Pathophysiological role of growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) in obesity, cancer, and cachexia

JA Siddiqui, R Pothuraju, P Khan, G Sharma… - Cytokine & growth factor …, 2022 - Elsevier
Growth differentiation factor 15 or macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1 (GDF15/MIC-1) is a
divergent member of the transforming growth factor β superfamily and has a diverse …

Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) in cancer cell metastasis: from the cells to the patients

A Spanopoulou, V Gkretsi - Clinical & experimental metastasis, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15), a member of the transforming growth
factor β superfamily, has been postulated to be implicated in cancer cell metastasis although …

C/EBPβ/AEP signaling regulates the oxidative stress in malignant cancers, stimulating the metastasis

K Lei, SS Kang, EH Ahn, C Chen, J Liao, X Liu… - Molecular Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Solid tumors start as a local disease, but some are capable of metastasizing to the lymph
nodes and distant organs. The hypoxic microenvironment, which is critical during cancer …

Emerging roles for browning of white adipose tissue in prostate cancer malignant behaviour

A Álvarez-Artime, B García-Soler, RM Sainz… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In addition to its well-known role as an energy repository, adipose tissue is one of the largest
endocrine organs in the organism due to its ability to synthesize and release different …

[HTML][HTML] PathIN: an integrated tool for the visualization of pathway interaction networks

G Minadakis, K Christodoulou, G Tsouloupas… - Computational and …, 2023 - Elsevier
PathIN is a web-service that provides an easy and flexible way for rapidly creating pathway-
based networks at several functional biological levels: genes, compounds and reactions …

Protein signatures to distinguish aggressive from indolent prostate cancer

F Garcia‐Marques, S Liu, SM Totten, A Bermudez… - The …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Distinguishing men with aggressive from indolent prostate cancer is critical to
decisions in the management of clinically localized prostate cancer. Molecular signatures of …

Ras suppressor 1 long form (RSU1L) silencing promotes apoptosis in invasive breast cancer cells

C Christou, MI Christodoulou, A Zaravinos, V Gkretsi - Cellular Signalling, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Ras Suppressor-1 (RSU1) is a cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) adhesion protein
implicated in breast cancer (BC) cell metastasis. Nevertheless, its role in apoptosis is yet …

ILK silencing inhibits migration and invasion of more invasive glioblastoma cells by downregulating ROCK1 and Fascin-1

M Louca, A Zaravinos, T Stylianopoulos… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2020 - Springer
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive type of brain tumor and it is
associated with poor survival. Integrin-linked kinase (ILK) is a serine/threonine protein …

Antitumor potential of dark sweet cherry sweet (Prunus avium) phenolics in suppressing xenograft tumor growth of MDA-MB-453 breast cancer cells

G Noratto, MA Layosa, NN Lage, L Atienza… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigated in vivo the antitumor activity of dark sweet cherry (DSC) whole
extracted phenolics (WE) and fractions enriched in anthocyanins (ACN) or …

Depletion of Ras Suppressor-1 (RSU-1) promotes cell invasion of breast cancer cells through a compensatory upregulation of a truncated isoform

V Gkretsi, M Kalli, C Efstathiades, P Papageorgis… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Extracellular matrix (ECM)-adhesion proteins and actin cytoskeleton are pivotal in cancer
cell invasion. Ras Suppressor-1 (RSU-1), a cell-ECM adhesion protein that interacts with …