Exploring vitamin D metabolism and function in cancer

SM Jeon, EA Shin - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2018 - nature.com
Vitamin D, traditionally known as an essential nutrient, is a precursor of a potent steroid
hormone that regulates a broad spectrum of physiological processes. In addition to its …

Vitamin D and cancer: an historical overview of the epidemiology and mechanisms

A Muñoz, WB Grant - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
This is a narrative review of the evidence supporting vitamin D's anticancer actions. The first
section reviews the findings from ecological studies of cancer with respect to indices of solar …

Clearance of therapy‐induced senescent tumor cells by the senolytic ABT‐263 via interference with BCL‐XL–BAX interaction

T Saleh, VJ Carpenter, L Tyutyunyk‐Massey… - Molecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor cells undergo senescence in response to both conventional and targeted cancer
therapies. The induction of senescence in response to cancer therapy can contribute to …

Autophagy modulation in cancer: current knowledge on action and therapy

M Marinković, M Šprung, M Buljubašić… - … medicine and cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In the last two decades, accumulating evidence pointed to the importance of autophagy in
various human diseases. As an essential evolutionary catabolic process of cytoplasmatic …

Ivermectin induces cytostatic autophagy by blocking the PAK1/Akt axis in breast cancer

Q Dou, HN Chen, K Wang, K Yuan, Y Lei, K Li, J Lan… - Cancer research, 2016 - AACR
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, yet successful
treatment remains a clinical challenge. Ivermectin, a broad-spectrum antiparasitic drug, has …

Vitamin D signaling in inflammation and cancer: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic implications

A El-Sharkawy, A Malki - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D and its active metabolites are important nutrients for human skeletal health. UV
irradiation of skin converts 7-dehydrocholesterol into vitamin D3, which metabolized in the …

Ionizing radiation as a source of oxidative stress—the protective role of melatonin and vitamin D

J Nuszkiewicz, A Woźniak… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ionizing radiation (IR) has found widespread application in modern medicine, including
medical imaging and radiotherapy. As a result, both patients and healthcare professionals …

Tumor cell escape from therapy-induced senescence

T Saleh, L Tyutyunyk-Massey, GF Murray… - Biochemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
H460 non-small cell lung, HCT116 colon and 4T1 breast tumor cell lines induced into
senescence by exposure to either etoposide or doxorubicin were able to recover …

[HTML][HTML] Repurposing vitamin D for treatment of human malignancies via targeting tumor microenvironment

X Wu, W Hu, L Lu, Y Zhao, Y Zhou, Z Xiao… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2019 - Elsevier
Tumor cells along with a small proportion of cancer stem cells exist in a stromal
microenvironment consisting of vasculature, cancer-associated fibroblasts, immune cells …

Vitamin D in autophagy signaling for health and diseases: Insights on potential mechanisms and future perspectives

SK Bhutia - The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Vitamin D regulates the pleiotropic effect to maintain cellular homeostasis and
epidemiological evidence establishes an association between vitamin D deficiency and …