Project description:Metabolism of anticancer drugs markedly affects their antitumor effects. The major goal of our study was to investigate associations of gene expression of enzymes metabolizing taxanes and/or anthracyclines with therapy response and survival of breast carcinoma patients The present study investigated differences in transcript levels of key modulators of oxysterol signaling pathway, including oxysterol receptors, metabolic enzymes and transporters in the groups of estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast carcinomas in comparison to estrogen receptor negative (ER-) ones, and to control non-tumor tissues.
Project description:Metabolism of anticancer drugs markedly affects their antitumor effects. The major goal of our study was to investigate associations of gene expression of enzymes metabolizing taxanes and/or anthracyclines with therapy response and survival of breast carcinoma patients The present study investigated transcript levels of key modulators of oxysterol signaling pathway, including oxysterol receptors, metabolic enzymes and transporters in the group of hormone-receptor positive breast carcinoma patients to evaluated potential clinical significance of these genes.
Project description:Mufudza2012 - Estrogen effect on the dynamics
of breast cancer
This deterministic model shows the
dynamics of breast cancer with immune response. The effects of
estrogen are incorporated to study its effects as a risk factor for
the disease.
This model is described in the article:
Assessing the effects of
estrogen on the dynamics of breast cancer.
Mufudza C, Sorofa W, Chiyaka
ET.
Comput Math Methods Med 2012; 2012:
473572
Abstract:
Worldwide, breast cancer has become the second most common
cancer in women. The disease has currently been named the most
deadly cancer in women but little is known on what causes the
disease. We present the effects of estrogen as a risk factor on
the dynamics of breast cancer. We develop a deterministic
mathematical model showing general dynamics of breast cancer
with immune response. This is a four-population model that
includes tumor cells, host cells, immune cells, and estrogen.
The effects of estrogen are then incorporated in the model. The
results show that the presence of extra estrogen increases the
risk of developing breast cancer.
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Project description:Cholesterol biosynthesis pathway as a novel mechanism of resistance to estrogen deprivation in estrogen receptor positive breast cancer
Project description:The histone deacetylase inhibitor Entinostat is in phase III trials for patients with metastatic estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. Predictors of sensitivity and resistance, however, remain unknown.
Project description:The histone deacetylase inhibitor Entinostat is in phase III trials for patients with metastatic estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. Predictors of sensitivity and resistance, however, remain unknown.
