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Development of novel molecular therapy target at epigenetics against salivary gland cancer

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24593035
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Surgical dentistry
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokushima

Principal Investigator

OHE Go  徳島大学, 大学病院, 助教 (60432762)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) UCHIDA Daisuke  獨協医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (20335798)
TAMATANI Tetsuya  徳島大学, 大学病院, 講師 (30274236)
TAKAMARU Natsumi  徳島大学, 大学病院, 助教 (40513031)
NAGAI Hirokazu  徳島大学, ヘルスバイオサイエンス研究部, 准教授 (50282190)
KURIBAYASHI Nobuyuki  徳島大学, ヘルスバイオサイエンス研究部, 助教 (80617332)
Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥5,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,230,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
KeywordsHDAC阻害剤 / バルプロ酸 / 唾液腺癌 / 細胞周期
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Salivary gland cancer (SGC) has a comparatively poor prognosis and is prone to frequent recurrence and metastases. Therefore, the development of more effective chemotherapy against SGC is desirable. The aim of the present study was to investigate the antitumour effects of valproic acid (VPA) against SGC.
VPA inhibited the proliferation of SGC cells in a dose-dependent manner in vitro. Degenerated cancer cells were observed at high concentrations of VPA. In the cell cycle analysis, VPA induced cell-growth inhibition and G1 arrest of cell cycle progression in both cancer cell lines in a time- and dose-dependent manner. VPA markedly upregulated the mRNA expression levels of both p21 and p27 in both SGC cell lines in a time-dependent manner. In the xenograft model experiment, VPA treatment markedly inhibited the growth of salivary gland tumours when compared with the growth of the untreated controls.
VPA may be a valuable drug in the development of better therapeutic regimens for SGC.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (1 results)

All 2014

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Antitumour effect of valproic acid against salivary gland cancer in vitro and in vivo.2014

    • Author(s)
      Nagai H, Fujioka-Kobayashi M, Ohe G, Hara K, Takamaru N, Uchida D, Tamatani T, Fujisawa K, Miyamoto Y.
    • Journal Title

      Oncol Rep.

      Volume: 31 Pages: 1453-1458

    • NAID

      120006714458

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed

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Published: 2013-05-31   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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