Targeting integrin pathways: mechanisms and advances in therapy

X Pang, X He, Z Qiu, H Zhang, R Xie, Z Liu… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Integrins are considered the main cell-adhesion transmembrane receptors that play
multifaceted roles as extracellular matrix (ECM)-cytoskeletal linkers and transducers in …

Cell type-specific roles of NF-κB linking inflammation and thrombosis

M Mussbacher, M Salzmann, C Brostjan… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The transcription factor NF-κB is a central mediator of inflammation with multiple links to
thrombotic processes. In this review, we focus on the role of NF-κB signaling in cell types …

Targeting neutrophil α9 improves functional outcomes after stroke in mice with obesity-induced hyperglycemia

RB Patel, N Dhanesha, B Sutariya, M Ghatge… - Stroke, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: Obesity-induced hyperglycemia is a significant risk factor for stroke. Integrin
α9β1 is expressed on neutrophils and stabilizes adhesion to the endothelium via ligands …

α2β1 integrin promotes chemoresistance against doxorubicin in cancer cells through extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)

D Naci, MA El Azreq, N Chetoui, L Lauden… - Journal of Biological …, 2012 - ASBMB
The role and the mechanisms by which β1 integrins regulate the survival and
chemoresistance of T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) still are poorly addressed …

Melanoma-derived extracellular vesicles skew neutrophils into a pro-tumor phenotype

D Guimarães-Bastos, AC Frony… - Journal of leukocyte …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Evidence shows that tumor cells abundantly produce and release extracellular vesicles
(EVs) that can interact with stromal cells and modulate their functions. In the tumor …

The interplay between integrins and immune cells as a regulator in cancer immunology

Q Zhang, S Zhang, J Chen, Z Xie - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Integrins are a group of heterodimers consisting of α and β subunits that mediate a variety of
physiological activities of immune cells, including cell migration, adhesion, proliferation …

Biological effects of animal venoms on the human immune system

Z Avalo, MC Barrera, M Agudelo-Delgado, GJ Tobón… - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Venoms are products of specialized glands and serve many living organisms to immobilize
and kill prey, start digestive processes and act as a defense mechanism. Venoms affect …

miR-200c targets a NF-κB up-regulated TrkB/NTF3 autocrine signaling loop to enhance anoikis sensitivity in triple negative breast cancer

EN Howe, DR Cochrane, DM Cittelly, JK Richer - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Anoikis is apoptosis initiated upon cell detachment from the native extracellular matrix. Since
survival upon detachment from basement membrane is required for metastasis, the ability to …

The characteristics and the multiple functions of integrin β1 in human cancers

L Sun, S Guo, Y Xie, Y Yao - Journal of Translational Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Integrins, which consist of two non-covalently linked α and β subunits, play a crucial role in
cell–cell adhesion and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions. Among them, integrin β1 …

Snake venom disintegrins and cell migration

HS Selistre-de-Araujo, CLS Pontes, CF Montenegro… - Toxins, 2010 - mdpi.com
Cell migration is a key process for the defense of pluricellular organisms against pathogens,
and it involves a set of surface receptors acting in an ordered fashion to contribute …