Cytoprotective role of heme oxygenase-1 in cancer chemoresistance: Focus on Antioxidant, antiapoptotic, and pro-autophagy properties

H Wang, Q Cheng, L Bao, M Li, K Chang, X Yi - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chemoresistance remains the foremost challenge in cancer therapy. Targeting reactive
oxygen species (ROS) manipulation is a promising strategy in cancer treatment since tumor …

Heme oxygenase‐1: The roles of both good and evil in neurodegenerative diseases

R Liu, J Yang, Y Li, J Xie, J Wang - Journal of Neurochemistry, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Heme oxygenase‐1 (HO‐1) is the only way for cells to decompose heme. It can
cleave heme to produce carbon monoxide (CO), ferrous iron (Fe2+), and biliverdin (BV). BV …

Neuroprotective role of α-lipoic acid in iron-overload-mediated toxicity and inflammation in in vitro and in vivo models

G Carota, A Distefano, M Spampinato, C Giallongo… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hemoglobin and iron overload is considered the major contributor to intracerebral
hemorrhage (ICH)-induced brain injury. Accumulation of iron in the brain leads to microglia …

Lactate rewrites the metabolic reprogramming of uveal melanoma cells and induces quiescence phenotype

L Longhitano, S Giallongo, L Orlando, G Broggi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Uveal melanoma (UM), the most common primary intraocular cancer in adults, is among the
tumors with poorer prognosis. Recently, the role of the oncometabolite lactate has become …

MacroH2A1. 1 as a crossroad between epigenetics, inflammation and metabolism of mesenchymal stromal cells in myelodysplastic syndromes

C Giallongo, I Dulcamare, S Giallongo… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Ineffective hematopoiesis is a hallmark of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Hematopoietic
alterations in MDS patients strictly correlate with microenvironment dysfunctions, eventually …

Lactate trafficking inhibition restores sensitivity to proteasome inhibitors and orchestrates immuno‐microenvironment in multiple myeloma

A Barbato, C Giallongo, S Giallongo… - Cell …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Metabolic changes of malignant plasma cells (PCs) and adaptation to tumour
microenvironment represent one of the hallmarks of multiple myeloma (MM). We previously …

The Pleiotropic Effects of Fumarate: From Mitochondrial Respiration to Epigenetic Rewiring and DNA Repair Mechanisms

S Giallongo, F Costa, L Longhitano, C Giallongo… - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tumor onset and its progression are strictly linked to its metabolic rewiring on the basis of
the Warburg effect. In this context, fumarate emerged as a putative oncometabolite …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced antitumor activity by the combination of dasatinib and selinexor in chronic myeloid leukemia

M Spampinato, T Zuppelli, I Dulcamare, L Longhitano… - Pharmaceuticals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Chronic myeloid leukemia is a hematological malignancy characterized by the
abnormal proliferation of leukemic cells. Despite significant progress with tyrosine kinase …

Ectopic CH60 mediates HAPLN1-induced cell survival signaling in multiple myeloma

D De Bakshi, YC Chen… - Life Science …, 2023 - life-science-alliance.org
Multiple myeloma (MM), the second most common hematological malignancy, is generally
considered incurable because of the development of drug resistance. We previously …

Advances in research on potential inhibitors of multiple myeloma

G Tang, S Huang, J Luo, Y Wu, S Zheng, R Tong… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a common hematological malignancy. Although recent clinical
applications of immunomodulatory drugs, proteasome inhibitors and CD38-targeting …