arg/arg cells investigated previously. Sequencing of human p53 exons 4-9 in immortalized cultures revealed missense mutations found repeatedly in human tumours. In cell lines ensuing from benzo(a)pyrene-treated cultures the combined p53 mutation pattern from experiments with the 3 codon 72 genotypes showed a predominance of strand-biased G to T transversions (18 of 36 mutations), and mutations recurring at smokers' lung tumour hotspot codons 157 and 273, supporting involvement of tobacco carcinogens in shaping the mutation signature in lung cancers of smokers. Mutations in cell lines from unexposed cultures did not cluster at these codons and G to T transversions were uncommon (2 of 52 mutations) (Fisher's exact test Po0.0001). Most mutations (13/16) in cell lines derived from cells polymorphic at codon 72 were found on the proline allele, with loss of the arginine allele.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and pharmacogenetic interaction on the survival of the patients with diastolic heart failure (DHF). A total of 285 subjects with DHF confirmed by echocardiography were recruited in the period between 1995 and 2003. Baseline characteristics (age, sex, prior history, medication, and echocardiographic findings) and genetic polymorphisms (ACE gene insertion/ deletion (I/D) polymorphism; T174M, M235T, G-6A, A-20C, G-152A, and G-217A polymorphisms of the angiotensinogen (AGT) gene; and A1166C polymorphisms of the angiotensin II type I receptor (AT1R)) were collected and matched (by propensity score) in those who received and those who did not receive ACE inhibitors. The patients were followed up to 10 years. Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression models were used to demonstrate the survival trend. The 85 patients who received ACE inhibitors and the other 85 patients who did not were found to have comparable baseline characteristics and polymorphism distribution. Prescription of ACE inhibitors was associated with a significant decrease in overall mortality (hazard ratio (HR), 0.45; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.24-0.83; P ¼ 0.01), and a lower rate of cardiovascular events at 4000 days (HR, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.32-0.90; P ¼ 0.02). In addition, ACE I/D gene D allele was associated with higher overall mortality as compared with the I allele (HR, 2.04; P ¼ 0.003). This effect was diminished in those who received ACE inhibitors. The use of ACE inhibitor was associated with a significant decrease in long-term mortality and cardiovascular events in the patients with DHF. Genetic variants in the renin-angiotensin system genes were also associated, but their effects could be modified by the use of ACE inhibitors.
Radioresistance is a major obstacle in successful clinical cancer radiotherapy, and the underlying mechanisms are not clear. Here we show that IKKα-mediated miR-196a biogenesis via interaction with Drosha regulates the sensitivity of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells to radiotherapy. Phosphorylation of IKKα at T23 site (p-IKKαT23) promotes the binding of IKKα to Drosha that accelerates the processing of miR-196a primary transcripts, leading to increased expressions of both precursor and mature miR-196a. Dephosphorylation of p-IKKαT23 downregulates miR-196a expression and promotes the resistance of NPC cells to radiation treatment. The miR-196a mimic suppresses while its inhibitor promotes the resistance of NPC to radiation treatment. Importantly, the expression of p-IKKαT23 is positively related to the expression of miR-196a in human NPC tissues, and expression of p-IKKαT23 and miR-196a is inversely correlated with NPC clinical radioresistance. Thus, our studies establish a novel mechanistic link between the inactivation of IKKαT23-Drosha-miR-196a pathway and NPC radioresistance, and de-inactivation of IKKαT23-Drosha-miR-196a pathway would be an efficient way to restore the sensitivity of radioresistant NPC to radiotherapy.
Following the identification of discrepancies between images and the data, and at the request of the authors, we are retracting the following paper: "IKKα-mediated biogenesis of miR-196a through interaction with Drosha regulates the sensitivity of cancer cells to radiotherapy" by Fang et al.
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