2021
Targeting STAT3 prevents bile reflux‐induced oncogenic molecular events linked to hypopharyngeal carcinogenesis
Vageli DP, Doukas PG, Siametis A, Judson BL. Targeting STAT3 prevents bile reflux‐induced oncogenic molecular events linked to hypopharyngeal carcinogenesis. Journal Of Cellular And Molecular Medicine 2021, 26: 75-87. PMID: 34850540, PMCID: PMC8742186, DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.17011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBcl-2 overexpressionTranscriptional activationTranscription factorsTranscriptional activitySignal transducerSTAT3 knockdownMolecular eventsCell survivalQPCR analysisLuciferase assaySTAT3 activationTargeting STAT3Oncogenic eventsAberrant activationHypopharyngeal carcinogenesisSTAT3 phosphorylationSTAT3Oncogenic effectsSTAT3 pathwayPharmacologic inhibitionPharmacological inhibitionSTA-21Hypopharyngeal cellsOncogenic profileWestern blot
2019
Temporal characteristics of NF-κB inhibition in blocking bile-induced oncogenic molecular events in hypopharyngeal cells
Doukas PG, Vageli DP, Doukas SG, Sasaki CT. Temporal characteristics of NF-κB inhibition in blocking bile-induced oncogenic molecular events in hypopharyngeal cells. Oncotarget 2019, 10: 3339-3351. PMID: 31164956, PMCID: PMC6534360, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.26917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcidic bileNF-κB inhibitorBAY 11Hypopharyngeal cellsIL-6MiR-155MiR-375Specific NF-κB inhibitorMiR-21NF-κB inhibitionPre-neoplastic eventsEsophageal refluxLaryngopharyngeal cancerRisk factorsMolecular eventsEarly neoplasiaTherapeutic implicationsMiR-192MiR-451aClinical useWestern blotB activationBileOncogenic factorB inhibitor