Targeted therapy in melanoma and mechanisms of resistance

AM Czarnecka, E Bartnik, M Fiedorowicz… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The common mutation BRAFV600 in primary melanomas activates the mitogen-activated
protein kinase/extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (MAPK/ERK) pathway and the …

Baicalein as promising anticancer agent: A comprehensive analysis on molecular mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives

AKMH Morshed, S Paul, A Hossain, T Basak… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer is a multifactorial disease characterized by excessive cell
proliferation in a specific organ. The most common treatments include chemotherapy …

The importance of being PI3K in the RAS signaling network

C Cuesta, C Arévalo-Alameda, E Castellano - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ras proteins are essential mediators of a multitude of cellular processes, and its
deregulation is frequently associated with cancer appearance, progression, and metastasis …

Lipoproteins and cancer: The role of HDL-C, LDL-C, and cholesterol-lowering drugs

KK Patel, K Kashfi - Biochemical pharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Cholesterol is an amphipathic sterol molecule that is vital for maintaining normal
physiological homeostasis. It is a relatively complicated molecule with 27 carbons whose …

Celastrol inhibits growth and induces apoptotic cell death in melanoma cells via the activation ROS-dependent mitochondrial pathway and the suppression of PI3K …

JH Lee, YS Won, KH Park, MK Lee, H Tachibana… - Apoptosis, 2012 - Springer
Celastrol has been reported to possess anticancer effects in various cancers; however, the
precise mechanism underlying ROS-mediated mitochondria-dependent apoptotic cell death …

Molecular docking as a therapeutic approach for targeting cancer stem cell metabolic processes

B Arjmand, SK Hamidpour… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are subpopulation of cells which have been demonstrated in a
variety of cancer models and involved in cancer initiation, progression, and development …

The role of mesenchymal stem cells derived exosomes as a novel nanobiotechnology target in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer

Y Zhou, Y Dong, A Zhang, J Wu, Q Sun - Frontiers in Bioengineering …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), one of the most common types of stem cells, are involved
in the modulation of the tumor microenvironment (TME). With the advancement of …

Glioma stem cells in pediatric high-grade gliomas: from current knowledge to future perspectives

MA Da-Veiga, B Rogister, A Lombard, V Neirinckx… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pediatric high-grade glioma (pHGG) has a dismal prognosis in which the
younger the patient, the more restricted the treatments are, in regard to the incurred risks …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of PI3K/AKT/mTOR axis disrupts oxidative stress-mediated survival of melanoma cells

HG Hambright, P Meng, AP Kumar, R Ghosh - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Elevated oxidative stress in cancer cells contributes to hyperactive proliferation and
enhanced survival, which can be exploited using agents that increase reactive oxygen …

Anti-inflammatory activity of extracts and pure compounds derived from plants via modulation of signaling pathways, especially PI3K/AKT in macrophages

A Merecz-Sadowska, P Sitarek, T Śliwiński… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The plant kingdom is a source of important therapeutic agents. Therefore, in this review, we
focus on natural compounds that exhibit efficient anti-inflammatory activity via modulation …