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Inhibition of pancreatic tumoral cells by snake venom disintegrins.


ABSTRACT: Pancreatic cancer often has a poor prognosis, even when diagnosed early. Pancreatic cancer typically spreads rapidly and is rarely detected in its early stages, which is a major reason it is a leading cause of cancer death. Signs and symptoms may not appear until pancreatic cancer is quite advanced, and complete surgical removal is not possible. Furthermore, pancreatic cancer responds poorly to most chemotherapeutic agents. The importance of integrins in several cell types that affect tumor progression has made them an appealing target for cancer therapy. Some of the proteins found in the snake venom present a great potential as anti-tumor agents. In this study, we summarize the activity of two integrins antagonist, recombinant disintegrins mojastin 1 and viridistatin 2, on human pancreatic carcinoma cell line (BXPC-3). Both recombinant disintegrins inhibited some essential aspects of the metastasis process such as proliferation, adhesion, migration, and survival through apoptosis, making these proteins prominent candidates for the development of drugs for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

SUBMITTER: Lucena S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4278407 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Inhibition of pancreatic tumoral cells by snake venom disintegrins.

Lucena Sara S   Castro Roberto R   Lundin Courtney C   Hofstetter Amanda A   Alaniz Amber A   Suntravat Montamas M   Sánchez Elda Eliza EE  

Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology 20141120


Pancreatic cancer often has a poor prognosis, even when diagnosed early. Pancreatic cancer typically spreads rapidly and is rarely detected in its early stages, which is a major reason it is a leading cause of cancer death. Signs and symptoms may not appear until pancreatic cancer is quite advanced, and complete surgical removal is not possible. Furthermore, pancreatic cancer responds poorly to most chemotherapeutic agents. The importance of integrins in several cell types that affect tumor prog  ...[more]

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