Recent findings on epigenetic gene abnormalities involved in uterine cancer (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Megumi Yanokura
    • Kouji Banno
    • Yusuke Kobayashi
    • Hiroyuki Nomura
    • Shigenori Hayashi
    • Eiichiro Tominaga
    • Daisuke Aoki
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  • Published online on: September 20, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1428
  • Pages: 733-737
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Abstract

Selective aberrant genetic effects that do not depend on abnormal DNA sequences are referred to as epigenetic abnormalities and are involved in carcinogenesis. In uterine cancer, various genes involved in apoptosis, cell cycle, DNA repair, cell proliferation and cell adhesion are abnormally methylated, resulting in gene silencing. Reversal of such epigenetic abnormalities in cancer cells is a potential strategy for cancer therapy, and studies on epigenetic abnormalities and treatment methods in uterine cancer are in progress. These include the evaluation of 5‑hydroxymethylcytosine, which is present in cancer tissues at lower levels compared with those in normal tissues, as a prognostic marker in cervical cancer; combination therapy with 5‑azacytidine and cisplatin; combination treatment focusing on tumor necrosis factor‑related apoptosis‑inducing ligand in cervical cancer; studies focusing on DNA mismatch repair in endometrial cancer; and use of a demethylating agent to reactivate tumor suppressor genes and inhibit tumor proliferation. Detection of epigenetic changes using biomarkers may be used for histological classification, evaluation of disease progression and identification of compounds that are able to modulate epigenetic changes and may be useful for uterine cancer treatment.
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Yanokura M, Banno K, Kobayashi Y, Nomura H, Hayashi S, Tominaga E and Aoki D: Recent findings on epigenetic gene abnormalities involved in uterine cancer (Review). Mol Clin Oncol 7: 733-737, 2017
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Yanokura, M., Banno, K., Kobayashi, Y., Nomura , H., Hayashi, S., Tominaga, E., & Aoki, D. (2017). Recent findings on epigenetic gene abnormalities involved in uterine cancer (Review). Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 7, 733-737. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1428
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Yanokura, M., Banno, K., Kobayashi, Y., Nomura , H., Hayashi, S., Tominaga, E., Aoki, D."Recent findings on epigenetic gene abnormalities involved in uterine cancer (Review)". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 7.5 (2017): 733-737.
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Yanokura, M., Banno, K., Kobayashi, Y., Nomura , H., Hayashi, S., Tominaga, E., Aoki, D."Recent findings on epigenetic gene abnormalities involved in uterine cancer (Review)". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 7, no. 5 (2017): 733-737. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1428