Evolving cancer–niche interactions and therapeutic targets during bone metastasis

RL Satcher, XHF Zhang - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Many cancer types metastasize to bone. This propensity may be a product of genetic traits of
the primary tumour in some cancers. Upon arrival, cancer cells establish interactions with …

The Tumor Suppressor PTEN as Molecular Switch Node Regulating Cell Metabolism and Autophagy: Implications in Immune System and Tumor Microenvironment

S Aquila, M Santoro, A Caputo, ML Panno, V Pezzi… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recent studies conducted over the past 10 years evidence the intriguing role of the tumor
suppressor gene Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog deleted on Chromosome 10 PTEN in …

Identifying miRNA and gene modules of colon cancer associated with pathological stage by weighted gene co-expression network analysis

X Zhou, X Huang, S Liang, S Tang, S Wu… - OncoTargets and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cause of cancer-related
mortality worldwide. The tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) stage remains the standard for CRC …

Androgen deprivation therapy exacerbates Alzheimer's-associated cognitive decline via increased brain immune cell infiltration

C Zhang, M Aida, S Saggu, H Yu, L Zhou… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer is associated with an increased risk
of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). The mechanistic connection between ADT …

Profiling prostate cancer therapeutic resistance

CA Wade, N Kyprianou - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
The major challenge in the treatment of patients with advanced lethal prostate cancer is
therapeutic resistance to androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) and chemotherapy …

Tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cell antitumor efficacy and exhaustion: molecular insights

S Kumar, SK Singh, B Rana, A Rana - Drug discovery today, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Current cancer therapy targets both the tumor and the immune system.•Tumor
microenvironment (TME) regulates the anti-tumor immune responses.•Tumor-infiltrating …

The PTEN conundrum: how to target PTEN-deficient prostate cancer

DJ Turnham, N Bullock, MS Dass, JN Staffurth… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Loss of the tumor suppressor phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome
10 (PTEN), which negatively regulates the PI3K–AKT–mTOR pathway, is strongly linked to …

Interplay among PI3K/AKT, PTEN/FOXO and AR signaling in prostate cancer

Y Yan, H Huang - Prostate cancer: Cellular and genetic mechanisms of …, 2019 - Springer
The PI3K signaling pathway is activated in a majority of cancer types. It promotes
tumorigenesis by regulating nutrient metabolism, cell proliferation, survival, migration, and …

Membrane androgen receptors unrelated to nuclear steroid receptors

P Thomas - Endocrinology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Rapid (nongenomic) membrane-initiated androgen actions have been described in nuclear
androgen receptor–null cells. Four distinct proteins have been proposed as membrane …

Macrophage-derived cholesterol contributes to therapeutic resistance in prostate cancer

A El-Kenawi, W Dominguez-Viqueira, M Liu, S Awasthi… - Cancer research, 2021 - AACR
Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is a lethal stage of disease in which androgen
receptor (AR) signaling is persistent despite androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Most …