ACE2: the molecular doorway to SARS-CoV-2

MM Medina-Enríquez, S Lopez-León… - Cell & bioscience, 2020 - Springer
The angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is the host functional receptor for the new
virus SARS-CoV-2 causing Coronavirus Disease 2019. ACE2 is expressed in 72 different …

[HTML][HTML] Glioma and peptidergic systems: Oncogenic and anticancer peptides

ML Sánchez, A Mangas, R Coveñas - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Glioma cells overexpress different peptide receptors that are useful for research, diagnosis,
management, and treatment of the disease. Oncogenic peptides favor the proliferation …

Inhibition of the angiotensin II type 2 receptor AT2R is a novel therapeutic strategy for glioblastoma

R Perryman, A Renziehausen… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Glioblastoma (GBM) is an aggressive malignant primary brain tumor with limited therapeutic
options. We show that the angiotensin II (AngII) type 2 receptor (AT2R) is a therapeutic target …

PTB-AS, a novel natural antisense transcript, promotes glioma progression by improving PTBP1 mRNA stability with SND1

L Zhu, Q Wei, Y Qi, X Ruan, F Wu, L Li, J Zhou, W Liu… - Molecular Therapy, 2019 - cell.com
Glioma, the most common primary malignancy in the brain, has high recurrence and lethality
rates, and thus, elucidation of the molecular mechanisms of this incurable disease is …

The therapeutic potential of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors in the treatment of pancreatic cancer

N Khoshghamat, N Jafari, V Toloue-Pouya, S Azami… - Life Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Pancreatic cancer is among the most lethal malignancies with poor prognosis and patients
become chemoresistant to current therapies, supporting further investigations to identify new …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical applicability of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors in cancer treatment

H Jiang, Z Tai, Z Chen, Q Zhu, L Bao - American Journal of Cancer …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) regulates physiological functions of the cardiovascular
system, kidneys, and other tissues. Various in vivo and in vitro studies have shown that RAS …

A systems-based map of human brain cell-type enriched genes and malignancy-associated endothelial changes

P Dusart, BM Hallström, T Renne, J Odeberg, M Uhlén… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
Changes in the endothelium of the cerebral vasculature can contribute to inflammatory,
thrombotic, and malignant disorders. The importance of defining cell-type-specific genes …

Therapeutic targeting of cancer stem cells in human glioblastoma by manipulating the renin-angiotensin system

DCH Tan, IM Roth, AC Wickremesekera, PF Davis… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Patients with glioblastoma (GB), a highly aggressive brain tumor, have a median survival of
14.6 months following neurosurgical resection and adjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Quiescent …

S-Nitrosocaptopril prevents cancer metastasis in vivo by creating the hostile bloodstream microenvironment against circulating tumor cells

Y Lu, S Lian, Y Ye, T Yu, H Liang, Y Cheng, J Xie… - Pharmacological …, 2019 - Elsevier
A perfect microenvironment facilitates the activated circulating tumor cells (CTCs) to spark
the adhesion-invasion-extravasation metastatic cascade in their premetastatic niche …

Proteomic profiling of lymph nodes differentiates classic Hodgkin lymphoma with and without skeletal involvement

MD Andersen, K Wolter, MBH Enemark… - European Journal of …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Classic Hodgkin lymphoma (CHL) is a highly curable disease, even in advanced stages.
Controversy remains over whether bone involvement negatively affects overall and …