• Anti-Cancer Potential of Homemade Fresh Garlic Extract Is Related to Increased Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress 

      Petrovic, Voin; Nepal, Anala; Olaisen, Camilla; Bachke, Siri; Hira, Jonathan; Søgaard, Caroline Krogh; Røst, Lisa Marie; Misund, Kristine; Andreassen, Trygve; Melø, Torun Margareta; Bartosova, Zdenka; Bruheim, Per; Otterlei, Marit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The use of garlic and garlic-based extracts has been linked to decreased incidence of cancer in epidemiological studies. Here we examine the molecular and cellular activities of a simple homemade ethanol-based garlic extract ...
    • "Two hits - one stone" increased efficacy of cisplatin-based therapies by targeting PCNA's role in both DNA repair and cellular signaling 

      Søgaard, Caroline Krogh; Blindheim, Augun; Røst, Lisa Marie; Petrovic, Voin; Nepal, Anala; Bachke, Siri; Liabakk, Nina-Beate; Gederaas, Odrun Arna; Viset, Trond; Arum, Carl-Jørgen; Bruheim, Per; Otterlei, Marit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Low response rate and rapid development of resistance against commonly used chemotherapeutic regimes demand new multi-targeting anti-cancer strategies. In this study, we target the stress-related roles of the scaffold ...