• A reproducible brain tumour model established from human glioblastoma biopsies 

      Wang, Jian; Miletic, Hrvoje; Sakariassen, Per Øystein; Huszthy, Peter Csaba; Jacobsen, Hege; Brekkå, Narve; Li, Xingang; Zhao, Peng; Mørk, Sverre; Chekenya, Martha; Bjerkvig, Rolf; Enger, Per Øyvind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-12-29)
      Background: Establishing clinically relevant animal models of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) remains a challenge, and many commonly used cell line-based models do not recapitulate the invasive growth patterns of patient ...
    • Resibufogenin Targets the ATP1A1 Signaling Cascade to Induce G2/M Phase Arrest and Inhibit Invasion in Glioma 

      Zhang, Xun; Yao, Zhong; Xue, Zhiyi; Wang, Shuai; Liu, Xuemeng; Hu, Yaotian; Zhang, Yan; Wang, Jian; Li, Xingang; Chen, Anjing (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Resibufogenin (RB) is a major active ingredient in the traditional Chinese medicine Chansu and has garnered considerable attention for its efficacy in the treatment of cancer. However, the anticancer effects and underlying ...
    • RNA splicing factor USP39 promotes glioma progression by inducing TAZ mRNA maturation 

      Ding, Kaikai; Ji, Jianxiong; Zhang, Xin; Huang, Bin; Chen, Anjing; Zhang, Di; Li, Xingang; Wang, Xinyu; Wang, Jian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Increasing evidence demonstrates that ubiquitin specific protease 39 (USP39) plays an oncogenic role in various human tumors. Here, using expression analysis of the publicly available Oncomine database, clinical glioma ...
    • SPI1-induced downregulation of FTO promotes GBM progression by regulating pri-miR-10a processing in an m6A-dependent manner 

      Zhang, Shouji; Zhao, Shulin; Qi, Yanhua; Li, Boyan; Wang, Huizhi; Pan, Ziwen; Xue, Hao; Jin, Chuandi; Qiu, Wei; Chen, Zihang; Guo, Qindong; Fan, Yang; Xu, Jianye; Gao, Zijie; Wang, Shaobo; Guo, Xing; Deng, Lin; Ni, Shilei; Xue, Fuzhong; Wang, Jian; Zhao, Rongrong; Li, Gang (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      As one of the most common post-transcriptional modifications of mRNAs and noncoding RNAs, N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification regulates almost every aspect of RNA metabolism. Evidence indicates that dysregulation of m6A ...
    • Surgical debulking promotes recruitment of macrophages and triggers glioblastoma phagocytosis in combination with CD47 blocking immunotherapy 

      Zhu, Huaiyang; Leiss, Lina Wik; Yang, Ning; Rygh, Cecilie Brekke; Mitra, Siddharta S.; Cheshier, Samuel H.; Weissman, Irving L.; Huang, Bin; Miletic, Hrvoje; Bjerkvig, Rolf; Enger, Per Øyvind; Li, Xingang; Wang, Jian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Surgical resection is a standard component of treatment in the clinical management of patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). However, experimental therapies are rarely investigated in the context of tumor debulking ...
    • Targeting glioblastoma with NK cells and mAb against NG2/CSPG4 prolongs animal survival 

      Poli, Aurélie; Wang, Jian; Domingues, Olivia; Planagumà, Jesús; Yan, Tao; Rygh, Cecilie Brekke; Skaftnesmo, Kai Ove; Thorsen, Frits Alan; McCormack, Emmet; Hentges, François; Pedersen, Paal-Henning; Zimmer, Jacques; Enger, Per Øyvind; Chekenya, Martha (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-09-09)
      Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most malignant brain tumor where patients’ survival is only 14.6 months, despite multimodal therapy with debulking surgery, concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy. There is an urgent, unmet need ...
    • Targeting the NG2/CSPG4 Proteoglycan Retards Tumour Growth and Angiogenesis in Preclinical Models of GBM and Melanoma 

      Wang, Jian; Svendsen, Agnete; Kmiecik, Justyna; Immervoll, Heike; Skaftnesmo, Kai Ove; Planagumà, Jesús; Reed, Rolf K.; Bjerkvig, Rolf; Miletic, Hrvoje; Enger, Per Øyvind; Rygh, Cecilie Brekke; Chekenya, Martha (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-07-29)
      Aberrant expression of the progenitor marker Neuron-glia 2 (NG2/CSPG4) or melanoma proteoglycan on cancer cells and angiogenic vasculature is associated with an aggressive disease course in several malignancies including ...
    • Targeting the splicing factor NONO inhibits GBM progression through GPX1 intron retention 

      Wang, Xu; Han, Mingzhi; Wang, Shuai; Sun, Yanfei; Zhao, Wenbo; Xue, Zhiyi; Liang, Xiangjun; Huang, Bin; Li, Gang; Chen, Anjing; Li, Xingang; Wang, Jian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: Splicing factors are essential for nascent pre-mRNA processing and critical in cancer progression, suggesting that proteins with splicing functions represent potential molecular targets for cancer therapy. Here, ...
    • Therapeutic implications of altered cholesterol homeostasis mediated by loss of CYP46A1 in human glioblastoma 

      Han, Mingzhi; Wang, Shuai; Yang, Ning; Wang, Xu; Zhao, Wenbo; Sdik Saed, Halala; Daubon, Thomas; Huang, Bin; Chen, Anjing; Li, Gang; Miletic, Hrvoje; Thorsen, Frits; Bjerkvig, Rolf; Li, Xingang; Wang, Jian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-28)
      Dysregulated cholesterol metabolism is a hallmark of many cancers, including glioblastoma (GBM), but its role in disease progression is not well understood. Here, we identified cholesterol 24‐hydroxylase (CYP46A1), a ...
    • Thiabendazole Inhibits Glioblastoma Cell Proliferation and Invasion Targeting Mini-chromosome Maintenance Protein 2 

      Hu, Yaotian; Zhou, Wenjing; Xue, Zhiyi; Liu, Xuemeng; Feng, Zichao; Zhang, Yulin; Liu, Xiaofei; Li, Wenjie; Zhang, Qing; Chen, Anjing; Huang, Bin; Wang, Jian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Thiabendazole (TBZ), approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for human oral use, elicits a potential anticancer activity on cancer cells in vitro and in animal models. Here, we evaluated the efficacy of TBZ ...
    • Trifluoperazine prolongs the survival of experimental brain metastases by STAT3-dependent lysosome membrane permeabilization 

      Zhang, Xin; Ding, Kaikai; Ji, Jianxiong; Parajuli, Himalaya; Aasen, Synnøve Nymark; Espedal, Heidi; Huang, Bin; Chen, Anjing; Wang, Jian; Li, Xingang; Thorsen, Frits (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Brain metastasis is a major cause of mortality in melanoma patients. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) prevents most anti-tumor compounds from entering the brain, which significantly limits their use in the treatment of brain ...
    • Trifluoperazine, a novel autophagy inhibitor, increases radiosensitivity in glioblastoma by impairing homologous recombination 

      Zhang, Xin; Xu, Ran; Zhang, Chao; Xu, Yangyang; Han, Mingzhi; Huang, Bin; Chen, Anjing; Qiu, Chen; Thorsen, Frits; Prestegarden, Lars; Bjerkvig, Rolf; Wang, Jian; Li, Xingang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-09-05)
      Background: Resistance to adjuvant radiotherapy is a major cause of treatment failure in patients with glioblastoma (GBM). Autophagy inhibitors have been shown to enhance the efficacy of radiotherapy for certain solid ...
    • TRIM22 activates NF-κB signaling in glioblastoma by accelerating the degradation of IκBα 

      Ji, Jianxiong; Ding, Kaikai; Luo, Tao; Zhang, Xin; Chen, Anjing; Zhang, Di; Li, Gang; Thorsen, Frits; Huang, Bin; Li, Xingang; Wang, Jian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      NF-κB signaling plays a critical role in tumor growth and treatment resistance in GBM as in many other cancers. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying high, constitutive NF-κB activity in GBM remains to be elucidated. ...
    • TRIM56 promotes malignant progression of glioblastoma by stabilizing cIAP1 protein 

      Yang, Xu; Zhang, Yan; Xue, Zhiwei; Hu, Yaotian; Zhou, Wenjing; Xue, Zhiyi; Liu, Xuemeng; Liu, Guowei; Li, Wenjie; Liu, Xiaofei; Li, Xingang; Han, Mingzhi; Wang, Jian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background The tripartite motif (TRIM) family of proteins plays a key role in the developmental growth and therapeutic resistance of many tumors. However, the regulatory mechanisms and biological functions of TRIM proteins ...
    • Tumour-associated glial host cells display a stem-like phenotype with a distinct gene expression profile and promote growth of GBM xenografts 

      Leiss, Lina Wik; Mutlu, Ercan; Øyan, Anne Margrete; Yan, Tao; Tsinkalovsky, Oleg; Sleire, Linda; Petersen, Kjell; Rahman, Mohummad Aminur; Johannessen, Mireille Kayitesi; Mitra, Siddharta S.; Jacobsen, Hege; Talasila, Krishna Mukharji; Miletic, Hrvoje; Jonassen, Inge; Li, Xingang; Brons, Nicolas H.C.; Kalland, Karl-Henning; Wang, Jian; Enger, Per Øyvind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-02-07)
      Background: Little is known about the role of glial host cells in brain tumours. However, supporting stromal cells have been shown to foster tumour growth in other cancers. Methods: We isolated stromal cells from patient-derived ...
    • Ursodeoxycholic Acid Inhibits Glioblastoma Progression via Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Related Apoptosis and Synergizes with the Proteasome Inhibitor Bortezomib 

      Yao, Zhong; Zhang, Xun; Zhao, Feihu; Wang, Shuai; Chen, Anjing; Huang, Bin; Wang, Jian; Li, Xingang (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) has demonstrated cancer suppressive potential in several tumors. Here, we investigated the antitumor potential and biochemical mechanism of UDCA on glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the deadliest ...