Curcumin: Biological activities and modern pharmaceutical forms

M Urošević, L Nikolić, I Gajić, V Nikolić, A Dinić… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Curcumin (1, 7-bis-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-hepta-1, 6-diene-3, 5-dione) is a natural
lipophilic polyphenol that exhibits significant pharmacological effects in vitro and in vivo …

Bile reflux and hypopharyngeal cancer

DP Vageli, SG Doukas, PG Doukas… - Oncology …, 2021 - spandidos-publications.com
Laryngopharyngeal reflux, a variant of gastroesophageal reflux disease, has been
considered a risk factor in the development of hypopharyngeal cancer. Bile acids are …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of curcumin on attenuation of liver cirrhosis via genes/proteins and pathways: A system pharmacology study

A Mahmoudi, SL Atkin, T Jamialahmadi, M Banach… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Liver cirrhosis is a life-threatening seqsuel of many chronic liver disorders of
varying etiologies. In this study, we investigated protein targets of curcumin in liver cirrhosis …

Weakly acidic bile is a risk factor for hypopharyngeal carcinogenesis evidenced by DNA damage, antiapoptotic function, and premalignant dysplastic lesions in vivo

CT Sasaki, SG Doukas, PG Doukas, DP Vageli - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The etiologic role of biliary reflux in hypopharyngeal cancer is supported
by clinical data. Although, reflux episodes often occur at pH 4.0, they can also occur at …

Pepsin promotes activation of epidermal growth factor receptor and downstream oncogenic pathways, at slightly acidic and neutral pH, in exposed hypopharyngeal …

PG Doukas, DP Vageli, CT Sasaki… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pepsin refluxate is considered a risk factor for laryngopharyngeal carcinogenesis. Non-
acidic pepsin was previously linked to an inflammatory and tumorigenic effect on …

Sorafenib alleviates inflammatory signaling of tumor microenvironment in precancerous lung injuries

B Cicek, A Hacimuftuoglu, M Kuzucu, A Cetin, Y Yeni… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
According to population-based studies, lung cancer is the prominent reason for cancer-
related mortality worldwide in males and is also rising in females at an alarming rate …

Noxious Combination of Tobacco Smoke Nitrosamines with Bile, Deoxycholic Acid, Promotes Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, via NFκB, In Vivo

DP Vageli, PG Doukas, SG Doukas, A Tsatsakis… - Cancer Prevention …, 2022 - AACR
Tobacco smoking is the most known risk factor for hypopharyngeal cancer. Bile reflux has
recently been documented as an independent risk factor for NFκB-mediated …

[HTML][HTML] Role of curcumin in selected head and neck lesions. Limitations on the use of the Hep-2 cell line: A critical review

L Piwowarczyk, M Stawny, K Piwowarczyk… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Neoplastic diseases of the upper respiratory airways, as well as head and neck cancers, are
a frequent cause of death and significantly affect the quality of life of both patients and …

A novel saliva and serum miRNA panel as a potential useful index for oral cancer and the association of miR-21 with smoking history: a pilot study

DP Vageli, PG Doukas, R Shah, T Boyi, C Liu… - Cancer Prevention …, 2023 - AACR
Tobacco use is implicated in the carcinogenesis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC),
which is associated with poor survival if not diagnosed early. Identification of novel …

Targeting STAT3 prevents bile reflux‐induced oncogenic molecular events linked to hypopharyngeal carcinogenesis

DP Vageli, PG Doukas, A Siametis… - Journal of Cellular and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) oncogene is a transcription
factor with a central role in head and neck cancer. Hypopharyngeal cells (HCs) exposed to …