Lipocalin 2 receptors: facts, fictions, and myths

SK Schröder, N Gasterich, S Weiskirchen… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The human 25-kDa Lipocalin 2 (LCN2) was first identified and purified as a protein that in
part is associated with gelatinase from neutrophils. This protein shows a high degree of …

Genomic and epigenomic aberrations in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and implications for patients

DC Lin, MR Wang, HP Koeffler - Gastroenterology, 2018 - Elsevier
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a common malignancy without effective
therapy. The exomes of more than 600 ESCCs have been sequenced in the past 4 years …

DNA hypomethylation in the origin and pathogenesis of human diseases

IP Pogribny, FA Beland - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2009 - Springer
The pathogenesis of any given human disease is a complex multifactorial process
characterized by many biologically significant and interdependent alterations. One of these …

Lipocalin 2 (LCN2) expression in hepatic malfunction and therapy

A Asimakopoulou, S Weiskirchen… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Lipocalin 2 (LCN2) is a secreted protein that belongs to the Lipocalins, a group of
transporters of small lipophilic molecules such as steroids, lipopolysaccharides, iron, and …

The role of epigenetic transcription repression and DNA methyltransferases in cancer

FI Daniel, K Cherubini, LS Yurgel, MAZ de Figueiredo… - Cancer, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Epigenetic alterations such as DNA methylation have been implicated in the development
and progression of various cancers. DNA methylation consists of the reversible addition of a …

Epigenetic regulation of miR‐196b expression in gastric cancer

KW Tsai, LY Hu, CW Wu, SC Li, CH Lai… - Genes …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short noncoding RNAs that play important roles in cellular
processes and disease pathogenesis via the control of specific targeted gene expression …

Bioinformatic analysis of the LCN2–SLC22A17–MMP9 network in cancer: The role of DNA methylation in the modulation of tumor microenvironment

S Candido, B Tomasello, A Lavoro… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Several features of cancer cells such as proliferation, invasion, metastatic spreading, and
drug resistance are affected by their interaction with several tumor microenvironment (TME) …

MicroRNA dysregulation in gastric cancer

HW Pan, SC Li, KW Tsai - Current pharmaceutical design, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Gastric carcinogenesis is a complex multistep process involving genetic dysregulation of
proto-oncogenes and tumorsuppressor genes, and has recently entered the era of …

Lipocalin 2 regulation and its complex role in inflammation and cancer

C Li, YR Chan - Cytokine, 2011 - Elsevier
Lipocalin 2 is a protein that has garnered a great deal of interest in multidisciplinary fields
over the last two decades since its discovery. However, its exact function in metabolic …

Implication and role of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in cancer: Lipocalin-2 as a potential novel emerging comprehensive therapeutic target for a variety of …

S Rahimi, AM Roushandeh, E Ahmadzadeh… - Molecular Biology …, 2020 - Springer
Cancer is a leading cause of mortalities worldwide. Over the past few decades, exploration
of molecular mechanisms behind cancer initiation and progression has been of great …