Cancer biomarkers and their biosensors: A comprehensive review

H Khan, MR Shah, J Barek, MI Malik - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The article starts with a brief history of discovery of cancer biomarkers followed by statistical
data on published cancer biomarkers detection strategies in the last decade to demonstrate …

Kynurenic acid: the Janus-faced role of an immunomodulatory tryptophan metabolite and its link to pathological conditions

E Wirthgen, A Hoeflich, A Rebl, J Günther - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Tryptophan metabolites are known to participate in the regulation of many cells of the
immune system and are involved in various immune-mediated diseases and disorders …

Biomarkers in prostate cancer diagnosis: from current knowledge to the role of metabolomics and exosomes

S Salciccia, AL Capriotti, A Laganà, S Fais… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Early detection of prostate cancer (PC) is largely carried out using assessment of prostate-
specific antigen (PSA) level; yet it cannot reliably discriminate between benign pathologies …

Kynurenic acid and cancer: facts and controversies

K Walczak, A Wnorowski, WA Turski, T Plech - Cellular and Molecular Life …, 2020 - Springer
Kynurenic acid (KYNA) is an endogenous tryptophan metabolite exerting neuroprotective
and anticonvulsant properties in the brain. However, its importance on the periphery is still …

Metabolomics biomarkers of prostate cancer: a systematic review

M Kdadra, S Höckner, H Leung, W Kremer, E Schiffer - Diagnostics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis with current biomarkers is difficult and often results in
unnecessary invasive procedures as well as over-diagnosis and over-treatment, highlighting …

Urinary biomarkers and point-of-care urinalysis devices for early diagnosis and management of disease: a review

B Sequeira-Antunes, HA Ferreira - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biosensing and microfluidics technologies are transforming diagnostic medicine by
accurately detecting biomolecules in biological samples. Urine is a promising biological fluid …

Optimization of training and measurement protocol for eNose analysis of urine headspace aimed at prostate cancer diagnosis

L Capelli, C Bax, F Grizzi, G Taverna - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
More than one million new cases of prostate cancer (PCa) were reported worldwide in 2020,
and a significant increase of PCa incidence up to 2040 is estimated. Despite potential …

[HTML][HTML] Immunosuppressive metabolites in tumoral immune evasion: redundancies, clinical efforts, and pathways forward

MR Jennings, D Munn, J Blazeck - Journal for immunotherapy of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tumors accumulate metabolites that deactivate infiltrating immune cells and polarize them
toward anti-inflammatory phenotypes. We provide a comprehensive review of the complex …

Nanozyme-mediated cascade reaction system for ratiometric fluorescence detection of sarcosine

W Li, T Li, S Chen, D Deng, Y Ji, R Li - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2022 - Elsevier
This work proposed a nanozyme-mediated cascade reaction system for ratiometric
fluorescence detection of sarcosine. H 2 O 2-sensitive MnO 2 nanosheets (MnO 2 NSs) were …

Innovative diagnostic methods for early prostate cancer detection through urine analysis: A review

C Bax, G Taverna, L Eusebio, S Sironi, F Grizzi… - Cancers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death among men. It is an
asymptomatic and slow growing tumour, which starts occurring in young men, but can be …