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BRAINLIFE NEWSLETTER
Volume 2, Number 15 - 29 August 2003

Volume 2
Archive


Contents


Early Detection
Diagnosis & Evaluation
Etiology & Pathogenesis
Integrative Medicine
Overall Management
Psychosocial Aspects
Treatment

Early Detection


Bouvier C, Bartoli C, Aguirre-Cruz L, Virard I, Colin C, Fernandez C, Gouvernet J, Figarella-Branger D
Shared oligodendrocyte lineage gene expression in gliomas and oligodendrocyte progenitor cells
J Neurosurg. 2003 Aug;99(2):344-50


Diagnosis & Evaluation


D'Ambrosio AL, O'Toole JE, Connolly ES Jr, Feldstein NA
Villous hypertrophy versus choroid plexus papilloma: a case report demonstrating a diagnostic role for the proliferation index
Pediatr Neurosurg. 2003 Jul;39(2):91-6

Grosu AL, Lachner R, Wiedenmann N, Stark S, Thamm R, Kneschaurek P, Schwaiger M, Molls M, Weber WA
Validation of a method for automatic image fusion (BrainLAB System) of CT data and 11C-methionine-PET data for stereotactic radiotherapy using a LINAC: first clinical experience
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2003 Aug 1;56(5):1450-63


Etiology & Pathogenesis


Dossier IGF

Ambrose D, Resnicoff M, Coppola D, Sell C, Miura M, Jameson S, Baserga R, Rubin R
Growth regulation of human glioblastoma T98G cells by insulin-like growth factor-1 and its receptor
J Cell Physiol.
1994 Apr;159(1):92-100 (Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Andrews DW, Resnicoff M, Flanders AE, Kenyon L, Curtis M, Merli G, Baserga R, Iliakis G, Aiken RD
Results of a pilot study involving the use of an antisense oligodeoxynucleotide directed against the insulin-like growth factor type I receptor in malignant astrocytomas
J Clin Oncol. 2001 Apr 15;19(8):2189-200 (Clinical Study, Abstract)

Baffa R, Reiss K, El-Gabry EA, Sedor J, Moy ML, Shupp-Byrne D, Strup SE, Hauck WW, Baserga R, Gomella LG
Low serum insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1): a significant association with prostate cancer
Tech Urol. 2000 Sep;6(3):236-9
(Clinical Study, Abstract)

Baserga R
The contradictions of the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor
Oncogene. 2000 Nov 20;19(49):5574-81  (Review Article, Abstract)

Baserga R, Morrione A
Differentiation and malignant transformation: two roads diverged in a wood
J Cell Biochem. 1999;Suppl 32-33:68-75
(Review Article, Abstract)

Baserga R
The IGF-I receptor in cancer research
Exp Cell Res. 1999 Nov 25;253(1):1-6  (Review Article, Abstract)

Brockmann MA, Ulbricht U, Gruner K, Fillbrandt R, Westphal M, Lamszus K
Glioblastoma and cerebral microvascular endothelial cell migration in response to tumor-associated growth factors
Neurosurgery. 2003 Jun;52(6):1391-9; discussion 1399 (Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Burgaud JL, Resnicoff M, Baserga R
Mutant IGF-I receptors as dominant negatives for growth and transformation
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1995 Sep 14;214(2):475-81
(Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Clarke K, Smith K, Gullick WJ, Harris AL
Mutant epidermal growth factor receptor enhances induction of vascular endothelial growth factor by hypoxia and insulin-like growth factor-1 via a PI3 kinase dependent pathway
Br J Cancer. 2001 May 18;84(10):1322-9 (Animal Study, Abstract)

Engelhard HH
Antisense Oligodeoxynucleotide Technology: Potential Use for the Treatment of Malignant Brain Tumors
Cancer Control. 1998 Mar;5(2):163-170
(Review Article, Abstract)

Fabry M, Cabrele C, Hocker H, Beck-Sickinger AG
Differently labeled peptide ligands for rapid investigation of receptor expression on a new human glioblastoma cell line
Peptides. 2000 Dec;21(12):1885-93 (Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Gillaspy GE, Mapstone TB, Samols D, Goldthwait DA
Transcriptional patterns of growth factors and proto-oncogenes in human glioblastomas and normal glial cells
Cancer Lett. 1992 Jul 31;65(1):55-60 (Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Glick RP, Gettleman R, Patel K, Lakshman R, Tsibris JC
Insulin and insulin-like growth factor I in brain tumors: binding and in vitro effects
Neurosurgery. 1989 Jun;24(6):791-7 (Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Hercbergs AA, Goyal LK, Suh JH, Lee S, Reddy CA, Cohen BH, Stevens GH, Reddy SK, Peereboom DM, Elson PJ, Gupta MK, Barnett GH
Propylthiouracil-induced chemical hypothyroidism with high-dose tamoxifen prolongs survival in recurrent high grade glioma: a phase I/II study
Anticancer Res. 2003 Jan-Feb;23(1B):617-26 (Clinical Study, Abstract)

Hultberg BM, Haselbacher G, Nielsen FC, Wulff BS, Gammeltoft S
Gene expression of insulin-like growth factor II in human intracranial meningioma
Cancer. 1993 Dec 1;72(11):3282-6
(Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Kunwar S, Pai LH, Pastan I
Cytotoxicity and antitumor effects of growth factor-toxin fusion proteins on human glioblastoma multiforme cells
J Neurosurg. 1993 Oct;79(4):569-76 (Animal Study, Abstract)

Kurihara M, Tokunaga Y, Ochi A, Kawaguchi T, Tsutsumi K, Shigematsu K, Niwa M, Mori K
Expression of insulin-like growth factor I receptors in human brain tumors: comparison with epidermal growth factor receptor by using quantitative autoradiography
No To Shinkei. 1989 Jul;41(7):719-25
(Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Ly A, Duc HT, Kalamarides M, Trojan LA, Pan Y, Shevelev A, Francois JC, Noel T, Kane A, Henin D, Anthony DD, Trojan J
Human glioma cells transformed by IGF-I triple helix technology show immune and apoptotic characteristics determining cell selection for gene therapy of glioblastoma
Mol Pathol. 2001 Aug;54(4):230-9
(Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

McCusker RH, Camacho-Hubner C, Bayne ML, Cascieri MA, Clemmons DR
Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding to human fibroblast and glioblastoma cells: the modulating effect of cell released IGF binding proteins (IGFBPs)
J Cell Physiol.
1990 Aug;144(2):244-53 (Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Melino G, Stephanou A, Annicchiarico-Petruzzelli M, Finazzi-Agro A, Knight RA, Lightman SL
IGF-II mRNA expression in LI human glioblastoma cell line parallels cell growth
Neurosci Lett. 1992 Sep 14;144(1-2):25-8 (Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Morash B, Johnstone J, Leopold C, Li A, Murphy P, Ur E, Wilkinson M
The regulation of leptin gene expression in the C6 glioblastoma cell line
Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2000 Jul 25;165(1-2):97-105 (Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Morrione A, Romano G, Navarro M, Reiss K, Valentinis B, Dews M, Eves E, Rosner MR, Baserga R
Insulin-like growth factor I receptor signaling in differentiation of neuronal H19-7 cells
Cancer Res. 2000 Apr 15;60(8):2263-72
(Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Reiss K, D'Ambrosio C, Tu X, Tu C, Baserga R
Inhibition of tumor growth by a dominant negative mutant of the insulin-like growth factor I receptor with a bystander effect
Clin Cancer Res. 1998 Nov;4(11):2647-55
(Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Resnicoff M, Tjuvajev J, Rotman HL, Abraham D, Curtis M, Aiken R, Baserga R
Regression of C6 rat brain tumors by cells expressing an antisense insulin-like growth factor I receptor RNA
J Exp Ther Oncol. 1996 Nov;1(6):385-9
(Animal Study, Abstract)

Resnicoff M, Cui S, Coppola D, Hoek JB, Rubin R
Ethanol-induced inhibition of cell proliferation is modulated by insulin-like growth factor-I receptor levels
Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 1996 Aug;20(5):961-6 (Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Resnicoff M, Rubini M, Baserga R, Rubin R
Ethanol inhibits insulin-like growth factor-1-mediated signalling and proliferation of C6 rat glioblastoma cells
Lab Invest. 1994 Nov;71(5):657-62 (Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Resnicoff M, Sell C, Rubini M, Coppola D, Ambrose D, Baserga R, Rubin R
Rat glioblastoma cells expressing an antisense RNA to the insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) receptor are nontumorigenic and induce regression of wild-type tumors
Cancer Res. 1994 Apr 15;54(8):2218-22 (Animal Study, Abstract)

Rininsland F, Johnson TR, Chernicky CL, Schulze E, Burfeind P, Ilan J
Suppression of insulin-like growth factor type I receptor by a triple-helix strategy inhibits IGF-I transcription and tumorigenic potential of rat C6 glioblastoma cells
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 May 27;94(11):5854-9
(Animal Study, Abstract)

Rubini M, D'Ambrosio C, Carturan S, Yumet G, Catalano E, Shan S, Huang Z, Criscuolo M, Pifferi M, Baserga R
Characterization of an antibody that can detect an activated IGF-I receptor in human cancers
Exp Cell Res. 1999 Aug 25;251(1):22-32
(Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Sandberg AC, Engberg C, Lake M, von Holst H, Sara VR
The expression of insulin-like growth factor I and insulin-like growth factor II genes in the human fetal and adult brain and in glioma
Neurosci Lett. 1988 Oct 31;93(1):114-9
(Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Sara VR, Prisell P, Sjogren B, Persson L, Boethius J, Enberg G
Enhancement of insulin-like growth factor 2 receptors in glioblastoma
Cancer Lett. 1986 Sep;32(3):229-34
(Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Savarese A, Annicchiarico-Petruzzelli M, Citro G, Zupi G, Spagnoli LG, Colantoni A, Vernole P, Stephanou A, Knight RA, Guerrieri P, et al
Characterisation of a human glioblastoma cell line (LI) expressing hypothalamic and pituitary hormones
Exp Brain Res. 1992;89(2):408-14
(Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Shevelev A, Burfeind P, Schulze E, Rininsland F, Johnson TR, Trojan J, Chernicky CL, Helene C, Ilan J, Ilan J
Potential triple helix-mediated inhibition of IGF-I gene expression significantly reduces tumorigenicity of glioblastoma in an animal model
Cancer Gene Ther. 1997 Mar-Apr;4(2):105-12 (Animal Study, Abstract)

Toms SA, Hercbergs A, Liu J, Kondo S, Haqqi T, Casey G, Iwasaki K, Barnett GH, Barna BP
Antagonist effect of insulin-like growth factor I on protein kinase inhibitor-mediated apoptosis in human glioblastoma cells in association with bcl-2 and bcl-xL
J Neurosurg. 1998 May;88(5):884-9 (Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Trojan J, Johnson TR, Rudin SD, Ilan J, Tykocinski ML, Ilan J
Treatment and prevention of rat glioblastoma by immunogenic C6 cells expressing antisense insulin-like growth factor I RNA
Science. 1993 Jan 1;259(5091):94-7 (Animal Study, Abstract)

Trojan J, Blossey BK, Johnson TR, Rudin SD, Tykocinski M, Ilan J, Ilan J
Loss of tumorigenicity of rat glioblastoma directed by episome-based antisense cDNA transcription of insulin-like growth factor I
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1992 Jun 1;89(11):4874-8 (Animal Study, Abstract)

Wang H, Wang H, Shen W, Huang H, Hu L, Ramdas L, Zhou YH, Liao WS, Fuller GN, Zhang W
Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 2 enhances glioblastoma invasion by activating invasion-enhancing genes
Cancer Res. 2003 Aug 1;63(15):4315-21 (Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Wongkajornsilp A, Ouyprasertkul M, Sangruchi T, Huabprasert S, Pan Y, Tisavipat N, Chanyavanich V, Sangruchi S, Chomsamut K, Anthony DD
The analysis of peri-tumor necrosis following the subcutaneous implantation of autologous tumor cells transfected with an episome transcribing an antisense insulin-like growth factor 1 RNA in a glioblastoma multiforme subject
J Med Assoc Thai. 2001 Dec;84 Suppl 3:S740-7
(Case Report, Abstract)

Yokoyama S, Hirano H, Wakimaru N, Sarker KP, Kuratsu J
Inhibitory effect of epigallocatechin-gallate on brain tumor cell lines in vitro
Neuro-oncol. 2001 Jan;3(1):22-8
(Cell Culture Study, Abstract)
Zhang W, Wang H, Song SW, Fuller GN
Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 2: gene expression microarrays and the hypothesis-generation paradigm
Brain Pathol. 2002 Jan;12(1):87-94 (Review Article, Abstract)

Zumkeller W, Saaf M, Rahn T
Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I, -II and IGF-binding proteins in the cyst fluid of a patient with astrocytoma
Childs Nerv Syst. 1993 Apr;9(2):100-3 (Case Report, Abstract)

Zundel W, Schindler C, Haas-Kogan D, Koong A, Kaper F, Chen E, Gottschalk AR, Ryan HE, Johnson RS, Jefferson AB, Stokoe D, Giaccia AJ
Loss of PTEN facilitates HIF-1-mediated gene expression
Genes Dev. 2000 Feb 15;14(4):391-6
(Cell Culture Study, Abstract)


Integrative Medicine


Yokoyama S, Hirano H, Wakimaru N, Sarker KP, Kuratsu J
Inhibitory effect of epigallocatechin-gallate on brain tumor cell lines in vitro
Neuro-oncol. 2001 Jan;3(1):22-8


Overall Management


Arai T, Ohno K, Takada Y, Aoyagi M, Hirakawa K
Neonatal craniopharyngioma and inference of tumor inception time: case report and review of the literature
Surg Neurol. 2003 Sep;60(3):254-9; discussion 259

Behari S, Banerji D, Mishra A, Sharma S, Sharma S, Chhabra DK, Jain VK
Intrinsic third ventricular craniopharyngiomas: report on six cases and a review of the literature
Surg Neurol. 2003 Sep;60(3):245-52; discussion 252-3


Saunders DE, Hayward RD, Phipps KP, Chong WK, Wade AM
Surveillance neuroimaging of intracranial medulloblastoma in children: how effective, how often, and for how long?
J Neurosurg. 2003 Aug;99(2):280-6 

Vates GE, Chang S, Lamborn KR, Prados M, Berger MS
Gliomatosis cerebri: a review of 22 cases
Neurosurgery. 2003 Aug;53(2):261-71; discussion 271


Psychosocial Aspects


Mainio A, Hakko H, Niemela A, Tuurinkoski T, Koivukangas J, Rasanen P
The effect of brain tumour laterality on anxiety levels among neurosurgical patients
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2003 Sep;74(9):1278-82  


Treatment


Melino G, Stephanou A, Annicchiarico-Petruzzelli M, Finazzi-Agro A, Knight RA, Lightman SL
IGF-II mRNA expression in LI human glioblastoma cell line parallels cell growth
Neurosci Lett. 1992 Sep 14;144(1-2):25-8

Toms SA, Hercbergs A, Liu J, Kondo S, Haqqi T, Casey G, Iwasaki K, Barnett GH, Barna BP
Antagonist effect of insulin-like growth factor I on protein kinase inhibitor-mediated apoptosis in human glioblastoma cells in association with bcl-2 and bcl-xL
J Neurosurg. 1998 May;88(5):884-9

Chang EL, Hassenbusch SJ 3rd, Shiu AS, Lang FF, Allen PK, Sawaya R, Maor MH
The role of tumor size in the radiosurgical management of patients with ambiguous brain metastases
Neurosurgery. 2003 Aug;53(2):272-80; discussion 280-1


Duffau H, Karachi C, Gatignol P, Capelle L
Transient Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome after surgical resection of a right insulo-opercular low-grade glioma: case report
Neurosurgery. 2003 Aug;53(2):426-31; discussion 431

Laws ER Jr, Morris AM, Maartens N
Gliadel for pituitary adenomas and craniopharyngiomas
Neurosurgery. 2003 Aug;53(2):255-69; discussion 259-60

Mathiesen T, Kihlstrom L, Karlsson B, Lindquist C
Potential complications following radiotherapy for meningiomas
Surg Neurol. 2003 Sep;60(3):193-8; discussion 199-200

Tatter SB, Shaw EG, Rosenblum ML, Karvelis KC, Kleinberg L, Weingart J, Olson JJ, Crocker IR, Brem S, Pearlman JL, Fisher JD, Carson K, Grossman SA; New Approaches to Brain Tumor Therapy Central Nervous System Consortium
An inflatable balloon catheter and liquid 125I radiation source (GliaSite Radiation Therapy System) for treatment of recurrent malignant glioma: multicenter safety and feasibility trial
J Neurosurg. 2003 Aug;99(2):297-303

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