Targeting cancer stem cell pathways for cancer therapy

L Yang, P Shi, G Zhao, J Xu, W Peng, J Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Since cancer stem cells (CSCs) were first identified in leukemia in 1994, they have been
considered promising therapeutic targets for cancer therapy. These cells have self-renewal …

New insights into the implication of epigenetic alterations in the EMT of triple negative breast cancer

N Khaled, Y Bidet - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer is the most common cancer and leading cause of cancer death among
women worldwide, encompassing a wide heterogeneity of subtypes with different clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Type 1 diabetes mellitus: cellular and molecular pathophysiology at a glance

B Saberzadeh-Ardestani, R Karamzadeh… - Cell Journal …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a disease where destruction of the insulin producing
pancreatic beta-cells leads to increased blood sugar levels. Both genetic and environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor-secreted dickkopf2 accelerates aerobic glycolysis and promotes angiogenesis in colorectal cancer

F Deng, R Zhou, C Lin, S Yang, H Wang, W Li… - Theranostics, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Angiogenesis is a fundamental process that involves in tumor progression and metastasis.
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family and their receptors are identified as the …

Cancer stem cells: biology and therapeutic implications

H Mayani, A Chávez-González… - Archives of Medical …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is well recognized that most cancers derive and progress from transformation and clonal
expansion of a single cell that possesses stem cell properties, ie, self-renewal and …

The tumor suppressor Zinc finger protein 471 suppresses breast cancer growth and metastasis through inhibiting AKT and Wnt/β-catenin signaling

C Tao, J Luo, J Tang, D Zhou, S Feng, Z Qiu, TC Putti… - Clinical …, 2020 - Springer
Background Zinc-finger protein 471 (ZNF471) is a member of the Krüppel-associated box
domain zinc finger protein (KRAB-ZFP) family. ZNF471 is methylated in squamous cell …

The enhancement of siPLK1 penetration across BBB and its anti glioblastoma activity in vivo by magnet and transferrin co-modified nanoparticle

D Liu, Y Cheng, R Cai, W Wang, H Cui, M Liu… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
In order to enhance the penetration of small interference RNA against the polo-like kinase I
(siPLK1) across BBB to treat glioblastoma (GBM), transferrin (Tf) modified magnetic …

[HTML][HTML] 19q13 KRAB zinc-finger protein ZNF471 activates MAPK10/JNK3 signaling but is frequently silenced by promoter CpG methylation in esophageal cancer

R Sun, T Xiang, J Tang, W Peng, J Luo, L Li, Z Qiu… - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Zinc-finger proteins (ZFPs) are the largest transcription factor family in mammals, involved in
the regulation of multiple physiologic processes including cell differentiation, proliferation …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer stem cells: a major culprit of intra-tumor heterogeneity

F Naz, M Shi, S Sajid, Z Yang, C Yu - American journal of cancer …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer is recognized as a preeminent factor of the world's mortality. Although various
modalities have been designed to cure this life-threatening ailment, a significant impediment …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in understanding the role and mechanisms of tumor stem cells in HER2-positive breast cancer treatment resistance

L Xu, F Han, L Zhu, W Ding… - International …, 2023 - spandidos-publications.com
Abstract Approximately 15-20% of breast carcinomas exhibit human epidermal growth factor
receptor (HER2) protein overexpression. HER2-positive breast cancer (BC) is a …