsMonoclonal antibodiesAstrocytesHuman glioblastomaTumor culturesCytotoxic effectsDimethylthiazol-2Diphenyltetrazolium bromideAntimicrotubule activityDeoxyribonucleic acid synthesis