کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
8247544 1533180 2006 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Molecular strategies targeting the host component of cancer to enhance tumor response to radiation therapy
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه فیزیک و نجوم تشعشع
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Molecular strategies targeting the host component of cancer to enhance tumor response to radiation therapy
چکیده انگلیسی
The tumor microenvironment, in particular, the tumor vasculature, as an important target for the cytotoxic effects of radiation therapy is an established paradigm for cancer therapy. We review the evidence that the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway is activated in endothelial cells exposed to ionizing radiation (IR) and is a molecular target for the development of novel radiation sensitizing agents. On the basis of this premise, several promising preclinical studies that targeted the inhibition of the PI3K/Akt activation as a potential method of sensitizing the tumor vasculature to the cytotoxic effects of IR have been conducted. An innovative strategy to guide cytotoxic therapy in tumors treated with radiation and PI3K/Akt inhibitors is presented. The evidence supports a need for further investigation of combined-modality therapy that involves radiation therapy and inhibitors of PI3K/Akt pathway as a promising strategy for improving the treatment of patients with cancer.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics - Volume 64, Issue 1, 1 January 2006, Pages 38-46
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