Wnt and PI3K/Akt/mTOR survival pathways as therapeutic targets in glioblastoma

A Barzegar Behrooz, Z Talaie, F Jusheghani… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a devastating type of brain tumor, and current therapeutic treatments,
including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, are palliative at best. The design of effective …

Altered cellular metabolism in gliomas—An emerging landscape of actionable co-dependency targets

J Bi, S Chowdhry, S Wu, W Zhang, K Masui… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Altered cellular metabolism is a hallmark of gliomas. Propelled by a set of recent
technological advances, new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying glioma …

Glioblastoma: current status, emerging targets, and recent advances

A Thakur, C Faujdar, R Sharma, S Sharma… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a highly malignant brain tumor characterized by a heterogeneous
population of genetically unstable and highly infiltrative cells that are resistant to …

Metabolic reprogramming in glioma

M Strickland, EA Stoll - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Many cancers have long been thought to primarily metabolize glucose for energy production—
a phenomenon known as the Warburg Effect, after the classic studies of Otto Warburg in the …

Mouse models of glioblastoma for the evaluation of novel therapeutic strategies

AF Haddad, JS Young, D Amara… - Neuro-oncology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is an incurable brain tumor with a median survival of approximately 15
months despite an aggressive standard of care that includes surgery, chemotherapy, and …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of metformin on autophagy

G Lu, Z Wu, J Shang, Z Xie, C Chen - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2021 - Elsevier
Metformin is the first-line option for treating newly diagnosed diabetic patients and also
involved in other pharmacological actions, including antitumor effect, anti-aging effect …

Tumor hypoxia represses γδ T cell-mediated antitumor immunity against brain tumors

JH Park, HJ Kim, CW Kim, HC Kim, Y Jung, HS Lee… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The anatomic location and immunologic characteristics of brain tumors result in strong
lymphocyte suppression. Consequently, conventional immunotherapies targeting CD8 T …

Autophagy: a multifaceted player in the fate of sperm

M Wang, L Zeng, P Su, L Ma, M Zhang… - Human Reproduction …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Autophagy is an intracellular catabolic process of degrading and recycling
proteins and organelles to modulate various physiological and pathological events …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidative stress-induced apoptosis and autophagy: Balancing the contrary forces in spermatogenesis

P Sharma, N Kaushal, LR Saleth, S Ghavami… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2023 - Elsevier
Spermatogenesis is a complex process in the testis and is a cornerstone of male infertility.
The abundance of unsaturated fatty acid and high cell division rate make male germs cells …

Modulating autophagy in cancer therapy: advancements and challenges for cancer cell death sensitization

P Bhat, J Kriel, BS Priya, NS Shivananju… - Biochemical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Autophagy is a major protein degradation pathway capable of upholding cellular
metabolism under nutrient limiting conditions, making it a valuable resource to highly …