Targeting cancer stem cells for reversing therapy resistance: mechanism, signaling, and prospective agents

HM Zhou, JG Zhang, X Zhang, Q Li - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2021 - nature.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) show a self-renewal capacity and differentiation potential that
contribute to tumor progression and therapy resistance. However, the underlying processes …

NAD+ metabolism, stemness, the immune response, and cancer

LE Navas, A Carnero - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2021 - nature.com
NAD+ was discovered during yeast fermentation, and since its discovery, its important roles
in redox metabolism, aging, and longevity, the immune system and DNA repair have been …

The roles of autophagy in cancer

CW Yun, SH Lee - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Autophagy is an intracellular degradative process that occurs under several stressful
conditions, including organelle damage, the presence of abnormal proteins, and nutrient …

Cancer stem cells: the architects of the tumor ecosystem

BC Prager, Q Xie, S Bao, JN Rich - Cell stem cell, 2019 - cell.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) proactively remodel their microenvironment to maintain a
supportive niche. Viewed through the lens of an ecosystem, numerous tumor components …

Cancer stem cell mimicry for immune evasion and therapeutic resistance

PE Saw, Q Liu, PP Wong, E Song - Cell Stem Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are heterogeneous, possess self-renewal attributes, and
orchestrate important crosstalk in tumors. We propose that the CSC state represents" …

Autophagy and cancer stem cells: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic applications

F Nazio, M Bordi, V Cianfanelli, F Locatelli… - Cell Death & …, 2019 - nature.com
Autophagy and mitophagy act in cancer as bimodal processes, whose differential functions
strictly depend on cancer ontogenesis, progression, and type. For instance, they can act to …

Insights into new mechanisms and models of cancer stem cell multidrug resistance

Y Garcia-Mayea, C Mir, F Masson, R Paciucci… - Seminars in cancer …, 2020 - Elsevier
The acquisition of genetic alterations, clonal evolution, and the tumor microenvironment
promote cancer progression, metastasis and therapy resistance. These events correspond …

Autophagy, cancer stem cells and drug resistance

AG Smith, KF Macleod - The Journal of pathology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Autophagy is a cellular survival mechanism that is induced by cancer therapy, among other
stresses, and frequently contributes to cancer cell survival during long periods of dormancy …

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)1

DJ Klionsky, AK Abdel-Aziz, S Abdelfatah, M Abdellatif… - autophagy, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In 2008, we published the first set of guidelines for standardizing research in autophagy.
Since then, this topic has received increasing attention, and many scientists have entered …

SCD1, autophagy and cancer: implications for therapy

F Ascenzi, C De Vitis, M Maugeri-Saccà… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - Springer
Background Autophagy is an intracellular degradation system that removes unnecessary or
dysfunctional components and recycles them for other cellular functions. Over the years, a …