Nucleosides are overlooked fuels in central carbon metabolism

A Strefeler, J Blanco-Fernandez, AA Jourdain - Trends in Endocrinology & …, 2024 - cell.com
From our daily nutrition and synthesis within cells, nucleosides enter the bloodstream and
circulate throughout the body and tissues. Nucleosides and nucleotides are classically …

From molecular basis to clinical insights: a challenging future for the vitamin D endocrine system in colorectal cancer

F Pereira, A Fernández‐Barral, MJ Larriba… - The FEBS …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most life‐threatening neoplasias in terms of incidence
and mortality worldwide. Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with an increased risk of …

Redox modulation of vitagenes via plant polyphenols and vitamin D: Novel insights for chemoprevention and therapeutic interventions based on organoid technology

M Scuto, AT Salinaro, I Caligiuri, ML Ontario… - Mechanisms of Ageing …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyphenols are chemopreventive through the induction of nuclear factor erythroid 2 related
factor 2 (Nrf2)-mediated proteins and anti-inflammatory pathways. These pathways …

Intestinal organoids: A thriving and powerful tool for investigating dietary nutrients-intestinal homeostasis axis

D Zhang, X Zhou, W Zhou, SW Cui, S Nie - Food Research International, 2023 - Elsevier
Dietary nutrients regulate intestinal homeostasis through a variety of complex mechanisms,
to affect the host health. Nowadays, various models have been used to investigate the …

[HTML][HTML] UPP1 enhances bladder cancer progression and gemcitabine resistance through AKT

W Du, S Tu, W Zhang, Y Zhang, W Liu… - … Journal of Biological …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
UPP1, a crucial pyrimidine metabolism-related enzyme, catalyzes the reversible
phosphorylation of uridine to uracil and ribose-1-phosphate. However, the effects of UPP1 in …

CBFβ promotes colorectal cancer progression through transcriptionally activating OPN, FAM129A, and UPP1 in a RUNX2-dependent manner

C Wang, Z Shi, Y Zhang, M Li, J Zhu, Z Huang… - Cell Death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is commonly associated with aberrant transcription regulation, but
characteristics of the dysregulated transcription factors in CRC pathogenesis remain to be …

UPP1 promotes lung adenocarcinoma progression through the induction of an immunosuppressive microenvironment

Y Li, M Jiang, L Aye, L Luo, Y Zhang, F Xu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The complexity of the tumor microenvironment (TME) is a crucial factor in lung
adenocarcinoma (LUAD) progression. To gain deeper insights into molecular mechanisms …

VDR signaling via the enzyme NAT2 inhibits colorectal cancer progression

C Zhu, Z Wang, J Cai, C Pan, S Lin, Y Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Recent epidemiological and preclinical evidence indicates that vitamin D3 inhibits colorectal
cancer (CRC) progression, but the mechanism has not been completely elucidated. This …

Genomic and epigenomic active vitamin D responses in human colonic organoids

J Li, D Witonsky, E Sprague, D Alleyne… - Physiological …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Active vitamin D, 1α, 25 (OH) 2D3, is a nuclear hormone with roles in colonic homeostasis
and carcinogenesis; yet, mechanisms underlying these effects are incompletely understood …

[HTML][HTML] Novel insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying risk of colorectal cancer from smoking and red/processed meat carcinogens by modeling exposure …

M Devall, CH Dampier, S Eaton, MW Ali… - Oncotarget, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tobacco smoke and red/processed meats are well-known risk factors for colorectal cancer
(CRC). Most research has focused on studies of normal colon biopsies in epidemiologic …