Involvement of mitochondria in acetaminophen-induced apoptosis and hepatic injury: roles of cytochrome c, Bax, Bid, and caspases

H El-Hassan, K Anwar, P Macanas-Pirard… - Toxicology and applied …, 2003 - Elsevier
… The significance level chosen for the statistical analysis was P < 0.05. … N-Acetyl-p-benzoquinone
imine (NAPQI), the reactive metabolite of AAP, has previously been shown to induce …

[HTML][HTML] The CCL2/CCR2 axis affects transmigration and proliferation but not resistance to chemotherapy of acute myeloid leukemia cells

P Macanas-Pirard, T Quezada, L Navarrete… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has a high mortality rate despite chemotherapy and transplantation.
Both CXCR4/SDF-1 and VLA-4/VCAM1 axes are involved in leukemia protection but …

[HTML][HTML] Resistance of leukemia cells to cytarabine chemotherapy is mediated by bone marrow stroma, involves cell-surface equilibrative nucleoside transporter-1 …

P Macanas-Pirard, R Broekhuizen, A González… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The interaction between acute myeloid leukemia cells (AML) with the bone marrow stroma
cells (BMSCs) determines a protective environment that favors tumor development and …

A randomized controlled trial investigating the effects of celecoxib in patients with localized prostate cancer

…, HM Coley, SB Fox, P Macanas-Pirard… - Anticancer …, 2009 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is associated with tumour promotion, inhibition of apoptosis,
angiogenesis and metastasis. Celecoxib, a selective COX-2 inhibitor was investigated, in …

Glycogen synthase kinase-3 mediates acetaminophen-induced apoptosis in human hepatoma cells

P Macanas-Pirard, NS Yaacob, PC Lee… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2005 - ASPET
The mild analgesic drug acetaminophen (AAP) induces severe hepatic injury when taken at
excessive doses. Recent evidence shows that the initial form of damage is through apoptosis…

[HTML][HTML] Bone marrow stromal cells modulate mouse ENT1 activity and protect leukemia cells from cytarabine induced apoptosis

P Macanas-Pirard, A Leisewitz, R Broekhuizen… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite a high response rate to chemotherapy, the majority of patients with
acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are destined to relapse due to residual disease in the bone …

The role of apoptosis in acetaminophen‐induced injury

GEN Kass, P MACANASPIRARD… - Annals of the new …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Apoptosis plays a critical role in acetaminophen (AAP)‐induced hepatic injury, since
inhibiting apoptosis also prevents the development of acute liver failure. In this study, the …

The effects of cyclooxygenase-2 expression in prostate cancer cells: modulation of response to cytotoxic agents

A Mehar, P Macanas-Pirard, A Mizokami… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2008 - ASPET
… Differences were considered significant if a p value of 0.05 or less was obtained. … Likewise,
there was a reduction in the activation of AKT, as shown by diminished p-AKT in response to …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine Booster among Cancer Patients on Active Treatment Previously Immunized with Inactivated versus mRNA Vaccines …

…, P Macanas-Pirard, P Ross, B Cisternas, P Pérez… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
… Absolute NAb positivity and Tab levels were associated with the homologous schedule (with
a beta coefficient of 0.26 with p = 0.027 and a geometric mean ratio 1.41 with p = 0.044, …

Antagonism of HOX/PBX Dimer Formation Blocks the In vivo Proliferation of Melanoma

R Morgan, PM Pirard, L Shears, J Sohal, R Pettengell… - Cancer research, 2007 - AACR
Malignant melanoma is a cancer that arises from melanocyte cells in a complex but well-studied
process, and which can only be successfully treated prior to metastasis as it is highly …