Post‐translational modifications of histones: Mechanisms, biological functions, and therapeutic targets

R Liu, J Wu, H Guo, W Yao, S Li, Y Lu, Y Jia… - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Histones are DNA‐binding basic proteins found in chromosomes. After the histone
translation, its amino tail undergoes various modifications, such as methylation, acetylation …

P21 activated kinase signaling in cancer

CK Rane, A Minden - Seminars in cancer biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The p21 Activated Kinases (PAKs) are a family of serine threonine kinases, that
consist of 6 members, PAKs 1–6, which are positioned at an intersection of multiple …

Role of silymarin in cancer treatment: facts, hypotheses, and questions

T Koltai, L Fliegel - Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The flavonoid silymarin extracted from the seeds of Sylibum marianum is a mixture of 6
flavolignan isomers. The 3 more important isomers are silybin (or silibinin), silydianin, and …

Apigenin as tumor suppressor in cancers: Biotherapeutic activity, nanodelivery, and mechanisms with emphasis on pancreatic cancer

M Ashrafizadeh, MR Bakhoda, Z Bahmanpour… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Pancreatic cancer is the most lethal malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract. Due to its
propensity for early local and distant spread, affected patients possess extremely poor …

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer

A Adamska, O Elaskalani, A Emmanouilidi… - Advances in biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most chemoresistant
cancers, and current therapies targeting cancer-associated molecular pathways have not …

Targeting self-renewal pathways in cancer stem cells: clinical implications for cancer therapy

A Borah, S Raveendran, A Rochani, T Maekawa… - Oncogenesis, 2015 - nature.com
Extensive cancer research in the past few decades has identified the existence of a rare
subpopulation of stem cells in the grove of cancer cells. These cells are known as the cancer …

Hyaluronic acid-conjugated polyamidoamine dendrimers for targeted delivery of 3, 4-difluorobenzylidene curcumin to CD44 overexpressing pancreatic cancer cells

P Kesharwani, L Xie, S Banerjee, G Mao… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2015 - Elsevier
The current study was aimed to develop a targeted dendrimer formulation of 3, 4-
difluorobenzylidene curcumin (CDF) and evaluate its potential in CD44 targeted therapy for …

[HTML][HTML] UTMD-promoted co-delivery of gemcitabine and miR-21 inhibitor by dendrimer-entrapped gold nanoparticles for pancreatic cancer therapy

L Lin, Y Fan, F Gao, L Jin, D Li, W Sun, F Li, P Qin… - Theranostics, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Conventional chemotherapy of pancreatic cancer (PaCa) suffers the problems of low drug
permeability and inherent or acquired drug resistance. Development of new strategies for …

The role of CD44 in cancer chemoresistance: A concise review

Z Yaghobi, A Movassaghpour, M Talebi… - European journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
CD44 is a cell surface adhesion molecule, which is overexpressed on cancer stem cells.
The interaction of CD44 with hyaluronan is responsible for tumor development, metastasis …

Enhanced glutaminolysis drives hypoxia-induced chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer

SJ Park, HC Yoo, E Ahn, E Luo, Y Kim, Y Sung, YC Yu… - Cancer research, 2023 - AACR
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) exhibits severe hypoxia, which is associated
with chemoresistance and worse patient outcome. It has been reported that hypoxia induces …