Wnt/beta-catenin and PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathways in glioblastoma: two main targets for drug design: a review

SH Shahcheraghi, V Tchokonte-Nana… - Current …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and malignant astrocytic glioma, accounting for
about 90% of all brain tumors with poor prognosis. Despite recent advances in …

The role of Wnt signal in glioblastoma development and progression: a possible new pharmacological target for the therapy of this tumor

M Zuccarini, P Giuliani, S Ziberi, M Carluccio, P Di Iorio… - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
Wnt is a complex signaling pathway involved in the regulation of crucial biological functions
such as development, proliferation, differentiation and migration of cells, mainly stem cells …

How Wnt signaling builds the brain: bridging development and disease

R Noelanders, K Vleminckx - The Neuroscientist, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Wnt/β-catenin signaling plays a crucial role throughout all stages of brain development and
remains important in the adult brain. Accordingly, many neurological disorders have been …

Intertumoral heterogeneity in patient-specific drug sensitivities in treatment-naïve glioblastoma

E Skaga, E Kulesskiy, A Fayzullin, CJ Sandberg… - BMC cancer, 2019 - Springer
Background A major barrier to effective treatment of glioblastoma (GBM) is the large
intertumoral heterogeneity at the genetic and cellular level. In early phase clinical trials …

Frizzled7: a promising Achilles' heel for targeting the Wnt receptor complex to treat cancer

T Phesse, D Flanagan, E Vincan - Cancers, 2016 - mdpi.com
Frizzled7 is arguably the most studied member of the Frizzled family, which are the cognate
Wnt receptors. Frizzled7 is highly conserved through evolution, from Hydra through to …

Wnt signaling in brain tumors: A challenging therapeutic target

L Manfreda, E Rampazzo, L Persano - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Wnt signaling is one of the main evolutionarily conserved developmental
pathways needed to instruct embryo formation and maintenance of organ tissues. Decades …

The efficacy of a coordinated pharmacological blockade in glioblastoma stem cells with nine repurposed drugs using the CUSP9 strategy

E Skaga, IØ Skaga, Z Grieg, CJ Sandberg… - Journal of cancer …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Constructed from a theoretical framework, the coordinated undermining of survival
paths in glioblastoma (GBM) is a combination of nine drugs approved for non-oncological …

[HTML][HTML] Differentially expressed proteins in glioblastoma multiforme identified with a nanobody-based anti-proteome approach and confirmed by OncoFinder as …

I Jovčevska, N Zupanec, Ž Urlep, A Vranič, B Matos… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Glioblastoma multiforme is the most frequent primary malignancy of the central nervous
system. Despite remarkable progress towards an understanding of tumor biology, there is no …

Surprising anticancer activities of psychiatric medications: old drugs offer new hope for patients with brain cancer

C Zhuo, Z Xun, W Hou, F Ji, X Lin, H Tian… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Despite decades of research and major efforts, malignant brain tumors remain among the
deadliest of all cancers. Recently, an increasing number of psychiatric drugs has been …

[HTML][HTML] Phenotypic and expressional heterogeneity in the invasive glioma cells

A Fayzullin, CJ Sandberg, M Spreadbury… - Translational …, 2019 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Tumor cell invasion is a hallmark of glioblastoma (GBM) and a major
contributing factor for treatment failure, tumor recurrence, and the poor prognosis of GBM …