2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Anticancer effects of bisphosphonates in human esophageal squamous cell
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25460230
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Medical pharmacy
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| Research Institution | Kyoto Pharmaceutical University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
Tsujimoto Masayuki 京都薬科大学, 薬学部, 講師 (90372739)
Minegaki Tetsuya 京都薬科大学, 薬学部, 助教 (10549306)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 食道がん / ビスホスホネート系薬物 / がん細胞 / アポトーシス / 細胞周期 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most malignant cancers in Japan. Recently, bisphosphonates (BPs), which are osteoporosis drugs, have shown anticancer effects in several cancer cell lines. In this study, we examined the cytotoxic effects of BPs and their mechanisms of cytotoxicity in human ESCC cell lines. We concluded that second- and third-generation BPs are cytotoxic to ESCC cell lines as they induce apoptosis and inhibit the cell cycle through mevalonate pathway inhibition. Therefore, BP treatment may be a beneficial therapy in ESCC patients.
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| Free Research Field |
臨床薬剤学、臨床薬学
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