Competitive glucose metabolism as a target to boost bladder cancer immunotherapy

J Afonso, LL Santos, A Longatto-Filho… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Bladder cancer—the tenth most frequent cancer worldwide—has a heterogeneous natural
history and clinical behaviour. The predominant histological subtype, urothelial bladder …

Nutraceutical Role of Polyphenols and Triterpenes Present in the Extracts of Fruits and Leaves of Olea europaea as Antioxidants, Anti-Infectives and Anticancer …

EE Rufino-Palomares, A Pérez-Jiménez… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is currently a worldwide consensus and recognition of the undoubted health benefits
of the so-called Mediterranean diet, with its intake being associated with a lower risk of …

[HTML][HTML] Pre-clinical investigation of STAT3 pathway in bladder cancer: paving the way for clinical translation

S Mirzaei, MH Gholami, MK Mahabady… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Effective cancer therapy requires identification of signaling networks and investigating their
potential role in proliferation and invasion of cancer cells. Among molecular pathways …

Metformin targets a YAP1-TEAD4 complex via AMPKα to regulate CCNE1/2 in bladder cancer cells

Y Wu, Q Zheng, Y Li, G Wang, S Gao, X Zhang… - Journal of Experimental …, 2019 - Springer
Background Metformin has been reported to function as the anti-tumor inhibiting the growth
of different types of cancers, including bladder cancer. But there are few reports on the roles …

Metformin: a novel but controversial drug in cancer prevention and treatment

X Sui, Y Xu, X Wang, W Han, H Pan… - Molecular …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Metformin, a biguanide derivative that is widely used for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus,
has recently been shown to exert potential anticancer effects. Many retrospective data and …

Metformin pretreatment enhanced learning and memory in cerebral forebrain ischaemia: the role of the AMPK/BDNF/P70SK signalling pathway

N Ghadernezhad, L Khalaj, H Pazoki-Toroudi… - Pharmaceutical …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Context Metformin induced AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and protected neurons in
cerebral ischaemia. Objective This study examined pretreatment with metformin and …

Metformin suppresses breast cancer growth via inhibition of cyclooxygenase‑2

B Shi, X Hu, H He, W Fang - Oncology Letters, 2021 - spandidos-publications.com
Pre‑clinical and on‑going trials have indicated the advantage of using metformin as an
anticancer drug alone or in combination with other chemotherapeutics for the treatment of …

Association of metformin intake with bladder cancer risk and oncologic outcomes in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Hu, J Chen, Y Cui, Y Zhu, W Ren, X Zhou, L Liu… - Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Recent clinical trials indicated that metformin intake might play a protective role
in the incidence and oncologic outcomes of various cancers. However, its protective effect …

Galangin potentiates human breast cancer to apoptosis induced by TRAIL through activating AMPK

W Song, C Yan, Q Zhou, L Zhen - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2017 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is reported as the most frequent tumor with limited treatments among the
female worldwide. Galangin, a natural active compound 3, 5, 7-trihydroxyflavone, is a type of …

TRAIL-mediated signaling in bladder cancer: Realization of clinical efficacy of TRAIL-based therapeutics in medical oncology

AA Farooqi, R Venera, G Kapanova, G Tanbayeva… - Medical Oncology, 2023 - Springer
Bladder cancer is a therapeutically challenging disease and wealth of knowledge has
enabled researchers to develop a clear understanding of mechanisms which underlie …