Trabectedin and Lurbinectedin Modulate the Interplay between Cells in the Tumour Microenvironment—Progresses in Their Use in Combined Cancer Therapy

A Povo-Retana, R Landauro-Vera, C Alvarez-Lucena… - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Trabectedin (TRB) and Lurbinectedin (LUR) are alkaloid compounds originally isolated from
Ecteinascidia turbinata with proven antitumoral activity. Both molecules are structural …

Trabectedin induces ferroptosis via regulation of HIF-1α/IRP1/TFR1 and Keap1/Nrf2/GPX4 axis in non-small cell lung cancer cells

S Cai, Z Ding, X Liu, J Zeng - Chemico-Biological Interactions, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and objectives Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a global health concern.
NSCLC treatment outcomes are generally poor due to treatment resistance or toxicity …

Immunometabolic actions of trabectedin and lurbinectedin on human macrophages: relevance for their anti-tumor activity

A Povo-Retana, M Fariñas, R Landauro-Vera… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, the central role of cell bioenergetics in regulating immune cell function and
fate has been recognized, giving rise to the interest in immunometabolism, an area of …

[HTML][HTML] NOD1 splenic activation confers ferroptosis protection and reduces macrophage recruitment under pro-atherogenic conditions

V Fernández-García, S González-Ramos… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The bioavailability and regulation of iron is essential for central biological functions in
mammals. The role of this element in ferroptosis and the dysregulation of its metabolism …

[HTML][HTML] Beneficial effect of TLR4 blockade by a specific aptamer antagonist after acute myocardial infarction

M Paz-García, A Povo-Retana, RI Jaén, P Prieto… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Experimental evidence indicates that the control of the inflammatory response after
myocardial infarction is a key strategy to reduce cardiac injury. Cellular damage after blood …

Inhibition of tumor‐associated macrophages by trabectedin improves the antitumor adaptive immunity in response to anti‐PD‐1 therapy

C Belgiovine, R Frapolli, M Liguori… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A considerable proportion of cancer patients are resistant or only partially responsive to
immune checkpoint blockade immunotherapy. Tumor‐Associated Macrophages (TAMs) …

Peripheral immune profiling of soft tissue sarcoma: perspectives for disease monitoring

JS Almeida, LM Sousa, P Couceiro… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Studying the tumor microenvironment and surrounding lymph nodes is the main focus of
current immunological research on soft tissue sarcomas (STS). However, due to the …

Toward tumor fight and tumor microenvironment remodeling: PBA induces cell cycle arrest and reduces tumor hybrid cells' pluripotency in bladder cancer

C Rubio, J Avendaño-Ortiz, R Ruiz-Palomares… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Bladder cancer (BC) is the second most frequent cancer of the
genitourinary system. More than 500,000 patients per year are diagnosed with BC, a …

[HTML][HTML] Trabectedin modulates macrophage polarization in the tumor-microenvironment. Role of KV1. 3 and KV1. 5 channels

DA Peraza, A Povo-Retana, M Mojena… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Immune cells have an important role in the tumor-microenvironment. Macrophages may tune
the immune response toward inflammatory or tolerance pathways. Tumor-associated …

Graphene particles interfere with pro‐inflammatory polarization of human macrophages: functional and electrophysiological evidence

A Povo‐Retana, M Mojena, A Boscá… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The interaction of two types of fragmented graphene particles (30–160 nm) with human
macrophages is studied. Since macrophages have significant phagocytic activity, the …