Multifaceted role of mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) signaling pathway in human health and disease

V Panwar, A Singh, M Bhatt, RK Tonk… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a protein kinase that controls cellular
metabolism, catabolism, immune responses, autophagy, survival, proliferation, and …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic dysregulation and emerging therapeutical targets for hepatocellular carcinoma

D Du, C Liu, M Qin, X Zhang, T Xi, S Yuan… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022 - Elsevier
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an aggressive human cancer with increasing incidence
worldwide. Multiple efforts have been made to explore pharmaceutical therapies to treat …

Cancer metabolism: phenotype, signaling and therapeutic targets

JH Park, WY Pyun, HW Park - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Aberrant metabolism is a major hallmark of cancer. Abnormal cancer metabolism, such as
aerobic glycolysis and increased anabolic pathways, has important roles in tumorigenesis …

Benefits of metformin in attenuating the hallmarks of aging

AS Kulkarni, S Gubbi, N Barzilai - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
Biological aging involves an interplay of conserved and targetable molecular mechanisms,
summarized as the hallmarks of aging. Metformin, a biguanide that combats age-related …

Extracellular vesicles‐derived hybrid nanoplatforms for amplified CD47 blockade‐based cancer immunotherapy

L Tang, Y Yin, Y Cao, C Fu, H Liu, J Feng… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Immunomodulation of tumor‐associated macrophages (TAMs) into tumor‐inhibiting M1‐like
phenotype is a promising but challenging strategy. Cleverly, tumor cells overexpress CD47 …

Asparagine couples mitochondrial respiration to ATF4 activity and tumor growth

AS Krall, PJ Mullen, F Surjono, M Momcilovic… - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
Mitochondrial respiration is critical for cell proliferation. In addition to producing ATP,
respiration generates biosynthetic precursors, such as aspartate, an essential substrate for …

The beneficial effects of metformin on cancer prevention and therapy: a comprehensive review of recent advances

P Saraei, I Asadi, MA Kakar… - Cancer management and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Metformin is a widely used drug in today's prescriptions by physicians due to its specific
effects in treating and curing type II diabetes. Diabetes is a common disease that may occur …

The m6A epitranscriptome: transcriptome plasticity in brain development and function

I Livneh, S Moshitch-Moshkovitz, N Amariglio… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
The field of epitranscriptomics examines the recently deciphered form of gene expression
regulation that is mediated by type-and site-specific RNA modifications. Similarly to the role …

Diabetes, obesity, and cancer—pathophysiology and clinical implications

IC Lega, LL Lipscombe - Endocrine reviews, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Obesity and diabetes have both been associated with an increased risk of cancer. In the
face of increasing obesity and diabetes rates worldwide, this is a worrying trend for cancer …

Targeting the translation machinery in cancer

M Bhat, N Robichaud, L Hulea, N Sonenberg… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2015 - nature.com
Dysregulation of mRNA translation is a frequent feature of neoplasia. Many oncogenes and
tumour suppressors affect the translation machinery, making aberrant translation a …