Determinants of resistance to VEGF-TKI and immune checkpoint inhibitors in metastatic renal cell carcinoma

R Sharma, E Kadife, M Myers, G Kannourakis… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - Springer
Vascular endothelial growth factor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (VEGF-TKIs) have been the
mainstay of treatment for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Despite its …

LncRNAs in the regulation of genes and signaling pathways through miRNA-mediated and other mechanisms in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

EA Braga, MV Fridman, EA Filippova… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The fundamental novelty in the pathogenesis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) was discovered
as a result of the recent identification of the role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). Here …

Association of AXL and PD-L1 expression with clinical outcomes in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma treated with PD-1 blockade

S Terry, C Dalban, N Rioux-Leclercq, J Adam… - Clinical Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Purpose: A minority of patients currently respond to single-agent immune-checkpoint
blockade (ICB), and strategies to increase response rates are urgently needed. AXL is a …

Obesity-dependent adipokine chemerin suppresses fatty acid oxidation to confer ferroptosis resistance

SK Tan, I Mahmud, F Fontanesi, M Puchowicz… - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is characterized by accumulation of neutral lipids
and adipogenic transdifferentiation. We assessed adipokine expression in ccRCC and …

[HTML][HTML] Nrf2 signaling attenuates epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and renal interstitial fibrosis via PI3K/Akt signaling pathways

J Wang, H Zhu, L Huang, X Zhu, J Sha, G Li… - Experimental and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Nrf2 constitutes a therapeutic reference point for renal fibrosis and chronic
kidney diseases. Nrf2-related signaling pathways are recognized to temper endothelial-to …

Functional role of non-coding RNAs during epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition

A Expósito-Villén, A E. Aránega, D Franco - Non-coding RNA, 2018 - mdpi.com
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a key biological process involved in a
multitude of developmental and pathological events. It is characterized by the progressive …

Molecular mechanisms underlying gliomas and glioblastoma pathogenesis revealed by bioinformatics analysis of microarray data

B Vastrad, C Vastrad, A Godavarthi, R Chandrashekar - Medical Oncology, 2017 - Springer
The aim of this study was to identify key genes associated with gliomas and glioblastoma
and to explore the related signaling pathways. Gene expression profiles of three glioma …

[HTML][HTML] ARID1A knockdown triggers epithelial-mesenchymal transition and carcinogenesis features of renal cells: role in renal cell carcinoma

K Somsuan, P Peerapen, W Boonmark… - The FASEB …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Down-regulation/mutation of AT-rich interactive domain 1A (ARID1A), a novel tumor
suppressor gene, has been reported in various cancers. Nevertheless, its role in renal cell …

Identification of Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition-Related lncRNA With Prognosis and Molecular Subtypes in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

W Zhong, F Zhang, C Huang, Y Lin, J Huang - Frontiers in Oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT), a reversible cellular program, is critically
important in tumor progression and is regulated by a family of transcription factors, induction …

Circulating microRNAs from the molecular mechanisms to clinical biomarkers: a focus on the clear cell renal cell carcinoma

C Tito, E De Falco, P Rosa, A Iaiza, F Fazi, V Petrozza… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
microRNAs (miRNAs) are emerging as relevant molecules in cancer development and
progression. MiRNAs add a post-transcriptional level of control to the regulation of gene …