Scientific Interest(s):
Dr. Matthew Rettig's research focuses on the molecular and cellular biology of multiple myeloma, the role of human herpesvirus-8 in pathogenesis of myeloma and latent human herpesvirus-8 proteins that upregulate the transcription of cellular interleukin-6.
Selected Cancer-Related Publications:
An J, Rettig MB. Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibition sensitizes renal cell carcinoma cells to the cytotoxic effects of bortezomib. Mol Cancer Ther. 2007; 6(1): 61-9.
An J, Rettig MB. Mechanism of von Hippel-Lindau protein-mediated suppression of nuclear factor kappa B activity. Mol Cell Biol. 2005; 25(17): 7546-56.
Conde FA, Sarna L, Oka RK, Vredevoe DL, Rettig MB, Aronson WJ. Age, body mass index, and serum prostate-specific antigen correlate with bone loss in men with prostate cancer not receiving androgen deprivation therapy. Urology. 2004; 64(2): 335-40.
An J, Sun YP, Adams J, Fisher M, Belldegrun A, Rettig MB. Drug interactions between the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib and cytotoxic chemotherapy, tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha, and TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand in prostate cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2003; 9(12): 4537-45.
An J, Sun Y, Sun R, Rettig MB. Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus encoded vFLIP induces cellular IL-6 expression: the role of the NF-kappaB and JNK/AP1 pathways. Oncogene. 2003; 22(22): 3371-85.