Dickkopf-1: A promising target for cancer immunotherapy

HY Chu, Z Chen, L Wang, ZK Zhang, X Tan… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Clinical studies in a range of cancers have detected elevated levels of the Wnt antagonist
Dickkopf-1 (DKK1) in the serum or tumors of patients, and this was frequently associated …

Rationale for targeting the Wnt signalling modulator Dickkopf‐1 for oncology

MH Kagey, X He - British journal of pharmacology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Wnt signalling is a fundamental pathway involved in embryonic development and adult
tissue homeostasis. Mutations in the pathway frequently lead to developmental defects and …

[HTML][HTML] Direct inhibition of osteoblastic Wnt pathway by fibroblast growth factor 23 contributes to bone loss in chronic kidney disease

N Carrillo-López, S Panizo, C Alonso-Montes… - Kidney international, 2016 - Elsevier
Bone loss and increased fractures are common complications in chronic kidney disease.
Because Wnt pathway activation is essential for normal bone mineralization, we assessed …

From molecular basis to clinical insights: a challenging future for the vitamin D endocrine system in colorectal cancer

F Pereira, A Fernández‐Barral, MJ Larriba… - The FEBS …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most life‐threatening neoplasias in terms of incidence
and mortality worldwide. Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with an increased risk of …

Thymoquinone subdues tumor growth and potentiates the chemopreventive effect of 5-fluorouracil on the early stages of colorectal carcinogenesis in rats

OA Kensara, AG El-Shemi, AM Mohamed… - Drug design …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most prevalent cancers and has a high mortality rate.
Insensitivity and the limited therapeutic efficacy of its standard chemotherapeutic drug, 5 …

Cellular mechanisms accounting for the refractoriness of colorectal carcinoma to pharmacological treatment

JJG Marin, RIR Macias, MJ Monte, E Herraez… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Colorectal cancer (CRC) causes a high number (more than 800,000) of
deaths worldwide each year. Better methods for early diagnosis and the development of …

Evolving functions of Dickkopf-1 in cancer and immunity

N Jaschke, LC Hofbauer, A Göbel, TD Rachner - Cancer letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Dickkopf-1 (DKK-1) is a well-established inhibitor of canonical Wnt-signaling that
critically participates in the regulation of bone formation and has been implicated in the …

Dickkopf proteins and their role in cancer: a family of Wnt antagonists with a dual role

I Giralt, G Gallo-Oller, N Navarro, P Zarzosa, G Pons… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Wnt signaling pathway regulates crucial aspects such as cell fate determination, cell
polarity and organogenesis during embryonic development. Wnt pathway deregulation is a …

Therapeutic strategies against cancer stem cells in human colorectal cancer

M Szaryńska, A Olejniczak, J Kobiela… - Oncology …, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most frequent malignancy and represents the fourth
most common cause of cancer‑associated mortalities in the world. Despite many advances …

Periostin expression in intra-tumoral stromal cells is prognostic and predictive for colorectal carcinoma via creating a cancer-supportive niche

X Xu, W Chang, J Yuan, X Han, X Tan, Y Ding… - …, 2015 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Periostin (POSTN) expression in cancer cells and circulation has been related to poor
prognosis of colorectal carcinoma (CRC). However, the role of POSTN expressed in intra …