Small molecule metabolites: discovery of biomarkers and therapeutic targets

S Qiu, Y Cai, H Yao, C Lin, Y Xie, S Tang… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Metabolic abnormalities lead to the dysfunction of metabolic pathways and metabolite
accumulation or deficiency which is well-recognized hallmarks of diseases. Metabolite …

Characteristics of the cancer stem cell niche and therapeutic strategies

F Ju, MM Atyah, N Horstmann, S Gul, R Vago… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2022 - Springer
Distinct regions harboring cancer stem cells (CSCs) have been identified within the
microenvironment of various tumors, and as in the case of their healthy counterparts, these …

HGF/c-MET pathway in cancer: from molecular characterization to clinical evidence

J Fu, X Su, Z Li, L Deng, X Liu, X Feng, J Peng - Oncogene, 2021 - nature.com
This review provides a comprehensive landscape of HGF/c-MET (hepatocyte growth factor
(HGF)/mesenchymal–epithelial transition factor (c-MET)) signaling pathway in cancers. First …

A powerful drug combination strategy targeting glutamine addiction for the treatment of human liver cancer

H Jin, S Wang, EA Zaal, C Wang, H Wu, A Bosma… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
The dependency of cancer cells on glutamine may be exploited therapeutically as a new
strategy for treating cancers that lack druggable driver genes. Here we found that human …

Targeting glutaminolysis: new perspectives to understand cancer development and novel strategies for potential target therapies

Z Wang, F Liu, N Fan, C Zhou, D Li, T Macvicar… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Metabolism rewiring is an important hallmark of cancers. Being one of the most abundant
free amino acids in the human blood, glutamine supports bioenergetics and biosynthesis …

Polydopamine‐based nanoparticles for photothermal therapy/chemotherapy and their synergistic therapy with autophagy inhibitor to promote antitumor treatment

J Lu, L Cai, Y Dai, Y Liu, F Zuo, C Ni… - The Chemical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Polydopamine (PDA) has attracted much attention recently due to its strong adhesion
capability to most substrates. After combining with organic (such as organic metal …

Stem cell plasticity and dormancy in the development of cancer therapy resistance

ML De Angelis, F Francescangeli, F La Torre… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cancer treatment with either standard chemotherapy or targeted agents often results in the
emergence of drug-refractory cell populations, ultimately leading to therapy failure. The …

Endoplasmic reticulum stress and protein degradation in chronic liver disease

SW Xia, ZM Wang, SM Sun, Y Su, ZH Li, JJ Shao… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is easily observed in chronic liver disease, which often
causes accumulation of unfolded or misfolded proteins in the ER, leading to unfolded …

Kaempferol promotes non-small cell lung cancer cell autophagy via restricting Met pathway

R Wang, Z Deng, Z Zhu, J Wang, X Yang, M Xu… - Phytomedicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Kaempferol is extracted from Hedyotis diffusa, exerting an obvious anti-cancer
effect. Here in the present study, we explored the anti-cancer effects and mechanism of …

The function of the HGF/c-Met axis in hepatocellular carcinoma

H Wang, B Rao, J Lou, J Li, Z Liu, A Li, G Cui… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide,
leading to a large global cancer burden. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and its high-affinity …