Description
Reactivationofp53andinductionoftumorcellapoptosis(RITA)isanactivatorofp53thatexhibitsanticancerchemotherapeuticandanti-angiogenicactivities.Invivo,RITAdownregulatesexpressionofVEGF,HIF-1α,p21,andHDM2.Incellularandanimalmodelsofneuroblastoma,RITAinhibitsexpressionofN-Myc,AurK,Mcl-1,Bcl-2,MDM2,andMDMX,inducingapoptosisandinhibitinggrowth.Similareffectsareobservedinmodelsofgastrointestinalstromaltumorsandcervicalcarcinoma.
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