PYK2, a hub of signaling networks in breast cancer progression

H Gil-Henn, JA Girault, S Lev - Trends in cell biology, 2024 - cell.com
Breast cancer (BC) involves complex signaling networks characterized by extensive cross-
communication and feedback loops between and within multiple signaling cascades. Many …

Metformin and breast cancer: where are we now?

M Cejuela, B Martin-Castillo, JA Menendez… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death
among women worldwide. Type 2 diabetes–associated metabolic traits such as …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin and HER2-positive breast cancer: Mechanisms and therapeutic implications

SS Bashraheel, H Kheraldine, S Khalaf… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the strong association between diabetes and cancer incidents, several anti-diabetic
drugs, including metformin, have been examined for their anticancer activity. Metformin is a …

Protein tyrosine kinase 2b inhibition reverts niche-associated resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors in AML

C Allert, A Waclawiczek, SMN Zimmermann, S Göllner… - Leukemia, 2022 - nature.com
FLT3 tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy evolved into a standard therapy in FLT3-mutated
AML. TKI resistance, however, develops frequently with poor outcomes. We analyzed …

The combined effects of circular RNA methylation promote pulmonary fibrosis

S Wang, W Luo, J Huang, M Chen, J Ding… - American journal of …, 2022 - atsjournals.org
m6A (N 6-methyladenosine) is the most common type of RNA methylation modification,
mainly occurring on mRNA. Whether m6A-modified circular RNAs (circRNAs) are involved in …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation partially mediates antidiabetic effects of metformin on HbA1c levels in individuals with type 2 diabetes

S García-Calzón, S Schrader, A Perfilyev… - Diabetes Research and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aims Despite metformin being used as first-line pharmacological therapy for type 2 diabetes,
its underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We aimed to determine whether metformin …

Key genes and prognostic analysis in HER2+ breast cancer

Y Weng, W Liang, Y Ji, Z Li, R Jia… - … in cancer research …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2)+ breast cancer is considered the most dangerous
type of breast cancers. Herein, we used bioinformatics methods to identify potential key …

A precision medicine approach to metabolic therapy for breast cancer in mice

ND Akingbesote, A Norman, W Zhu… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Increasing evidence highlights approaches targeting metabolism as potential adjuvants to
cancer therapy. Sodium-glucose transport protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are the newest class …

The histone H2B ubiquitin ligase RNF40 is required for HER2-driven mammary tumorigenesis

F Wegwitz, E Prokakis, A Pejkovska, RL Kosinsky… - Cell death & …, 2020 - nature.com
The HER2-positive breast cancer subtype (HER2+-BC) displays a particularly aggressive
behavior. Anti-HER2 therapies have significantly improved the survival of patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of a risk prediction model for clinical prognosis in HER2 positive breast cancer patients

D Zhou, Y Wu, K Jiang, F Xu, R Hong, S Wang - Genomics, 2021 - Elsevier
Background New biomarkers are needed to identify different clinical outcomes for HER2+
breast cancer (BC). Methods Differential genes of HER2+ BC were screened based on …