Chemotherapy, as generally available, is of a limited value in curing malignant brain tumors (gliomas), which often develop resistance to drugs, becoming completely unresponsive to any standard therapeutic approach. Camptothecins, a family of topoisomerase I inhibitor drugs, represent a new promising treatment strategy and are currently under evaluation for testing the clinical efficacy. We selected a CPT-resistant sub-line (U87CPT-R) from U87-MG grade III-IV astrocytoma cells, and compared the expression profile of the two cell lines by cDNA-microarray, as a preliminary screening of the molecular mechanisms involved in the acquisition of CPT resistance in glioma cells. The relevant role of IL-1 beta overproduction as well as a generalised up-regulation of genes implicated in angiogenesis and inflammatory response are discussed in details.

Morandi E., Zingaretti C., Chiozzotto D., Severini C., Seteria A., Horn W., et al. (2006). A cDNA-microarray analysis of camptothecin resistance in glioblastoma cell lines. CANCER LETTERS, 231, 74-86 [10.1016/j.canlet.2005.01.017].

A cDNA-microarray analysis of camptothecin resistance in glioblastoma cell lines

MORANDI, ELENA;CHIOZZOTTO, DANIELA;HORN, WOLFANGO;VACCARI, MONICA;SILINGARDI, PAOLA;COLACCI, ANNAMARIA
2006

Abstract

Chemotherapy, as generally available, is of a limited value in curing malignant brain tumors (gliomas), which often develop resistance to drugs, becoming completely unresponsive to any standard therapeutic approach. Camptothecins, a family of topoisomerase I inhibitor drugs, represent a new promising treatment strategy and are currently under evaluation for testing the clinical efficacy. We selected a CPT-resistant sub-line (U87CPT-R) from U87-MG grade III-IV astrocytoma cells, and compared the expression profile of the two cell lines by cDNA-microarray, as a preliminary screening of the molecular mechanisms involved in the acquisition of CPT resistance in glioma cells. The relevant role of IL-1 beta overproduction as well as a generalised up-regulation of genes implicated in angiogenesis and inflammatory response are discussed in details.
2006
Morandi E., Zingaretti C., Chiozzotto D., Severini C., Seteria A., Horn W., et al. (2006). A cDNA-microarray analysis of camptothecin resistance in glioblastoma cell lines. CANCER LETTERS, 231, 74-86 [10.1016/j.canlet.2005.01.017].
Morandi E.; Zingaretti C.; Chiozzotto D.; Severini C.; Seteria A.; Horn W.; Vaccari M.; Serra R.; Silingardi P.; Colacci A
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