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SUBMITTER: Wei TT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5006731 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wei Tzu-Tang TT Lin Yi-Ting YT Chen Wen-Shu WS Luo Ping P Lin Yu-Chin YC Shun Chia-Tung CT Lin Yi-Hsin YH Chen Jhih-Bin JB Chen Nai-Wei NW Fang Jim-Min JM Wu Ming-Shiang MS Yang Kai-Chien KC Chang Li-Chun LC Tai Kang-Yu KY Liang Jin-Tung JT Chen Ching-Chow CC
EBioMedicine 20160717
Statins are 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase (HMGR) inhibitors decreasing serum cholesterol and have shown promise in cancer prevention. In this study, we demonstrated the oncogenic role of HMGR in colorectal cancer (CRC) by disclosing increased HMGR activity in CRC patients and its enhancement of anti-apoptosis and stemness. Our previous studies showed that statins containing carboxylic acid chains possessed activity against histone deacetylases (HDACs), and strengthene ...[more]