Potential biochemical therapy of glioma cancer

作者:Yin Li Tian; Fu Yue Jun*; Xu Qiao Ling; Yang Jun; Uu Zeng Li; Liang Ai Hua; Fan Xiao Jun; Xu Cheng Gang
来源:Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 2007, 362(2): 225-229.
DOI:10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.07.167

摘要

Glioma is a highly invasive, rapidly spreading form of brain cancer that is resistant to surgical and medical treatment. The recent progresses made in intracellular and ion channels of glioma cells provide a potential new approach for biochemical therapy of brain tumor. In this paper, we reviewed clinical data on chemotherapy by temozolomide and results from new studies on voltage-gated potassium channels, large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels, volume-activated chloride channels, glioma-specific chloride channel and their modulators. These new findings may represent future directions for brain tumor studies and treatment.