Targeting epigenetic regulators for cancer therapy: mechanisms and advances in clinical trials

Y Cheng, C He, M Wang, X Ma, F Mo, S Yang… - Signal transduction and …, 2019 - nature.com
Epigenetic alternations concern heritable yet reversible changes in histone or DNA
modifications that regulate gene activity beyond the underlying sequence. Epigenetic …

[HTML][HTML] Immune evasion by cancer stem cells

H Tsuchiya, G Shiota - Regenerative Therapy, 2021 - Elsevier
Tumor immunity represents a new avenue for cancer therapy. Immune checkpoint inhibitors
have successfully improved outcomes in several tumor types. In addition, currently, immune …

[HTML][HTML] Tissue-resident macrophages in omentum promote metastatic spread of ovarian cancer

A Etzerodt, M Moulin, TK Doktor, M Delfini… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - rupress.org
Experimental and clinical evidence suggests that tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs)
play important roles in cancer progression. Here, we have characterized the ontogeny and …

Diverse modes of clonal evolution in HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma revealed by single-cell genome sequencing

M Duan, J Hao, S Cui, DL Worthley, S Zhang, Z Wang… - Cell research, 2018 - nature.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a cancer of substantial morphologic, genetic and
phenotypic diversity. Yet we do not understand the relationship between intratumor …

[HTML][HTML] SUV39H1 deficiency suppresses clear cell renal cell carcinoma growth by inducing ferroptosis

J Wang, X Yin, W He, W Xue, J Zhang… - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica …, 2021 - Elsevier
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is a common kidney malignancy characterized by a
poor prognosis. Suppressor of variegation 3–9 homolog 1 (SUV39H1), which encodes a …

SRT1720 inhibits the growth of bladder cancer in organoids and murine models through the SIRT1-HIF axis

P Tan, M Wang, A Zhong, Y Wang, J Du, J Wang, L Qi… - Oncogene, 2021 - nature.com
There are unmet clinical needs for novel therapeutic targets and drugs for bladder cancer.
Majority of previous work relied on limited bladder cancer cell lines, which could not well …

Emerging roles of cancer stem cells in bladder cancer progression, tumorigenesis, and resistance to chemotherapy: a potential therapeutic target for bladder cancer

A Abugomaa, M Elbadawy, H Yamawaki, T Usui… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bladder cancer (BC) is a complex and highly heterogeneous stem cell disease associated
with high morbidity and mortality rates if it is not treated properly. Early diagnosis with …

SHMT2 promotes cell viability and inhibits ROS-dependent, mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis via the intrinsic signaling pathway in bladder cancer cells

Y Zhang, Z Liu, X Wang, H Jian, H Xiao, T Wen - Cancer Gene Therapy, 2022 - nature.com
Mitochondrial serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT2) catalyzes the conversion of serine
to glycine and concomitantly produces one-carbon units to support cell growth and is …

[HTML][HTML] Pre-clinical investigation of STAT3 pathway in bladder cancer: paving the way for clinical translation

S Mirzaei, MH Gholami, MK Mahabady… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Effective cancer therapy requires identification of signaling networks and investigating their
potential role in proliferation and invasion of cancer cells. Among molecular pathways …

[HTML][HTML] Arsenic and benzo [a] pyrene co-exposure acts synergistically in inducing cancer stem cell-like property and tumorigenesis by epigenetically down-regulating …

Z Wang, P Yang, J Xie, HP Lin, K Kumagai… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Arsenic and benzo [a] pyrene (BaP) are among the most common environmental
carcinogens causing lung cancer. Millions of people are exposed to arsenic through …