Metabolic rewiring in the promotion of cancer metastasis: mechanisms and therapeutic implications

Q Wei, Y Qian, J Yu, CC Wong - Oncogene, 2020 - nature.com
Tumor metastasis is the major cause of mortality from cancer. Metabolic rewiring and the
metastatic cascade are highly intertwined, co-operating to promote multiple steps of cancer …

Functional and pathological roles of AHCY

P Vizán, L Di Croce, S Aranda - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Adenosylhomocysteinase (AHCY) is a unique enzyme and one of the most conserved
proteins in living organisms. AHCY catalyzes the reversible break of S …

m6A-dependent glycolysis enhances colorectal cancer progression

C Shen, B Xuan, T Yan, Y Ma, P Xu, X Tian, X Zhang… - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Background Epigenetic alterations are involved in various aspects of colorectal
carcinogenesis. N 6-methyladenosine (m 6 A) modifications of RNAs are emerging as a new …

Tumor-recruited M2 macrophages promote gastric and breast cancer metastasis via M2 macrophage-secreted CHI3L1 protein

Y Chen, S Zhang, Q Wang, X Zhang - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2017 - Springer
Background The macrophage, one of the several key immune cell types, is believed to be
involved in tumorigenesis. However, the mechanism of macrophages promoting tumor …

Syk-MyD88 axis is a critical determinant of inflammatory-response in activated macrophages

YS Yi, HG Kim, JH Kim, WS Yang, E Kim… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background Inflammation, a vital immune response to infection and injury, is mediated by
macrophage activation. While spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk) and myeloid differentiation …

Solamargine inhibits migration and invasion of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells through down-regulation of matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9 expression and …

IK Sani, SH Marashi, F Kalalinia - Toxicology in Vitro, 2015 - Elsevier
Solamargine is a steroidal alkaloid glycoside isolated from Solanum nigrum. The aim of this
study was to investigate the effects of solamargine on tumor migration and invasion in …

Anti-inflammatory activities and mechanisms of Artemisia asiatica ethanol extract

D Jeong, YS Yi, GH Sung, WS Yang, JG Park… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Artemisia asiatica Nakai (Compositae) is a
representative herbal plant used to treat infection and inflammatory diseases. Although …

Potential and promising anticancer drugs from adenosine and its analogs

S Man, Y Lu, L Yin, X Cheng, L Ma - Drug Discovery Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•This review mainly summarizes the anti-cancer effects of adenosine analogues in
market and clinical trials.•This review describes the anti-cancer strategies and mechanisms …

A small molecule targeting CHI3L1 inhibits lung metastasis by blocking IL‐13Rα2‐mediated JNK‐AP‐1 signals

YS Lee, JE Yu, KC Kim, DH Lee, DJ Son… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Our previous big data analyses showed a high level of association between chitinase 3 like1
(CHI3L1) expression and lung tumor development. In the present study, we investigated …

Knock-down of AHCY and depletion of adenosine induces DNA damage and cell cycle arrest

L Belužić, I Grbeša, R Belužić, JH Park, HK Kong… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Recently, functional connections between S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase (AHCY)
activity and cancer have been reported. As the properties of AHCY include the hydrolysis of …