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Exploiting cancer cell cycling for selective protection of normal cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11389048     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Chemotherapy of cancer is limited by its toxicity to normal cells. On the basis of discoveries in signal transduction and cell cycle regulation, novel mechanism-based therapeutics are being developed. Although these cell cycle modulators were designed to target cancer cells, some of them can also be applied for a different purpose, i.e., to protect normal cells against the lethality of chemotherapy. Loss of sensitivity of cancer cells to cell cycle inhibitors can be exploited for selective protection of normal cells that retain this response. Indeed, inhibition of redundant or overactivated pathways (e.g., growth factor-activated pathways) or stimulation of absent pathways in cancer cells (e.g., p53, Rb, and p16) may not arrest cycling of cancer cells. But growth arrest of normal cells will then permit selective killing of cancer cells by cycle-dependent chemotherapy.
Authors:
M V Blagosklonny; A B Pardee
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cancer research     Volume:  61     ISSN:  0008-5472     ISO Abbreviation:  Cancer Res.     Publication Date:  2001 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-06-04     Completed Date:  2001-06-21     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2984705R     Medline TA:  Cancer Res     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  4301-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Medicine Branch, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. mikhailb@box-m.nih.gov
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects,  pharmacology*
Cell Cycle / drug effects*,  physiology*
Cell Division / drug effects
Humans
Neoplasms / drug therapy*,  pathology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antineoplastic Agents

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