Adenosine-metabolizing enzymes, adenosine kinase and adenosine deaminase, in cancer

G Zhulai, E Oleinik, M Shibaev, K Ignatev - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The immunosuppressive effect of adenosine in the microenvironment of a tumor is well
established. Presently, researchers are developing approaches in immune therapy that …

Purinergic signalling and cancer

G Burnstock, F Di Virgilio - Purinergic signalling, 2013 - Springer
Receptors for extracellular nucleotides are widely expressed by mammalian cells. They
mediate a large array of responses ranging from growth stimulation to apoptosis, from …

CD73: an emerging checkpoint for cancer immunotherapy

S Chen, DA Wainwright, JD Wu, Y Wan, DE Matei… - …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
CD73 is a novel immune checkpoint associated with adenosine metabolism that promotes
tumor progression by suppressing antitumor immune response and promoting …

Adenosine induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via cyclinD1/Cdk4 and Bcl-2/Bax pathways in human ovarian cancer cell line OVCAR-3

S Shirali, M Aghaei, M Shabani, M Fathi, M Sohrabi… - Tumor Biology, 2013 - Springer
Adenosine is a regulatory molecule with widespread physiological effects in almost every
cells and acts as a potent regulator of cell growth. Adenosine has been shown to inhibit cell …

Comprehensive lipid profiling of plasma in patients with benign breast tumor and breast cancer reveals novel biomarkers

L Yang, X Cui, N Zhang, M Li, Y Bai, X Han… - Analytical and …, 2015 - Springer
Abnormal lipid metabolism is a common feature in most solid tumors, and occurs in early
stages of the tumor progression. As benign breast tumor is different from malignant tumor of …

Human adenosine deaminase 2 deficiency: A multi‐faceted inborn error of immunity

L Moens, M Hershfield, K Arts… - Immunological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Human adenosine deaminase 1 deficiency was described in the 1970s to cause severe
combined immunodeficiency. The residual adenosine deaminase activity in these patients …

Integrating synthesis, physicochemical characterization, and in silico studies of cordycepin-loaded bovine serum albumin nanoparticles

J Jaiswal, AK Srivastav, PK Rajput… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cordycepin gets rapidly metabolized in the body into inactive form due to its structural
similarity to adenosine, thus inhibiting its development as a medicinal agent. This study was …

Distinct roles of adenosine deaminase isoenzymes ADA1 and ADA2: a pan-cancer analysis

Z Gao, L Yang, C Liu, X Wang, W Guo… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective Adenosine deaminase (ADA) plays an important role in immune response, which
includes two isoenzymes: ADA1 and ADA2. This study aims to explore the roles of ADA1 …

A metabolism-related gene prognostic index bridging metabolic signatures and antitumor immune cycling in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

K Du, J Zou, B Wang, C Liu, M Khan, T Xie… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background In the era of immunotherapy, predictive or prognostic biomarkers for head and
neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are urgently needed. Metabolic reprogramming in …

Adenosine deaminase inhibition

S Bagheri, AA Saboury, T Haertlé - International Journal of Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Adenosine deaminase is a critical enzyme in purine metabolism that regulates intra and
extracellular adenosine concentrations by converting it to inosine. Adenosine is an important …