2015
Langerhans Cells Facilitate UVB-Induced Epidermal Carcinogenesis
Lewis JM, Bürgler CD, Freudzon M, Golubets K, Gibson JF, Filler RB, Girardi M. Langerhans Cells Facilitate UVB-Induced Epidermal Carcinogenesis. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2015, 135: 2824-2833. PMID: 26053049, PMCID: PMC4640962, DOI: 10.1038/jid.2015.207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLangerhans cellsGroup 3 innate lymphoid cellsAbsence of LCsRole of LCsSquamous cell carcinoma formationInnate lymphoid cellsUVB-induced carcinogenesisInnate immune cellsAcute UVB exposureT-cell independentTumor suppressor gene p53IL-22Cutaneous carcinogenesisImmune cellsTumor outgrowthKC populationLymphoid cellsChronic exposureKC proliferationUVB exposureCarcinoma formationClonal expansionEpidermal carcinogenesisGene p53Carcinogenesis
2011
High-throughput mutation profiling of CTCL samples reveals KRAS and NRAS mutations sensitizing tumors toward inhibition of the RAS/RAF/MEK signaling cascade
Kießling M, Oberholzer PA, Mondal C, Karpova MB, Zipser MC, Lin WM, Girardi M, MacConaill LE, Kehoe SM, Hatton C, French LE, Garraway LA, Polier G, Süss D, Klemke CD, Krammer PH, Gülow K, Dummer R. High-throughput mutation profiling of CTCL samples reveals KRAS and NRAS mutations sensitizing tumors toward inhibition of the RAS/RAF/MEK signaling cascade. Blood 2011, 117: 2433-2440. PMID: 21209378, PMCID: PMC3952811, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-09-305128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiopsyHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHumansLymphoma, T-Cell, CutaneousMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesMutationMycosis FungoidesNeoplasm StagingProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Raf KinasesRas ProteinsSezary SyndromeSignal TransductionConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaStage IV patientsHUT78 cellsIV patientsPleomorphic cutaneous T-cell lymphomaHigh-throughput mutation profilingMEK inhibitorsCTCL cell line Hut78T-cell lymphomaRAS/RAF/MEKCTCL cell linesOncogenic mutationsCommon oncogenic mutationsCTCL patientsOverall survivalSézary syndromeMycosis fungoidesBiopsy specimensPatients profitPreclinical resultsMEK inhibitor U0126NRAS mutationsLymphoid cellsCTCL samplesRAS mutations