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Reversal of hepatoma cells resistance to anticancer drugs is correlated to cell proliferation kinetics, telomere length and telomerase activity.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16101139     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Clinical and experimental observations indicate that resistance to anticancer drugs may be spontaneously reversible over time. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This work is a mathematical and statistical analysis of the relationship, during a 9-month experiment, between the resistance of repeatedly re-seeded hepatoma cells to methotrexate (MTX) or to cisplatin (cisP) and untreated cell proliferation, telomere length and telomerase activity. RESULTS: All variables showed complex oscillations, as previously published. In this work, cell proliferation was modelized by the logistic model, and the proliferation rates (a-values) together with their variations (va-values) were calculated. CONCLUSION: Significant correlations were discovered between cell resistance to treatments and a-values, va-values, telomere length and telomerase activities. These results open new insights into the handling of chemotherapy in the treatment of cancers.
Authors:
Nguyen Phong Chau; Jean Deschatrette; Claire Wolfrom
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Anticancer research     Volume:  25     ISSN:  0250-7005     ISO Abbreviation:  Anticancer Res.     Publication Date:    2005 Sep-Oct
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-08-16     Completed Date:  2005-10-13     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8102988     Medline TA:  Anticancer Res     Country:  Greece    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3279-85     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Equipe Biomath-Biostat, Université Paris 7-Denis Diderot, 2 place Jussieu, 75251 Paris, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
Cell Growth Processes / physiology
Cisplatin / pharmacology*
Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / drug therapy*,  enzymology,  genetics,  pathology
Logistic Models
Methotrexate / pharmacology*
Predictive Value of Tests
Rats
Telomerase / metabolism*
Telomere / physiology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antineoplastic Agents; 15663-27-1/Cisplatin; 59-05-2/Methotrexate; EC 2.7.7.49/Telomerase

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