Title : Inhibition of eIF4E cooperates with chemotherapy and immunotherapy in renal cell carcinoma.

Pub. Date : 2018 Jun

PMID : 29086249






4 Functional Relationships(s)
Download
Sentence
Compound Name
Protein Name
Organism
1 We firstly inhibited eIF4E activity by ribavirin in two cell lines (Caki-1 and ACHN) representing RCC metastasis models. Ribavirin eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E Homo sapiens
2 We further confirmed that the inhibitory effects of ribavirin were attributed to its ability in inhibiting eIF4E-regulated protein translation and activity. Ribavirin eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E Homo sapiens
3 eIF4E inhibition using siRNA knockdown mimicked ribavirin"s effector in RCC cells. Ribavirin eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E Homo sapiens
4 Importantly, eIF4E inhibition by both ribavirin and siRNA knockdown significantly sensitized RCC response to chemo- and immunotherapeutic agents in vitro as well as in vivo. Ribavirin eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E Homo sapiens