2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Mechanisms of cancer therapeutic resistance via Rho-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition
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26860244
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Human pathology
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| Research Institution | Jichi Medical University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 前立腺癌 / 乳癌 / 治療抵抗性 / 上皮間葉転換 / 細胞老化 / 抗酸化反応 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Recurrence of hormone-unresponsive cancer is a serious problem in prostate and breast cancer. In this study, we demonstrate that Rho-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is stimulated not only in endocrine therapy resistance of prostate cancer, but also in chemotherapy resistance of breast cancer. We also demonstrate that, in hormone-responsive cancer cells, cellular senescence and anti-oxidant response are stimulated by hormone ablation. Senescent phenotypes are reduced by treatment of either anti-oxidant reagent of N-Acetyl-L-cysteine or TGF beta. These results suggest that survived cancer cells may utilize various tools such as EMT, cellular senescence, senescence-associated secretory phenotype, and anti-oxidant response, resulting in therapy resistance.
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| Free Research Field |
実験病理学
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