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ACTION OF POLYPEPTIDE GROWTH FACTORS IN COLON CANCER; DEVELOPMENT OF NEW THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES
Subhas Chakrabarty, Sharon Reynolds, Hong mei Wang and Sriram Rajagopal
Division of Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030
Received 9/3/97 Accepted 9/15/97
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- 1. Abstract
- 2. Introduction
- 3. Discussion
- 3.1. Adhesion molecules and TGF-beta
- 3.2. Mechanisms of action of TGF-beta in colon cancer, role of protein kinase C
- 3.3. PKC alpha-a potential therapeutic target
- 3.4. EGF family of growth factors and the potential of EGF receptor as a therapeutic target
- 3.5. Other potential therapeutic targets
- 3.6. Therapeutic approach
- 3.7. Basis of selectivity against colon cancer
- 3.8. Perspectives
- 4. Acknowledgments
- 5. References
- 8. Entire manuscript
Key words: TGF-beta, TGF-alpha, EGF, Growth factor receptors, Signal transduction, Cell adhesion, Therapeutics
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