title: Molecular profile of the BCL2 family of the apoptosis related genes in breast cancer cells after treatment with cytotoxic/cytostatic drugs.
abstract: BCL2 (bcl-2) gene family members are important regulators of apoptosis. Increasing evidence supports their modulated expression in breast cancer cells and in many cases their relation to chemotherapy response, outcome, and overall prognosis, as well as their value as important potent therapeutic targets. Investigation and increased understanding of their transcriptional regulation and their specific roles in cancer progression and therapy response will be useful for focusing research on the development of novel therapies targeted against this gene family members' expression status. In the present review, we describe current knowledge of the molecular profile of the classical and novel members of the BCL2 family of genes as a response of breast cancer cells to cytotoxic/cytostatic drugs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Hellinida
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thomadaki
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scorilas
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017209:Apoptosis; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D054697:Cytostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015536:Down-Regulation; D019254:Genes, bcl-2; D006801:Humans; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D054697:Cytostatic Agents; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2