Wnt/β-catenin signalling: function, biological mechanisms, and therapeutic opportunities

J Liu, Q Xiao, J Xiao, C Niu, Y Li, X Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
The Wnt/β-catenin pathway comprises a family of proteins that play critical roles in
embryonic development and adult tissue homeostasis. The deregulation of Wnt/β-catenin …

Cancer stem cells in hepatocellular carcinoma—from origin to clinical implications

TKW Lee, XY Guan, S Ma - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2022 - nature.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an aggressive disease with a poor clinical outcome. The
cancer stem cell (CSC) model states that tumour growth is powered by a subset of tumour …

Supermeres are functional extracellular nanoparticles replete with disease biomarkers and therapeutic targets

Q Zhang, DK Jeppesen, JN Higginbotham… - Nature cell …, 2021 - nature.com
Extracellular vesicles and exomere nanoparticles are under intense investigation as sources
of clinically relevant cargo. Here we report the discovery of a distinct extracellular …

Targeting cancer stem cell pathways for cancer therapy

L Yang, P Shi, G Zhao, J Xu, W Peng, J Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Since cancer stem cells (CSCs) were first identified in leukemia in 1994, they have been
considered promising therapeutic targets for cancer therapy. These cells have self-renewal …

Wnt–β-catenin signalling in liver development, health and disease

MJ Perugorria, P Olaizola, I Labiano… - Nature reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
The canonical Wnt–β-catenin pathway is a complex, evolutionarily conserved signalling
mechanism that regulates fundamental physiological and pathological processes. Wnt–β …

Regulation and signaling pathways in cancer stem cells: implications for targeted therapy for cancer

Z Zeng, M Fu, Y Hu, Y Wei, X Wei, M Luo - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Cancer stem cells (CSCs), initially identified in leukemia in 1994, constitute a distinct subset
of tumor cells characterized by surface markers such as CD133, CD44, and ALDH. Their …

Role of miRNA-regulated cancer stem cells in the pathogenesis of human malignancies

AQ Khan, EI Ahmed, NR Elareer, K Junejo, M Steinhoff… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Recent biomedical discoveries have revolutionized the concept and understanding of
carcinogenesis, a complex and multistep phenomenon which involves accretion of genetic …

Cancer stem cell functions in hepatocellular carcinoma and comprehensive therapeutic strategies

YC Liu, CT Yeh, KH Lin - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a significant cause of cancer-related mortality owing to
resistance to traditional treatments and tumor recurrence after therapy, which leads to poor …

The role of long noncoding RNAs in hepatocellular carcinoma

Z Huang, JK Zhou, Y Peng, W He, C Huang - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most frequent subtype of primary liver cancer and
one of the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. However, the molecular …

The evolving concept of liver cancer stem cells

K Nio, T Yamashita, S Kaneko - Molecular cancer, 2017 - Springer
Liver cancer is an often fatal malignant tumor with a high recurrence rate and
chemoresistance. The major malignant phenotypes of cancer, including recurrence …