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A Contagious Cause : The American Hunt for Cancer Viruses and the Rise of Molecular Medicine / / Robin Wolfe Scheffler
A Contagious Cause : The American Hunt for Cancer Viruses and the Rise of Molecular Medicine / / Robin Wolfe Scheffler
Autore Scheffler Robin Wolfe
Pubbl/distr/stampa Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2019]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (391 pages)
Disciplina 616.994019
Collana Chicago scholarship online
Soggetto topico Oncogenic viruses - Research - United States - History
Cancer - Etiology - Research - United States - History
Virology - Research - United States - History
Molecular biology - United States - History
Soggetto non controllato biomedicine
cancer
chronic disease
contagion
germ theory
health policy
infrastructure
molecular biology
public health
virus
ISBN 0-226-62840-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acronyms -- Introduction: "An Infectious Disease-A Virus" -- Chapter 1. Cancer and Contagion -- Chapter 2. Cancer as a Viral Disease -- Chapter 3. Policymakers and Philanthropists Define the Cancer Problem -- Chapter 4. The Biomedical Settlement and the Federalization of the Cancer Problem -- Chapter 5. Managing the Future at the Special Virus Leukemia Program -- Chapter 6. Administrative Objects and the Infrastructure of Cancer Virus Research -- Chapter 7. Viruses as a Central Front in the War on Cancer -- Chapter 8. Molecular Biology's Resistance to the War on Cancer -- Chapter 9. The West Coast Retrovirus Rush and the Discovery of Oncogenes -- Chapter 10. Momentum for Molecular Medicine -- Conclusion: Afterlife, Memory, and Failure in Biomedical Research -- Time Line -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Bibliography
Record Nr. UNINA-9910861017103321
Scheffler Robin Wolfe  
Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2019]
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Human oncogenic viruses [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Jing-Hsiung James Ou, T. S. Benedict Yen
Human oncogenic viruses [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Jing-Hsiung James Ou, T. S. Benedict Yen
Pubbl/distr/stampa New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (352 p.)
Disciplina 616.9101
616.99/4019
616.994019
Altri autori (Persone) OuJ.-H. James <1954-> (Jing-hsiung James)
YenT. S. Benedict <1953-2009.> (Tien-Sze Benedict)
Soggetto topico Oncogenic viruses
Hepatitis viruses
Herpesviruses
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-282-76042-4
9786612760426
981-283-347-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 Oncogenic Viruses, Cellular Transformation and Human Cancers Yanyan Zheng and Jing-hsiung James Ou; 1. Introduction and Historical Aspects; 2. Human Oncogenic Viruses; 2.1. Hepatitis B Virus (HBV); 2.2. Hepatitis C Virus (HCV); 2.3. Human Papilloma Virus (HPV); 2.4. Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV); 2.5. Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus (KSHV); 2.6. Human T-cell Leukemia Virus-1 (HTLV-1); 3. Mechanisms of Virus-induced Cellular Transformation; 3.1. Perturbation of Signaling Pathways; 3.1.1. Mimicking the signaling ligands
3.1.2. Mimicking the cellular signaling receptors3.1.3. Mimicking the intracellular signaling adaptors; 3.1.4. Activation of cell surface receptors; 3.2. Deregulation of the Cell Cycle; 3.2.1. Abrogation of the RB function; 3.2.2. Enhancement of CDK activities; 3.2.3. Targeting of cyclin; 3.3. Escape of Apoptosis; 3.3.1. Inactivation of the "gatekeeper" p53; 3.3.2. Expression of viral version of Bcl-2 (vBcl-2); 3.4. Immortalization of Cells; 3.5. Induction of Genetic Instability; 3.6. Insertional Mutagenesis; 3.7. Induction of Chronic Inflammation; 4. Concluding Remarks; Bibliography
Chapter 2 Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatocellular Carcinogenesis T. S. Benedict Yen1. Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatocellular Carcinoma; 2. Biology and Epidemiology of HBV; 3. HBV Virology; 4. Prevention and Treatment of HBV; 5. Mechanisms of HBV Carcinogenesis; 5.1. Overview; 5.2. HBV-specific Factors; 5.2.1. X protein; 5.2.1.1. Function of X protein in the HBV life cycle; 5.2.1.2. Effect of X protein on transcription; 5.2.1.3. Effect of X protein on viral replication; 5.2.1.4. X protein and DDB1; 5.2.1.5. X-protein carcinogenesis; 5.2.2. Other viral proteins potentially involved in carcinogenesis
5.2.2.1. Truncated MSP5.2.2.2. preS2 mutants; 5.2.2.3. Core gene mutants; 5.2.3. Insertional mutagenesis; 5.3. Role of Liver Injury and Inflammation; 5.4. Dietary Carcinogens; 5.5. Other Aspects of HBV Oncogenesis; 5.5.1. Role of genotypes; 5.5.2. Role of sex hormones; 6. Summary; Note; References; Chapter 3 Molecular Mechanism of Hepatitis C Virus Carcinogenesis Keigo Machida, Jing-hsiung James Ou and Michael M. C. Lai; 1. Introduction; 2. Molecular Carcinogenesis of HCV; 2.1. Induction of Mutator Phenotype; 2.2. Chromosome Translocation; 2.3. Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS); 2.4. Nitric Oxide
2.5. Inhibition of DNA Damage Repair2.6. Oncogenic Activities of the HCV Core Protein; 2.6.1. TNF-α; 2.6.2. MAPK and AP-1; 2.6.3. NF-κB; 2.6.4. Oxidative stress; 2.6.5. Insulin resistance; 2.6.6. PPARα; 2.6.7. Proteasome activator PA28γ; 2.6.8. SOCS-1; 2.6.9. p53; 2.7. Oncogenic Activities of the HCV NS5A Protein; 3. Other Causative Factors in HCV-associated HCC; 3.1. Chronic Liver Inflammation; 3.2. Alcohol; 4. Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and HCV Pathogenesis; 5. Gene Expression Profile of HCC; 6. HCV and Lymphomagenesis; 6.1. Induction of IgHypermutation by HCV
6.2. Induction of DNA Translocation between IgGenes and Proto-Oncogenes by HCV
Record Nr. UNINA-9910456103403321
New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2010
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Human oncogenic viruses [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Jing-Hsiung James Ou, T. S. Benedict Yen
Human oncogenic viruses [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Jing-Hsiung James Ou, T. S. Benedict Yen
Pubbl/distr/stampa New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (352 p.)
Disciplina 616.9101
616.99/4019
616.994019
Altri autori (Persone) OuJ.-H. James <1954-> (Jing-hsiung James)
YenT. S. Benedict <1953-2009.> (Tien-Sze Benedict)
Soggetto topico Oncogenic viruses
Hepatitis viruses
Herpesviruses
ISBN 1-282-76042-4
9786612760426
981-283-347-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 Oncogenic Viruses, Cellular Transformation and Human Cancers Yanyan Zheng and Jing-hsiung James Ou; 1. Introduction and Historical Aspects; 2. Human Oncogenic Viruses; 2.1. Hepatitis B Virus (HBV); 2.2. Hepatitis C Virus (HCV); 2.3. Human Papilloma Virus (HPV); 2.4. Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV); 2.5. Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus (KSHV); 2.6. Human T-cell Leukemia Virus-1 (HTLV-1); 3. Mechanisms of Virus-induced Cellular Transformation; 3.1. Perturbation of Signaling Pathways; 3.1.1. Mimicking the signaling ligands
3.1.2. Mimicking the cellular signaling receptors3.1.3. Mimicking the intracellular signaling adaptors; 3.1.4. Activation of cell surface receptors; 3.2. Deregulation of the Cell Cycle; 3.2.1. Abrogation of the RB function; 3.2.2. Enhancement of CDK activities; 3.2.3. Targeting of cyclin; 3.3. Escape of Apoptosis; 3.3.1. Inactivation of the "gatekeeper" p53; 3.3.2. Expression of viral version of Bcl-2 (vBcl-2); 3.4. Immortalization of Cells; 3.5. Induction of Genetic Instability; 3.6. Insertional Mutagenesis; 3.7. Induction of Chronic Inflammation; 4. Concluding Remarks; Bibliography
Chapter 2 Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatocellular Carcinogenesis T. S. Benedict Yen1. Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatocellular Carcinoma; 2. Biology and Epidemiology of HBV; 3. HBV Virology; 4. Prevention and Treatment of HBV; 5. Mechanisms of HBV Carcinogenesis; 5.1. Overview; 5.2. HBV-specific Factors; 5.2.1. X protein; 5.2.1.1. Function of X protein in the HBV life cycle; 5.2.1.2. Effect of X protein on transcription; 5.2.1.3. Effect of X protein on viral replication; 5.2.1.4. X protein and DDB1; 5.2.1.5. X-protein carcinogenesis; 5.2.2. Other viral proteins potentially involved in carcinogenesis
5.2.2.1. Truncated MSP5.2.2.2. preS2 mutants; 5.2.2.3. Core gene mutants; 5.2.3. Insertional mutagenesis; 5.3. Role of Liver Injury and Inflammation; 5.4. Dietary Carcinogens; 5.5. Other Aspects of HBV Oncogenesis; 5.5.1. Role of genotypes; 5.5.2. Role of sex hormones; 6. Summary; Note; References; Chapter 3 Molecular Mechanism of Hepatitis C Virus Carcinogenesis Keigo Machida, Jing-hsiung James Ou and Michael M. C. Lai; 1. Introduction; 2. Molecular Carcinogenesis of HCV; 2.1. Induction of Mutator Phenotype; 2.2. Chromosome Translocation; 2.3. Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS); 2.4. Nitric Oxide
2.5. Inhibition of DNA Damage Repair2.6. Oncogenic Activities of the HCV Core Protein; 2.6.1. TNF-α; 2.6.2. MAPK and AP-1; 2.6.3. NF-κB; 2.6.4. Oxidative stress; 2.6.5. Insulin resistance; 2.6.6. PPARα; 2.6.7. Proteasome activator PA28γ; 2.6.8. SOCS-1; 2.6.9. p53; 2.7. Oncogenic Activities of the HCV NS5A Protein; 3. Other Causative Factors in HCV-associated HCC; 3.1. Chronic Liver Inflammation; 3.2. Alcohol; 4. Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and HCV Pathogenesis; 5. Gene Expression Profile of HCC; 6. HCV and Lymphomagenesis; 6.1. Induction of IgHypermutation by HCV
6.2. Induction of DNA Translocation between IgGenes and Proto-Oncogenes by HCV
Record Nr. UNINA-9910780891803321
New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2010
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Human oncogenic viruses / / editors, Jing-Hsiung James Ou, T. S. Benedict Yen
Human oncogenic viruses / / editors, Jing-Hsiung James Ou, T. S. Benedict Yen
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (352 p.)
Disciplina 616.9101
616.99/4019
616.994019
Altri autori (Persone) OuJ.-H. James <1954-> (Jing-hsiung James)
YenT. S. Benedict <1953-2009.> (Tien-Sze Benedict)
Soggetto topico Oncogenic viruses
Hepatitis viruses
Herpesviruses
ISBN 1-282-76042-4
9786612760426
981-283-347-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 Oncogenic Viruses, Cellular Transformation and Human Cancers Yanyan Zheng and Jing-hsiung James Ou; 1. Introduction and Historical Aspects; 2. Human Oncogenic Viruses; 2.1. Hepatitis B Virus (HBV); 2.2. Hepatitis C Virus (HCV); 2.3. Human Papilloma Virus (HPV); 2.4. Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV); 2.5. Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus (KSHV); 2.6. Human T-cell Leukemia Virus-1 (HTLV-1); 3. Mechanisms of Virus-induced Cellular Transformation; 3.1. Perturbation of Signaling Pathways; 3.1.1. Mimicking the signaling ligands
3.1.2. Mimicking the cellular signaling receptors3.1.3. Mimicking the intracellular signaling adaptors; 3.1.4. Activation of cell surface receptors; 3.2. Deregulation of the Cell Cycle; 3.2.1. Abrogation of the RB function; 3.2.2. Enhancement of CDK activities; 3.2.3. Targeting of cyclin; 3.3. Escape of Apoptosis; 3.3.1. Inactivation of the "gatekeeper" p53; 3.3.2. Expression of viral version of Bcl-2 (vBcl-2); 3.4. Immortalization of Cells; 3.5. Induction of Genetic Instability; 3.6. Insertional Mutagenesis; 3.7. Induction of Chronic Inflammation; 4. Concluding Remarks; Bibliography
Chapter 2 Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatocellular Carcinogenesis T. S. Benedict Yen1. Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatocellular Carcinoma; 2. Biology and Epidemiology of HBV; 3. HBV Virology; 4. Prevention and Treatment of HBV; 5. Mechanisms of HBV Carcinogenesis; 5.1. Overview; 5.2. HBV-specific Factors; 5.2.1. X protein; 5.2.1.1. Function of X protein in the HBV life cycle; 5.2.1.2. Effect of X protein on transcription; 5.2.1.3. Effect of X protein on viral replication; 5.2.1.4. X protein and DDB1; 5.2.1.5. X-protein carcinogenesis; 5.2.2. Other viral proteins potentially involved in carcinogenesis
5.2.2.1. Truncated MSP5.2.2.2. preS2 mutants; 5.2.2.3. Core gene mutants; 5.2.3. Insertional mutagenesis; 5.3. Role of Liver Injury and Inflammation; 5.4. Dietary Carcinogens; 5.5. Other Aspects of HBV Oncogenesis; 5.5.1. Role of genotypes; 5.5.2. Role of sex hormones; 6. Summary; Note; References; Chapter 3 Molecular Mechanism of Hepatitis C Virus Carcinogenesis Keigo Machida, Jing-hsiung James Ou and Michael M. C. Lai; 1. Introduction; 2. Molecular Carcinogenesis of HCV; 2.1. Induction of Mutator Phenotype; 2.2. Chromosome Translocation; 2.3. Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS); 2.4. Nitric Oxide
2.5. Inhibition of DNA Damage Repair2.6. Oncogenic Activities of the HCV Core Protein; 2.6.1. TNF-α; 2.6.2. MAPK and AP-1; 2.6.3. NF-κB; 2.6.4. Oxidative stress; 2.6.5. Insulin resistance; 2.6.6. PPARα; 2.6.7. Proteasome activator PA28γ; 2.6.8. SOCS-1; 2.6.9. p53; 2.7. Oncogenic Activities of the HCV NS5A Protein; 3. Other Causative Factors in HCV-associated HCC; 3.1. Chronic Liver Inflammation; 3.2. Alcohol; 4. Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and HCV Pathogenesis; 5. Gene Expression Profile of HCC; 6. HCV and Lymphomagenesis; 6.1. Induction of IgHypermutation by HCV
6.2. Induction of DNA Translocation between IgGenes and Proto-Oncogenes by HCV
Record Nr. UNINA-9910816046903321
New Jersey, : World Scientific, c2010
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Tumour viruses [[electronic resource] /] / Joanna Parish (ed.)
Tumour viruses [[electronic resource] /] / Joanna Parish (ed.)
Pubbl/distr/stampa Basel, Switzerland : , : MDPI AG, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (453 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina 616.994019
Soggetto topico Oncogenic viruses
Tumors - Virology
Virus diseases
Epstein-Barr virus diseases
Kaposi's sarcoma
Papillomaviruses
Virology
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910136935903321
Basel, Switzerland : , : MDPI AG, , 2015
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Tumour viruses [[electronic resource] /] / Joanna Parish (ed.)
Tumour viruses [[electronic resource] /] / Joanna Parish (ed.)
Pubbl/distr/stampa Basel, Switzerland : , : MDPI AG, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (453 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina 616.994019
Soggetto topico Oncogenic viruses
Tumors - Virology
Virus diseases
Epstein-Barr virus diseases
Kaposi's sarcoma
Papillomaviruses
Virology
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910674363503321
Basel, Switzerland : , : MDPI AG, , 2015
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Viruses and Human Cancer : From Basic Science to Clinical Prevention / / edited by Mei Hwei Chang, Kuan-Teh Jeang
Viruses and Human Cancer : From Basic Science to Clinical Prevention / / edited by Mei Hwei Chang, Kuan-Teh Jeang
Edizione [1st ed. 2014.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (293 p.)
Disciplina 610
616.99
616.994019
Collana Recent Results in Cancer Research
Soggetto topico Oncology
Cancer research
Communicable diseases
Microbiology
Cancer Research
Infectious Diseases
ISBN 3-642-38965-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Virus infection and human cancer – An overview -- Epidemiology of virus infection and human cancer -- Viral oncogenes and human cancer -- Virus infection, inflammation and cancer prevention -- The oncogenic role of hepatitis B virus -- Prevention of hepatitis B virus infection and liver cancer -- The oncogenic role of hepatitis C virus -- Prevention of hepatitis C virus infection and liver cancer -- The oncogenic role of Human Papilloma virus -- Prevention of Human Papilloma virus and related cancers -- The oncogenic role of Epstein-Barr virus -- Prevention of Epstein-Barr virus infection and related cancers.- The oncogenic role of Human T-Cell Lymphotropic virus -- Prevention of Human T-Cell Lymphotropic virus infection and adult T-Cell leukemia -- The oncogenic role of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpes virus (HHV-8).- Prevention of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpes virus (HHV-8) and Kaposi’s sarcoma.- Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV) and human Merkel cell carcinoma.- Infection-associated cancer after transplantation – Prevention and cure.- Viral infection and cancer prevention – Future prospects.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910300088303321
Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014
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