| Literature DB >> 29404397 |
Leore T Geller1, Ravid Straussman1.
Abstract
We recently reported that bacteria can be found within pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) tumors. Some of these bacteria can metabolize and thereby inactivate the nucleoside analog gemcitabine. We demonstrated that the long isoform of the bacterial enzyme cytidine deaminase (CDD) mediates the metabolism of gemcitabine. The clinical effect of overcoming this potential mechanism of drug resistance has yet to be studied.Entities:
Keywords: PDAC; chemoresistance; drug metabolism; gemcitabine; mechanisms of resistance to therapy; mycoplasma; novel therapeutic targets; pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; tumor microbiome
Year: 2017 PMID: 29404397 PMCID: PMC5791857 DOI: 10.1080/23723556.2017.1405139
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Oncol ISSN: 2372-3556