Abstract
Motivation: Inhibition of NFkB pathway is known to promote apoptosis and therefore may constitute one of the goals in anticancer therapies. Experimental results show that heat shock induces such inhibition in cancer cells. However, the mechanisms of interactions between heat shock and NFkB pathways are not fully understood yet. Development of a combined mathematical model of these pathways and its subsequent computational analysis should help to uncover these mechanisms and determine the time window in which heat shock treatment preceding chemotherapy would be the most efficient. Results: An original mathematical model has been developed, allowing for computational testing of various hypotheses concerning main sources of interplay between HSF and NFkB pathways. Computational analysis strongly suggests that the competition for IKK, known from literature, cannot be the only mechanism. Two plausible hypotheses are that either a kinase activating IKK can misfold due to heat shock or that heat shock affects TNF receptors, blocking activation of NFkB pathway at the cell membrane.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | BIOINFORMATICS 2015 - 6th International Conference on Bioinformatics Models, Methods and Algorithms, Proceedings; Part of 8th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2015 |
| Editors | Oscar Pastor, Christine Sinoquet, Ana Fred, Hugo Gamboa, Dirk Elias |
| Publisher | SciTePress |
| Pages | 201-206 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789897580703 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | 6th International Conference on Bioinformatics Models, Methods and Algorithms, BIOINFORMATICS 2015 - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 12 Jan 2015 → 15 Jan 2015 |
Publication series
| Name | BIOINFORMATICS 2015 - 6th International Conference on Bioinformatics Models, Methods and Algorithms, Proceedings; Part of 8th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2015 |
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Conference
| Conference | 6th International Conference on Bioinformatics Models, Methods and Algorithms, BIOINFORMATICS 2015 |
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| Country/Territory | Portugal |
| City | Lisbon |
| Period | 12/01/15 → 15/01/15 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- HSF
- HSP
- Heat shock
- NFkB
- Signalling pathways
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biomedical Engineering
- Health Informatics
- Architecture
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