Ferroptosis: cancer stem cells rely on iron until “to die for” it

E Cosialls, R El Hage, L Dos Santos, C Gong… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a distinct subpopulation of tumor cells with stem cell-like
features. Able to initiate and sustain tumor growth and mostly resistant to anti-cancer …

NRF2 and the Moirai: Life and death decisions on cell fates

Y Yagishita, DV Chartoumpekis… - Antioxidants & Redox …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Significance: The transcription factor NRF2 (NF-E2-related factor 2) plays an important role
as a master regulator of the cellular defense system by activating transcriptional programs of …

Herpes simplex virus 1-induced ferroptosis contributes to viral encephalitis

XQ Xu, T Xu, W Ji, C Wang, Y Ren, X Xiong, X Zhou… - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) is a DNA virus belonging to the family
Herpesviridae. HSV-1 infection causes severe neurological disease in the central nervous …

ApoE expression in macrophages communicates immunometabolic signaling that controls hyperlipidemia‐driven hematopoiesis & inflammation via extracellular …

TA Phu, M Ng, NK Vu, AS Gao… - Journal of Extracellular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
While apolipoprotein E (apoE) expression by myeloid cells is recognized to control
inflammation, whether such benefits can be communicated via extracellular vesicles is not …

Ginsenoside Rh4 inhibits colorectal cancer cell proliferation by inducing ferroptosis via autophagy activation

Y Wu, D Pi, Y Chen, Q Zuo, S Zhou… - Evidence‐Based …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a severe threat to human health. Ginsenosides such as
ginsenoside Rh4 have been widely studied in the antitumor field. Here, we investigated the …

Iron administration overcomes resistance to erastin-mediated ferroptosis in ovarian cancer cells

AM Battaglia, A Sacco, ID Perrotta, MC Faniello… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objectives Developing novel therapeutic approaches to defeat chemoresistance is the major
goal of ovarian cancer research. Induction of ferroptosis has shown promising antitumor …

Gene expression analyses reveal potential mechanism of inorganic arsenic‐induced apoptosis in zebrafish

CS Silva, T Kudlyk, VP Tryndyak… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Our previous study showed that sodium arsenite (200 mg/L) affected the nervous system
and induced motor neuron development via the Sonic hedgehog pathway in zebrafish …

SOX2 promotes a cancer stem cell-like phenotype and local spreading in oral squamous cell carcinoma

A Sacco, AM Battaglia, G Santamaria, C Buffone… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Emerging evidence shows that oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) invasiveness can be
attributed to a small subpopulation of cancer stem cells (CSCs) in the bulk of the tumor …

AhR–STAT3–HO‐1/COX‐2 signalling pathway may restrict ferroptosis and improve hMSC accumulation and efficacy in mouse liver

L Han, C Ma, Z Wu, H Xu, H Li… - British Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Purpose The low efficacy of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) has
restricted their application in the treatment of liver disease. Emerging evidence suggested …

Iron-mediated oxidative stress induces PD-L1 expression via activation of c-Myc in lung adenocarcinoma

AM Battaglia, A Sacco, I Aversa… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: The PD-1/PD-L1 axis is hijacked by lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) cells to
escape immune surveillance. PD-L1 expression in LUAD is affected, among others, by the …