Laboratoire de Toxicologie Quelques publications représentatives pour la période 1986 – 2004. Kiss R, Paridaens R, Heuson JC, Danguy A. Effect of progesterone on cell proliferation in the MXT mouse hormone sensitive mammary neoplasm. J Natl Cancer Inst 77:173-178, 1986. Kiss R, de Launoit Y, L'Hermite-Balériaux M, L'Hermite M, Paridaens R, Danguy A, Pasteels JL. Effect of prolactin and estradiol administrations on cell proliferation in the uterus and the MXT mouse mammary neoplasm. J Natl Cancer Inst 78:993-998, 1987. Kiss R, de Launoit Y, Danguy A, Paridaens R, Pasteels JL. Influence of pituitary grafts or prolactin administrations on the hormone sensitivity of "ovarian-independent" mouse mammary MXT tumors. Cancer Res 49:2945-2951, 1989. Camby I, Salmon I, Danguy A, Pasteels JL, Brotchi J, Martinez J, Kiss R. Influence of gastrin on human astrocytic tumor cell proliferation. J Natl Cancer Inst 88:594-600, 1996. Lesueur-Ginot L, Demarquay D, Kiss R, Kasprzyck PG, Dassonneville L, Bailly C, Camara J, Lavergne O, Bigg DCH. Homocamptothecin, an E-ring modified camptothecin with enhanced lactone stability, retains topoisomerase I-targeted activity and antitumor properties. Cancer Res 59:2939-2943, 1999. Philippart P, Harper L, Chaboteaux C, Decaestecker C, Bronckart Y, Gordower L, Lesueur-Ginot L, Malonne H, Lavergne O, Bigg DCH, Mendes Da Costa P, Kiss R. Homocampothecin, an E-Ring-modified camptothecin, exerts more potent antiproliferative activity than other topoisomerase I inhibitors in human colon cancers obtained from surgery and maintained in vitro under histotypical culture conditions. Clin Cancer Res 6:1557-1562, 2000. Malonne H, Farinelle S, Decaestecker C, Gordower L, Fontaine J, Chaminade F, Saucier JM, Atassi G, Kiss R. In vitro and in vivo pharmacological characterizations of the antitumor properties of two new olivacine derivatives, S16020-2 and S30972-1. Clin Cancer Res 6:3774-3782, 2000. Camby I, Belot N, Rorive S, Lefranc F, Maurage CA, Lahm H, Kaltner H, Hadari Y, Ruchoux MM, Brotchi J, Zick Y, Salmon I, Gabius HJ, Kiss R. Galectins are differentially expressed in supratentorial pilocytic astrocytomas, astrocytomas, anaplastic astrocytomas and glioblastomas, and significantly modulate tumor astrocyte migration. Brain Pathol 11:12-26, 2001. Lefranc F, Mijatovic T, Mathieu V, Rorive S, Decaestecker C, Debeir O, Brotchi J, Van Ham P, Salmon I, Kiss R. Characterization of gastrin-induced proangiogenic effects in vivo in orthotopic U373 experimental human glioblastomas and in vitro in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Clin Cancer Res 10:8250-8265, 2004. Platek A, Mettlen M, Camby I, Kiss R, Amyere M, Courtoy PJ. v-Src accelerates spontaneous motility via phosphoinositide 3-kinase, phospholipase C and phospholipase D, but abrogates chemotaxis in Rat-1 and MDCK cells. J Cell Sci 117:4849-4861, 2004. Liste des publications scientifiques depuis 2005. Lefranc F, Brotchi J, Kiss R. Possible future issues in the treatment of glioblastomas, with a special emphasis on cell migration and the resistance of migrating glioblastoma cells to apoptosis. J Clin Oncol 23:2411-2422, 2005. Lefranc F, Mijatovic T, Decaestecker C, Kaltner H, Andre S, Brotchi J, Salmon I, Gabius HJ, Kiss R. Monitoring the expression profiles of integrins and adhesion / growth regulatory galectins in adamantinomatous craniopharyngiomas: their ability to regulate tumor adhesiveness to surrounding tissue and their contribution to prognosis. Neurosurgery 56 :763-776, 2005. Lefranc F, James S, Camby I, Gaussin JF, Darro F, Brotchi J, Gabius HJ, Kiss R. Combined cimetidine and temozolomide, compared with temozolomide alone: significant increases in survival in nude mice bearing U373 human glioblastoma multiforme orthotopic xenograft. J Neurosurg 102:706-714, 2005. 1 Camby I, Decaestecker C, Lefranc F, Kaltner H, Gabius HJ, Kiss R. Galectin-1 knocking down in human U87 glioblastoma cells alters their gene expression pattern. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 335:27-35, 2005. Darro F, Decaestecker C, Gaussin JF, Mortier S, Van Ginckel R, Kiss R. Are syngeneoic mouse tumor models still valuable experimental models in the field of anti-cancer drug discovery ? Int J Oncol 27:607616, 2005. Mathieu V, Mijatovic T, Van Damme M, Kiss R. Gastrin exerts pleitropic effects on human melanoma cell biology. Neoplasia 7:930-943, 2005. Saussez S, Nonclercq D, Laurent G, Wattiez R, André S, Kaltner H, Gabius HJ, Kiss R, Toubeau G. Toward functional glycomics by localization of tissue lectins: immunohistochemical galectin fingerprinting during diethylstilbestrol-induced kidney tumorigenesis in male Syrian hamster. Histochem Cell Biol 123:2941, 2005. Remmelink M, Mijatovic T, Gustin A, Mathieu A, Rombaut K, Kiss R, Salmon I, Decaestecker C. Identification by means of cDNA microarray analyses of gene expression modifications in squamous nonsmall cell lung cancers as compared to normal bronchial epithelial tissue. Int J Oncol 26:247-258, 2005. Van Quaquebeke E, Simon G, Andre A, Dewelle J, Yazidi ME, Bruyneel F, Tuti J, Nacoulma O, Guissou P, Decaestecker C, Braekman JC, Kiss R, Darro F. Identification of a novel cardenolide (2’’-oxovorusharin) from Calotropis procera and the hemisynthesis of novel derivatives displaying potent in vitro antitumor activities and high in vivo tolerance: Structure-activity relationship analyses. J Med Chem 48:849-856, 2005. Debeir O, Van Ham Ph, Kiss R, Decaestecker C. Tracking of migrating cells under phase-contrast video microscopy with combined mean-shift processes. IEEE Trans Med Imaging 24:697-711, 2005. Mathieu A, Saal I, Vukovic A, Ransy V, Vereerstraten P, Kaltner H, Gabius HJ, Kiss R, Decaestecker C, Salmon I, Remmelink M. Nuclear galectin-3 expression is an independent predictive factor of recurrence for adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. Mod Pathol 18:1264-1271, 2005. Lefranc F, Decaestecker R, Brotchi J, Heizmann CW, DeWitte O, Kiss R, Mijatovic T. Co-expression/colocation of S100 proteins (S100B, S100A1 and S100A2) and protein kinase C (PKC-β, -η and –ζ) in a rat model of cerebral basilar artery vasospasm. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 31:649-660, 2005. Saal I, Nagy N, Lensch M, Lohr M, Manning JC, Decaestecker C, Andre S, Kiss R, Salmon I, Gabius HJ. Human galectin-2: expression profiling by RT-PCR/immunohistochemistry and its introduction as a histochemical tool for ligand localization. Histol Histopathol 20:1191-1208, 2005. Saussez S, Kiss R. Galectin-7 (Review). Cell Mol Life Sci 63:686-697, 2006. Mijatovic T, Op De Beeck A, Van Quaquebeke E, Dewelle J, Darro F, de Launoit Y, Kiss R. The cardenolide UNBS1450 is able to deactivate NF-kappaB-mediated cytoprotective effects in human non-small-cell-lung cancer (NSCLC) cells. Mol Cancer Ther 5:1-9, 2006. Lefranc F, Yeaton P, Brotchi J, Kiss R. Cimetidine, an unexpected anti-tumor agent, and its potential for the treatment of glioblastoma (Review). Int J Oncol 28:1021-1030, 2006. Ingrassia L, Nshimyumukiza P, Dewelle J, Lefranc F, Wlodarczak L, Thomas S, Dielie G, Chiron C, Zedde C, Tisnès P, van Soest R, Braeckman JC, Darro F, Kiss R. A lactosylated steroid contributes in vivo therapeutic benefits in experimental models of mouse lymphoma and human glioblastoma. J Med Chem 49:1800-1807, 2006. Saussez S, Raluca Cucu D, Decaestecker C, Chevalier D, Kaltner H, André S, Wacreniez A, Toubeau G, Camby I, Gabius HJ, Kiss R. Galectin-7 (p53-induced gene-1): A new prognostic predictor of recurrence and survival in stage IV hypopharyngeal cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 13:999-1009, 2006. Mijatovic T, Mathieu V, Gaussin JF, De Neve N, Ribaucour F, Van Quaquebeke E, Dumont P, Darro F, Kiss R. Cardenolide-induced lysosomal membrane permeabilization contributes therapeutic benefits in experimental human non-small-cell-lung cancers. Neoplasia 8:402-412, 2006. 2 Lefranc F, Kiss R. Autophagy, the Trojan horse to combat glioblastomas. Neurosurg Focus 20:e7, 2006. Lefranc F, Sadeghi N, Camby I, Metens T, Dewitte O, Kiss R. Present and potential futur issues in glioblastoma treatment. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 6:719-732, 2006. Camby I, Le Mercier M, Lefranc F, Kiss R. Galectin-1: A small protein with major functions. Glycobiology 16:137R-157R, 2006. Ingrassia L, Camby I, Lefranc F, Mathieu V, Nshimyumukiza P, Darro F, Kiss R. Anti-galectin compounds as potential anti-cancer drugs. Curr Med Chem 13:3513-3527, 2006. Saussez S, Lorfevre F, Nonclercq D, Laurent G, André S, Journé F, Kiss R, Toubeau G, Gabius HJ. Towards functional glycomics by localization of binding sites for tissue lectins : lectin histochemical reactivity for galectins during diethylstilbestrol-induced kidney tumorigenesis in male Syrian hamster. Histochem Cell Biol 25:1-13, 2006. Hayot C, Debeir O, Van Ham P, Van Damme M, Kiss R, Decaestecker C. Characterization of the activities of actin-affecting drugs on tumor cell migration. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 211:30-40, 2006. Servotte S, Camby I, Debeir O, Deroanne C, Lambert CA, Lapière CM, Kiss R, Nusgens B, Decaestecker C. The in vitro influences of neurotensin on the motility characteristics of human U373 glioblastoma cells. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 32:575-584, 2006. Dubois F, Yourassowsky C, Monnom O, Legros JC, Debeir O, Van Ham P, Kiss R, Decaestecker C. Digital holographic microscopy for the three-dimensional dynamic analysis of in vitro cancer cell migration. J Biomedical Optics 11:054032, 2007. Saussez S, Camby I, Toubeau G, Kiss R. Galectins as modulators of tumor progression in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs). Head & Neck 29:874-884, 2007. Decaestecker C, Debeir O, Van Ham P, Kiss R. Can anti-migratory drugs be screened in vitro? A review of 2D and 3D assays for the quantitative analysis of cell migration (Review). Med Res Rev 27:149-176, 2007. Saussez S, Decaestecker C, Lorfevre F, Cucu DR, Mortuaire G, Chevalier D, Wacreniez A, Kaltner H, André S, Toubeau G, Camby I, Gabius HJ, Kiss R. High level of galectin-1 is a negative prognostic predictor of recurrence in laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas. Int J Oncol 30:1109-1117, 2007. Salmoun M, Braekman JC, Ranarivelo Y, Rasamoelisendra R, Ralambomanana D, Dewelle J, Darro F, Kiss R. New calamene sesquiterpenes from Tarena madagascarensis. Nat Prod Res 21:111-120, 2007. Mijatovic T, Roland I, Van Quaquebeke E, Nilsson B, Mathieu A, Van Vynckt F, Darro F, Blanco G, Facchini V, Kiss R. The alpha-1 subunit of the sodium pump could represent a novel target to combat non-small cell lung cancers. J Pathol 212:170-179, 2007. Mijatovic T, Van Quaquebeke E, Delest B, Debeir O, Darro F, Kiss R. Cardiotonic steroids on the road to anti-cancer therapy. BBA Rev Cancer 1776:32-57, 2007. Van Quaquebeke E, Mahieu T, Dumont P, Dewelle J, Ribaucour F, Simon G, Sauvage S, Gaussin JF, Tuti J, El Yazidi M, Van Vynckt F, Mijatovic T, Lefranc F, Darro F, Kiss R. 2,2,2-Trichloro-N-({2-[2(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[de]isoquinolin-5yl}carbamoyl)acetamide (UNBS3157), a novel non-hematotoxic naphthalimide derivative with potent anti-tumor activity. J Med Chem 50:4122-4134, 2007. Mathieu V, Le Mercier M, De Neve N, Sauvage S, Gras T, Roland I, Lefranc F, Kiss R. Galectin-1 knockdown increases sensitvity to temozolomide in a B16F10 mouse metastatic melanoma model. J Invest Dermatol 127:2399-2410, 2007. Dumont P, Ingrassia L, Rouzeau S, Ribaucour F, Thomas S, Roland I, Darro F, Lefranc F, Kiss R. The Amaryllidaceae isocarbostyril narciclasine induces apoptosis by activation of the Death Receptor and/or the mitochondrial pathways in cancer cells but not in normal fibroblasts. Neoplasia 9:766-776, 2007. Mijatovic T, Lefranc F, Van Quaquebeke E, Van Vynckt F, Darro F, Kiss R. UNBS1450: A new hemisynthetic cardenolide with promising anti-cancer activity. Drug Dev Res 68:1-10, 2007. 3 Lefranc F, Facchini V, Kiss R. Pro-autophagic drugs: A novel means to combat apoptosis-resistant cancers, with a special emphasis on glioblastomas. The Oncologist 12:1395-1403, 2007. Salmoun M, Braekman JC, Dewelle J, Darro F, Kiss R, De Voogd NJ, Van Soest RW. New terpenoids from two Indonesian marine sponges. Nat Prod Res 21:149-155, 2007. Pilette C, Colinet B, Kiss R, Andre S, Kaltner H, Gabius HJ, Delos M, Vaerman JP, Decramer M, Sibille Y. Increased galectin-3 expression and intraepithelial neutrophils in small airways in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Eur Respir J 29 :914-922, 2007. Mégalizzi V, Mathieu V, Mijatovic T, Gailly P, Debeir O, De Neve N, Van Damme M, Bontempi G, HaibeKains B, Decaestecker C, Kondo Y, Kiss R, Lefranc F. 4-IBP : A sigma-1 receptor agonist decreases the migration of human cancer cells including glioblastoma cells in vitro and sensitizes them in vitro and in vivo to the cytotoxic insults of pro-apoptotic and pro-autophagic drugs. Neoplasia 9:358-369, 2007. Hoog PD, Boldron C, Gamez P, Sliedregt-Bol K, Roland I, Pitie M, Kiss R, Meunier B, Reedijk J. New approach for the preparation of efficient DNA cleaving agents: Ditopic copper-platinum complexes based on 3-clip-phen and cisplatin. J Med Chem 50:3148-3152, 2007. Mijatovic T, Gailly P, Mathieu V, De Neve N, Yeaton P, Kiss R, Decaestecker C. Neurotensin is a versatile modulator of in vitro human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas cell (PDAC) migration. Cell Oncol 29:315326, 2007. Saussez S, Lorfevre F, Lequeux T, Laurent G, Chantrain G, Vertongen F, Toubeau G, Decaestecker C, Kiss R. The determination of the levels of circulating galectin-1 and –3 in HNSCC patients could be used to monitor tumor progression and/or responses to therapy. Oral Oncol 44:86-93, 2008. Lefranc F, Mijatovic T, Kondo Y, Sauvage S, Roland I, Krstic D, Vasic V, Gailly P, Kondo S, Blanco G, Kiss + + R. Targeting the alpha-1 subunit of the sodium pump (the Na /K -ATPase) to combat glioblastoma cells. Neurosurgery 62:211-222, 2008. Lefranc F, Mijatovic T, Kiss R. La pompe à sodium pourrait représenter une nouvelle cible pour le traitement du glioblastome. Bul Cancer 95 :271-281, 2008. Lefranc F, Kiss R. The sodium pump alpha-1 subunit as a potential target to combat apoptosis-resistant glioblastomas. Neoplasia 10:198-206, 2008. Ingrassia L, Lefranc F, Mathieu V, Darro F, Kiss R. Amaryllidaceae isocarbostyril alkaloids and their derivatives as promising anti-tumor agents. Translational Oncology 1:1-13, 2008. Mijatovic T, Mahieu T, Bruyère C, De Neve N, Dewelle J, Simon G, Dehoux M, Van Der Aar E, Haibe-Kains B, Bontempi G, Decaestecker C, Van Quaquebeke E, Darro F, Kiss R. UNBS5162, a novel naphthalimide that decreases CXCL chemokine expression in experimental prostate cancers. Neoplasia 10:573-586, 2008. Mijatovic T, De Neve N, Gailly P, Mathieu V, Haibe-Kains B, Bontempi G, Lapeira J, Decaestecker C, Facchini V, Kiss R. The nucleolus and cMyc: potential targets of cardenolide-mediated anti-tumor activity. Mol Cancer Ther 7:1285-1296, 2008. Lefranc F, Ingrassia L, Kiss R. Targeting autophagy: do patents reveal a therapeutic potential? Expert Opin Ther Patents 18:1-7, 2008. + + Mijatovic T, Ingrassia L, Facchini V, Kiss R. Na /K -ATPase alpha subunits as new targets in anti-cancer therapy. Expert Opin Ther Targets 12:1403-1417, 2008. Camby I, Le Mercier M, Mathieu V, Ingrassia L, Lefranc F, Kiss R. Galectin-1 as potential therapeutic target for cancer progression. Drugs of the Future 33:1057-1069, 2008. Gnoula C, Mégalizzi V, De Neve N, Sauvage S, Ribaucour F, Guissou P, Duez P, Dubois J, Ingrassia L, Lefranc F, Kiss R, Mijatovic T. Balanitin-6 and –7: Diosgenyl saponins isolated from Balanites aegyptiaca Del. Display significant anti-tumor activity in vitro and in vivo. Int J Oncol 32 :5-15, 2008. 4 Le Mercier M, Lefranc F, Mijatovic T, Debeir O, Haibe-Kains B, Bontempi G, Decaestecker C, Kiss R, Mathieu V. Evidence of galectin-1 involvement in glioma chemoresistance. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 229:172-183, 2008. Ozalp-Yaman S, de Hoog P, Amadei G, Pitié M, Gamez P, Dewelle J, Mijatovic T, Meunier B, Kiss R, Reedijk J. Platinated copper(3-clip-phen) complexes as effective DNA-cleaving and cytotoxic agents. Chemistry - Eur J 14:3418-3426, 2008. de Hoog P, Pitié M, Amadei G, Gamez P, Meunier B, Kiss R, Reedijk J. DNA cleavage and binding selectivity of a heterodinuclear Pt-Cu(3-clip-phen) complex. J Biol Inorg Chem 13:575-586, 2008. Le Mercier M, Mathieu V, Haibe-Kains B, Bontempi G, Mijatovic T, Decaestecker C, Kiss R, Lefranc F. Knocking down galectin-1 in human Hs683 glioblastoma cells impairs both angiogenesis through ORP150 depletion and endoplasmic reticulum stress responses. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 67:456-469, 2008. Debeir O, Mégalizzi V, Warzée N, Kiss R, Decaestecker C. Videomicroscopic extraction of specific information on cell proliferation and migration in vitro. Exp Cell Res 314:2985-2998, 2008. Mathieu V, De Neve N, Le Mercier M, Dewelle J, Gaussin JF, Dehoux M, Kiss R, Lefranc F. Combining Bevacizumab with temozolomide increases the anti-tumor efficacy of temozolomide in human glioblastoma orthotopic xenograft model. Neoplasia 10:1383-1392, 2008. Delaine T, Cumpstey I, Ingrassia L, Le Mercier M, Okechukwu P, Leffler H, Kiss R, Nilsson UJ. Galectininhibitory thiodigalactoside ester derivatives have anti-migratory effects in cultured lung and prostate cancer cells. J Med Chem 51:8109-8114, 2008. Ingrassia L, Lefranc F, Dewelle J, Pottier L, Mathieu V, Spiegl-Kreinecker S, Sauvage S, El Yazidi M, Dehoux M, Berger W, Van Quaquebeke E, Kiss R. Structure-activity-relationship analysis of novel derivatives of narciclasine (an Amaryllidaceae Isocarbostyril alkaloid) as potential anti-cancer agents. J Med Chem 52:1100-1114, 2009. Lefranc F, Rynkowski M, De Witte O, Kiss R. Present and potential future adjuvant issues in high-grade astrocytic glioma treatment. Adv Tech Stand Neurosurg 34:3-35, 2009. Le Mercier M, Fortin S, Mathieu V, Roland I, Spiegl-Kreinecker S, Haibe-Kains B, Bontempi G, Decaestecker C, Berger W, Lefranc F, Kiss R. Galectin-1 proangiogenic and promigratory effects in the Hs683 oligodendroglioma model are partly mediated through the control of BEX2 expression. Neoplasia 11:485-496, 2009. Azéma J, Guidetti B, Dewelle J, Le Calvé B, Mijatovic T, Korolyov A, Vaysse J, Malet-Martino M, Martino R, Kiss R. 7-((4-Substituted)piperazin-1-yl) derivatives of ciprofloxacin : Synthesis and in vitro biological evaluation as potential antitumor agents. Bioorg Med Chem 17:5396-5407, 2009. Lefranc F, Sauvage S, Van Goietsenoven G, Mégalizzi V, Lamoral-Theys D, Debeir O, Spiegl-Kreinecker S, Berger W, Mathieu V, Decaestecker C, Kiss R. Narciclasine, a plant growth modulator, activates Rho and stress fibers in glioblastoma cells. Mol Cancer Ther 8:1739-1750, 2009. Mégalizzi V, Decaestecker C, Debeir O, Spiegl-Kreinecker S, Berger W, Lefranc F, Kast RE, Kiss R. Sigma-1 receptors as potential targets to impair both cell proliferation and cell migration in human glioblastomas. Eur J Cancer 45:2893-2905, 2009. Frédérich M, Marcowycz A, Cieckiewicz E, Mégalizzi V, Angenot L, Kiss R. In vitro anticancer potential of tree extracts from the Walloon Region Forrest. Planta Med 75:1634-1637, 2009. Mathieu V, Pirker C, Martin de Lassalle E, Vernier M, Mijatovic T, DeNeve N, Gaussin JF, Dehoux M, Lefranc F, Berger W, Kiss R. The sodium pump alpha-1 subunit: a disease progression-related target for metastatic melanoma treatment. J Cell Mol Med 13 (9B):3960-3972, 2009. Sivasankaran B, Degen M, Ghaffari A, Hegi ME, Hamou MF, Ionescu MCS, Zweifel C, Tolnay M, Wasner M, Mergenthaler S, Miserez AR, Kiss R, Lino MM, Merlo A, Chiquet-Ehrismann, Boulay JL. Tenascin-C is a novel RBPJk-induced target gene for Notch signaling in gliomas. Cancer Res 69:458-465, 2009. 5 Gasper R, Dewelle J, Kiss R, Mijatovic T, Goormaghtigh E. IR spectroscopy as a new tool for evidencing antitumor drug signatures. Biochim Biophys Acta – Biomembranes 1788:1263-1270, 2009. Ingrassia L, Lefranc F, Kiss R, Mijatovic T. Naphthalimides and azonafides as promising anti-cancer agents. Curr Med Chem 16:1192-1213, 2009. Mijatovic T, Jungwirth U, Heffeter P, Reza Hoda MA, Dornetshuber R, Kiss R, Berger W. The Na+/K+ATPase is the Achilles Heel of multidrug resistant cancer cells. Cancer Lett 282: 30-34, 2009. Piacente S, Masullo M, De Neve N, Dewelle J, Hamed A, Kiss R, Mijatovic T. Cardenolides from Pergularia tomentoes display cytotoxic activity resulting from their potent inhibition of Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase. J Nat Prod 72:1087-1091, 2009. Djedid R, Kiss R, Lefranc F. Targeted therapy of glioblastomas: a 5-year view. Future Medicine 6:351-370, 2009. Lamoral-Theys D, Andolfi A, Van Goietsenoven G, Cimmino A, Le Calvé B, Wauthoz N, Mégalizzi V, Gras T, Bruyère C, Dubois J, Mathieu V, Kornienko A, Kiss R, Evidente A. Lycorine, the main phenanthridine Amaryllidaceae alkaloid, exhibits significant antitumor activity in cancer cells that display resistance to proapoptotic stimuli: An investigation of structure-activity relationship and mechanistic insight. J Med Chem 52:6244-6256, 2009. Adanja I, Debeir O, Mégalizzi V, Kiss R, Warzée N, Decaestecker C. Automatd tracking of unmarked cells migrating in three-dimensional matrices applied to anti-cancer drug screening. Exp Cell Res 316:181-193, 2009. Fortin S, Le Mercier M, Camby I, Spiegl-Kreinecker S, Berger W, Lefranc F, Kiss R. Galectin-1 is implicated in the PKC-epsilon / vimentin-controlled trafficking of integrin-beta1 in glioblastoma cells. Brain Pathol 20:39-49, 2010. Lamoral-Theys D, Le Mercier M, Le Calvé B, Rynkowski M, Bruyère C, Decaestecker C, Haibe-Kains B, Bontempi G, Dubois J, Lefranc F, Kiss R. Long-term temozolomide treatment induces marked amino metabolism modifications and an increase in TMZ sensitivity in Hs683 oligodendroglioma cells. Neoplasia 12:69-79, 2010. Le Mercier M, Fortin S, Mathieu V, Kiss R, Lefranc F. Galectins and gliomas. Brain Pathol 20:17-27, 2010. Madonna S, Béclin C, Laras Y, Moret V, Marcowycz A, Lamoral-Theys D, Dubois J, Barthelemy-Requin M, Lenglet G, Depauw S, Cresteil T, Aubert G, Monnier V, Kiss R, David-Cordonnier MH, Kraus JL. Structureactivity relationships and mechanism of action of antitumor bis 8-hydroxyquinoline substituted benzylamines. Eur J Med Chem 45:623-638, 2010. Kovacz-Solyom F, Blasko A, Fajka-Boja R, Katona RL, Vegh L, Novak J, Szebeni GJ, Krenacs L, Uher F, Tubak V, Kiss R, Monostori E. Mechanism of tumor cell-induced T-cell apoptosis mediated by galectin-1. Immunol Lett 127:108-118, 2010. Lamour V, Le Mercier M, Lefranc F, Hagedorn M, Javerzat S, Bikfalvi A, Kiss R, Castronovo V, Bellahcène A. Selective osteopontin knockdown exerts anti-tumoral activity in a human glioblastoma model. Int J Cancer 126:1797-1805, 2010. Rives A, Le Calvé B, Delaine T, Legentil L, Kiss R, Delfourne E. Synthesis and antitumor evaluation of analogues of the marine pyrroloiminoquinone tsitsikammamines. Eur J Med Chem 45:343-351, 2010. Smyrniotopoulos V, Vagias C, Bruyère C, Lamoral-Theys D, Kiss R, Roussis V. Structure and in vitro antitumor activity evaluation of brominated diterpenes from the red alga Sphaerococcus coronopifolius. Bioorg Med Chem 18:1321-1330, 2010. Wauthoz N, Deleuze P, Hecq J, Roland I, Saussez S, Adanja I, Debeir O, Decaestecker C, Mathieu V, Kiss R, Amighi K. In vivo assessment of temozolomide local delivery for lung cancer inhalation therapy. Eur J Pharm Sci 39:402-411, 2010. 6 Lamoral-Theys D, Pottier L, Dufrasne F, Nève J, Dubois J, Kornienko A, Kiss R, Ingrassia L. Natural polyphenols that display anticancer properties through inhibition of kinase activity. Curr Med Chem 17:812825, 2010. Saidou Balde E, Mégalizzi V, Cao M, Angenot L, Kiss R, Van Damme M, Frederich M. Isostrychnopentamine, an indolomonoterpenic alkaloid from Strychnos usambarensis, with potential antitumor activity against apoptosis-resistant cancer cells. Int J Oncol 36:961-965, 2010. De P, Baltas M, Lamoral-Theys D, Bruyère C, Kiss R, Bedos-Belval F, Saffon N. Synthesis and anticancer activity evaluation of 2(4-alkoxyphenyl)cyclopropyl hydrazides and triazolo phthalazines. Bioorg Med Chem 18:2537-2548, 2010. Lamoral-Theys D, Decaestecker C, Mathieu V, Dubois J, Kornienko A, Kiss R, Evidente A, Pottier L. Lycorine and its derivatives for anticancer drug design. Mini-Reviews Med Chem 10:41-50, 2010. Gao H, Zehl M, Kaehlig H, Schneider P, Stuppner H, Moreno Y Banuls L, Kiss R, Kopp B. Rapid structural identification of cytotoxic bufadienolide sulfates in toad venom from Bufo melanosticus by LC-DAD-MS(n) and LC-SPE-NMR. J Nat Prod 73:603-608, 2010. van der Steen S, de Hoog P, van der Schilden K, Gamez P, Pitié M, Kiss R, Reedijk J. Novel heteronuclear ruthenium-copper coordination compounds as efficient DNA-cleaving agents. Chem Commun 46:35683570, 2010. Lamoral-Theys D, Pottier L, Kerff F, Dufrasne F, Proutière F, Wauthoz N, Neven P, Ingrassia L, Van Antwerpen P, Lefranc F, Gelbcke M, Pirotte B, Kraus JL, Nève J, Kornienko A, Kiss R, Dubois J. Simple diand trivanillates exhibit cytostatic properties toward cancer cells resistant to pro-apoptotic stimuli. Bioorg Med Chem 18:3823-3833, 2010. Nshimyumukiza P, Van Den Berghe E, Delest B, Mijatovic T, Kiss R, Marchand-Brynaert J, Robiette R. Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel imidazole-containing macrocycles. Tetrahedron 66:4515-4520, 2010. Gasper R, Mijatovic T, Kiss R, Goormaghtigh E. FTIR spectroscopy reveals the concentration dependence of cellular modifications induced by anticancer drugs. Spectroscopy – An International Journal 24:45-49, 2010. Saidou Balde E, Andolfi A, Bruyère C, Cimmino A, Lamoral-Theys D, Vurro M, Van Damme M, Altomare C, Mathieu V, Kiss R, Evidente A. Investigations of fungal secondary metabolites with potential anticancer activity. J Nat Prod 73:969-971, 2010. Madonna S, Marcowycz A, Lamoral-Theys D, Van Goietsenoven G, Dessolin J, Pirker C, Spiegl-Kreinecker S, Biraboneye CA, Berger W, Kiss R, Kraus JL. Bis-8-hydroxy-quinoline and Bis-8-hydroxy-quinaldine Nsubstituted amines: A single methyl group structural difference between the two heterocycles, which modulates the antiproliferative effects. J Heterocyclic Chem 47:719-723, 2010. Van Goietsenoven G, Andolfi A, Lallemand B, Cimmino A, Lamoral-Theys D, Gras T, Abou-Donia A, Dubois J, Lefranc F, Mathieu V, Kornienko A, Kiss R, Evidente A. Amaryllidaceae alkaloids belonging to different structural subgroups display activity against apoptosis-resistant cancer cells. J Nat Prod 73:1223-1227, 2010. Berger G, Gasper R, Lamoral-Theys D, Wellner A, Gelbcke M, Gust R, Neve J, Kiss R, Goormaghtigh E, Dufrasne F. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to monitor the cellular impact of newly synthesized platinum derivatives. Int J Oncol 37:679-686, 2010. Le Calvé B, Rynkowski M, Le Mercier M, Bruyère C, Lonez C, Gras T, Haibe-Kains B, Bontempi G, Decaestecker C, Ruyschaert JM, Kiss R, Lefranc F. Long-term in vitro treatment of human glioblastoma cells with temozolomide increases resistance in vivo through up-regulation of GLUT transporter and aldoketo reductase enzyme AKR1C expression. Neoplasia 12:727-739, 2010. Thijssen V, Barkan B, Shoji H, Aries I, Mathieu V, Deltour L, Hackeng T, Kiss R, Kloog Y, Poirier F, Griffioen A. Tumor cells secrete galectine-1 to enhance endothelial cell activity. Cancer Res 70:6216-6224, 2010. 7 van Goietsenoven G, Hutton J, Becker JP, Lallemand B, Robert F, Lefranc F, Pirker C, Vandenbussche G, Van Antwerpen P, Evidente A, Berger W, Prévost M, Pelletier J, Kiss R, Kinzy TG, Kornienko A, Mathieu V. Targeting of eEF1A with Amaryllidaceae isocarbostyrils as a strategy to combat melanomas. FASEB J 24:4575-4584, 2010. Bruyère C, Lonez C, Duray A, Cludts S, Ruysschaert JM, Saussez S, Yeaton P, Kiss R, Mijatovic T. Considering temozolomide as a novel potential treatment for oesophageal cancer. Cancer, sous presse, 2010. Gasper R, Mijatovic T, Bénard A, Derenne A, Kiss R, Goormaghtigh E. FTIR spectral signature of the effect of cardiotonic steroids with antitumoral properties on a prostate cancer cell line. Biochim Biophys Acta - Mol Basis Dis, sous presse, 2010. Bury M, Punzo B, Berestetskyi A, Lallemand B, Dubois J, Lefranc F, Mathieu V, Andolfi A, Kiss R, Evidente A. Evaluation of the anticancer activities of two fungal polycyclic ethanones, alternethanoxins A and B, and two of their derivatives. Int J Oncol, sous presse, 2010. Van Goietsenoven G, Mathieu V, Andolfi A, Cimmino A, Lefranc F, Kiss R, Evidente A. In vitro growth inhibitory effects of cytochalasins and derivatives in cancer cells. Planta Med, sous presse, 2010. Korolyov A, Dorbes S, Azema J, Guidetti B, Danel M, Lamoral-Theys D, Gras T, Dubois J, Kiss R, Martino R, Malet-Martino M. Novel lipophilic 7H-pyrido[1,2,3-de]-1,4-benzoxazine-6-carboxylic acid derivatives as potential antitumor agents: improved synthesis and in vitro evaluation. Bioorg Med Chem, sous presse, 2010. Boly R, Gras T, Lamkami T, Guissou P, Serteyn D, Kiss R, Dubois J. Quercetin inhibits a large panel of kinases implicated in cancer cell biology. Int J Oncol, sous presse, 2010. 8