NSAIDs: Painkillers, inflammation inhibitors, anti-cancer drugs and new de-methylat...(r genes is frequently found in many type...),Health

Date:3/26/2008

r genes is frequently found in many types of human cancer and is a crucial step for tumorigenesis. Recently, a number of de-methylating agents have been reported to exhibit potent anti-cancer effects in vitro and in vivo. Therefore, these agents are considered to be useful for cancer therapy. As a matter of fact, two de-methylating drugs 5-Azacitidine and 5-Aza-2-deoxycytidine (decitabine) have been approved for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes, a heterogenous group of hematopoietic stem cell disorders that are multifactorial in their etiology. Hung says our results indicate that NSAIDs may function as de-methylating agents via inhibition of DNMTs and may provide a new strategy for the treatment or prevention of cancer. Dr. Steven R. Goodman, Editor-in-Chief of Experimental Biology and Medicine, agrees and said These unique findings by Dr. Hung and colleagues suggest an entirely new function for non-steroidal anti-inflamatory drugs in cancer therapy. This is an exciting advance for the field of Cancer biology.

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Contact: Dr. Wen-Chung Hung hung1228@ms10.hinet.net 886-752-52000 x5817 Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine Source:Eurekalert

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