High ATP production fuels cancer drug resistance and metastasis: implications for mitochondrial ATP depletion therapy

M Fiorillo, B Ozsvari, F Sotgia, MP Lisanti - Frontiers in oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Recently, we presented evidence that high mitochondrial ATP production is a new
therapeutic target for cancer treatment. Using ATP as a biomarker, we isolated the …

Neurobiology of cancer: the role of β-adrenergic receptor signaling in various tumor environments

B Mravec, L Horvathova, L Hunakova - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The development and progression of cancer depends on both tumor micro-and
macroenvironments. In addition, psychosocial and spiritual “environments” might also affect …

Manipulating mitochondrial electron flow enhances tumor immunogenicity

KC Mangalhara, SK Varanasi, MA Johnson, MJ Burns… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Although tumor growth requires the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC), the relative
contribution of complex I (CI) and complex II (CII), the gatekeepers for initiating electron flow …

Type 2 diabetes candidate genes, including PAX5, cause impaired insulin secretion in human pancreatic islets

K Bacos, A Perfilyev… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is caused by insufficient insulin secretion from pancreatic β cells. To
identify candidate genes contributing to T2D pathophysiology, we studied human pancreatic …

IF1 ablation prevents ATP synthase oligomerization, enhances mitochondrial ATP turnover and promotes an adenosine-mediated pro-inflammatory phenotype

S Domínguez-Zorita, I Romero-Carramiñana… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract ATPase Inhibitory Factor 1 (IF1) regulates the activity of mitochondrial ATP
synthase. The expression of IF1 in differentiated human and mouse cells is highly variable …

Breast cancer and neurotransmitters: emerging insights on mechanisms and therapeutic directions

P Jayachandran, F Battaglin, C Strelez, A Lenz… - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
Exploring the relationship between various neurotransmitters and breast cancer cell growth
has revealed their likely centrality to improving breast cancer treatment. Neurotransmitters …

Nerves in gastrointestinal cancer: from mechanism to modulations

N Vaes, M Idris, W Boesmans, MM Alves… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Maintenance of gastrointestinal health is challenging as it requires balancing multifaceted
processes within the highly complex and dynamic ecosystem of the gastrointestinal tract …

IF1 promotes oligomeric assemblies of sluggish ATP synthase and outlines the heterogeneity of the mitochondrial membrane potential

I Romero-Carramiñana, PB Esparza-Moltó… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
The coexistence of two pools of ATP synthase in mitochondria has been largely neglected
despite in vitro indications for the existence of reversible active/inactive state transitions in …

Application prospects of triphenylphosphine-based mitochondria-targeted cancer therapy

X Cheng, D Feng, J Lv, X Cui, Y Wang, Q Wang… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Although there are various treatments for tumors, chemotherapy is still one
of the most dominant and irreplaceable treatment modalities nowadays. Unfortunately …

Mitochondrial effects of common cardiovascular medications: the good, the bad and the mixed

AM Bețiu, L Noveanu, IM Hâncu, A Lascu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are central organelles in the homeostasis of the cardiovascular system via the
integration of several physiological processes, such as ATP generation via oxidative …