Epigenetics and microRNAs in cancer

A Ramassone, S Pagotto, A Veronese… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
The ability to reprogram the transcriptional circuitry by remodeling the three-dimensional
structure of the genome is exploited by cancer cells to promote tumorigenesis. This …

Notch signal integration in the vasculature during remodeling

B Rostama, SM Peterson, CPH Vary, L Liaw - Vascular pharmacology, 2014 - Elsevier
Notch signaling plays many important roles in homeostasis and remodeling in the vessel
wall, and serves a critical role in the communication between endothelial cells and smooth …

TRIM28 interacts with EZH2 and SWI/SNF to activate genes that promote mammosphere formation

J Li, Y Xi, W Li, RL McCarthy, SA Stratton, W Zou… - Oncogene, 2017 - nature.com
Histone methyl transferase EZH2 (Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2) is generally associated
with H3K27 methylation and gene silencing, as a member of the polycomb repressor 2 …

Screening of benzimidazole-based anthelmintics and their enantiomers as repurposed drug candidates in cancer therapy

R Florio, S Carradori, S Veschi, D Brocco, T Di Genni… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Repurposing of approved non-antitumor drugs represents a promising and affordable
strategy that may help to increase the repertoire of effective anticancer drugs. Benzimidazole …

The role of wait-and-scan and the efficacy of radiotherapy in the treatment of temporal bone paragangliomas

SC Prasad, HA Mimoune, F D'Orazio… - Otology & …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective To define the role of wait-and-scan and radiotherapy (RT) in the treatment of
temporal bone paragangliomas and to review the literature on the outcomes of RT as a …

Effects of dichloroacetate as single agent or in combination with GW6471 and metformin in paraganglioma cells

R Florio, L De Lellis, S Veschi, F Verginelli… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Paragangliomas (PGLs) are infiltrating autonomic nervous system tumors that cause
important morbidity. At present, surgery is the only effective therapeutic option for this rare …

Low AMY1 Gene Copy Number Is Associated with Increased Body Mass Index in Prepubertal Boys

ML Marcovecchio, R Florio, F Verginelli, L De Lellis… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Genome-wide association studies have identified more than 60 single
nucleotide polymorphisms associated with Body Mass Index (BMI). Additional genetic …

Preclinical models of neuroendocrine neoplasia

AJH Sedlack, K Saleh-Anaraki, S Kumar, PH Ear… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Neuroendocrine neoplasia comprise many distinct and rare subtypes of
cancers. Preclinical models are essential for improving understanding of these diseases …

SAMHD1 phosphorylation and cytoplasmic relocalization after human cytomegalovirus infection limits its antiviral activity

S De Meo, V Dell'Oste, R Molfetta, V Tassinari… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
SAMHD1 is a host restriction factor that functions to restrict both retroviruses and DNA
viruses, based on its nuclear deoxynucleotide triphosphate (dNTP) hydrolase activity that …

Effects of PPARα inhibition in head and neck paraganglioma cells

R Florio, L De Lellis, V di Giacomo… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Head and neck paragangliomas (HNPGLs) are rare tumors that may cause important
morbidity, because of their tendency to infiltrate the skull base. At present, surgery is the only …