[HTML][HTML] Targeting folate receptor alpha for cancer treatment

A Cheung, HJ Bax, DH Josephs, KM Ilieva… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Promising targeted treatments and immunotherapy strategies in oncology and
advancements in our understanding of molecular pathways that underpin cancer …

Protein moonlighting: what is it, and why is it important?

CJ Jeffery - … transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Members of the GroEL/HSP60 protein family have been studied for many years because of
their critical roles as ATP-dependent molecular chaperones, so it might come as a surprise …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge gaps in understanding the metabolic and clinical effects of excess folates/folic acid: a summary, and perspectives, from an NIH workshop

P Maruvada, PJ Stover, JB Mason, RL Bailey… - The American journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Folate, an essential nutrient found naturally in foods in a reduced form, is present in dietary
supplements and fortified foods in an oxidized synthetic form (folic acid). There is …

Nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems targeting cancer cell surfaces

L Hong, W Li, Y Li, S Yin - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Traditional cancer chemotherapy easily produces serious toxic and side effects due to the
lack of specific selection of tumor cells, which restricts its curative effect. Targeted delivery …

Nanotechnology-based siRNA delivery strategies for treatment of triple negative breast cancer

R Chadar, P Kesharwani - International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2021 - Elsevier
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a subtype of breast cancer characterized by
absence of estrogen (ER) receptor, progesterone (PR) receptor, and human epidermal …

Secreted folate receptor γ drives fibrogenesis in metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis by amplifying TGFβ signaling in hepatic stellate cells

C Quinn, MC Rico, C Merali, CA Barrero… - Science Translational …, 2023 - science.org
Hepatic fibrosis is the primary determinant of mortality in patients with metabolic dysfunction–
associated steatohepatitis (MASH). Transforming growth factor–β (TGFβ), a master …

Two-photon active nucleus-targeting carbon dots: enhanced ROS generation and photodynamic therapy for oral cancer

A Nasrin, M Hassan, VG Gomes - Nanoscale, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Novel conjugated carbon dots (CDs) were synthesized as two-photon active
photosensitisers to unleash lethal reactive oxygen species (ROS) for nucleus-targeting …

[HTML][HTML] Folate receptor as a biomarker and therapeutic target in solid tumors

O Young, N Ngo, L Lin, L Stanbery, JF Creeden… - Current Problems in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Folate is a B vitamin necessary for basic biological functions, including rapid cell turnover
occurring in cancer cell proliferation. Though the role of folate as a causative versus …

Folate receptor 1 (FOLR1) targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells for the treatment of gastric cancer

M Kim, S Pyo, CH Kang, CO Lee, HK Lee, SU Choi… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Gastric cancer is a malignancy that has a high mortality rate. Although progress has been
made in the treatment of gastric cancer, many patients experience cancer recurrence and …

Emerging roles for folate receptor FOLR1 in signaling and cancer

FZ Nawaz, ET Kipreos - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Folates are B vitamins that function in one-carbon metabolism. Folate receptors are one of
three major types of folate transporters. The folate receptors FOLR1 and FOLR2 are …