Ubiquitin–proteasome system as a target for anticancer treatment—an update

YJ Kim, Y Lee, H Shin, SA Hwang, J Park… - Archives of pharmacal …, 2023 - Springer
As the ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS) regulates almost every biological process, the
dysregulation or aberrant expression of the UPS components causes many pathological …

Cancer immunotherapy and delivery system: an update

M Yang, OT Olaoba, C Zhang, ET Kimchi… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
With an understanding of immunity in the tumor microenvironment, immunotherapy turns out
to be a powerful tool in the clinic to treat many cancers. The strategies applied in cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Construction and application of liver cancer models in vitro

C Shao, Q Zhang, G Kuang, Q Fan, F Ye - Engineered Regeneration, 2022 - Elsevier
Primary liver cancer is the fifth most common malignancy and the third leading cause of
cancer death worldwide. Although current advances in the treatment of liver cancer, the …

[HTML][HTML] Human Hepatobiliary Organoids: Recent Advances in Drug Toxicity Verification and Drug Screening

H Fang, H Xu, J Yu, H Cao, L Li - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Many drug and therapeutic modalities have emerged over the past few years. However,
successful commercialization is dependent on their safety and efficacy evaluations. Several …

Advances in the lung cancer immunotherapy approaches

H Padinharayil, RR Alappat, LM Joy, KV Anilkumar… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite the progress in the comprehension of LC progression, risk, immunologic control,
and treatment choices, it is still the primary cause of cancer-related death. LC cells possess …

BMP4 upregulates glycogen synthesis through the SMAD/SLC2A1 (GLUT1) signaling axis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells

J Zhong, L Tian, Y Gou, P Zhao, X Dong, M Guo… - Cancer & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Excessive hepatic glycogen accumulation benefits tumorigenesis and cancer
cell survival. We previously reported that BMP4 has the strongest ability to promote …

Intersection of nanomaterials and organoids technology in biomedicine

C Shen, Z Zhang, X Li, Y Huang, Y Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Organoids are stem cell-derived, self-organizing, 3D structures. Compared to the
conventional 2D cell culture method, 3D cultured organoids contain a variety of cell types …

Liter-scale manufacturing of shelf-stable plasmid DNA/PEI transfection particles for viral vector production

Y Hu, BA Eder, J Lin, S Li, Y Zhu, TH Wang… - … Therapy Methods & …, 2024 - cell.com
The transfection efficiency and stability of the delivery vehicles of plasmid DNA (pDNA) are
critical metrics to ensure high-quality and high-yield production of viral vectors. We …

Flash nanoprecipitation allows easy fabrication of pH-responsive acetalated dextran nanoparticles for intracellular release of payloads

KA Hughes, B Misra, M Maghareh, P Samart, E Nguyen… - Discover Nano, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Acetalated dextran (Ac-Dex) nanoparticles are currently of immense interest due to
their sharp pH-responsive nature and high biodegradability. Ac-Dex nanoparticles are often …

A combination therapy of bortezomib, CXCR4 inhibitor, and checkpoint inhibitor is effective in cholangiocarcinoma in vivo

L Li, Y Zhou, Y Zhang, H Hu, HQ Mao, FM Selaru - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a biliary tree malignancy with a dismal prognosis. Tumor
microenvironment (TME), including cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) has been shown to …