The evolving landscape of PCSK9 inhibition in cancer

PP Oza, K Kashfi - European journal of pharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer is a disease with a significant global burden in terms of premature mortality, loss of
productivity, healthcare expenditures, and impact on mental health. Recent decades have …

PCSK9 in metabolism and diseases

A Ajoolabady, D Pratico, M Mazidi, IG Davies, GYH Lip… - Metabolism, 2024 - Elsevier
PCSK9 is a serine protease that regulates plasma levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
and cholesterol by mediating the endolysosomal degradation of LDL receptor (LDLR) in the …

A retrospective study on the role of metformin in colorectal cancer liver metastases

M Rada, L Krzywon, S Petrillo, A Lazaris, P Metrakos - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRCLMs) have two main histopathological growth
patterns (HPGs): desmoplastic (DHGP) and replacement (RHGP). The vascularization in …

Inhibition of proprotein convertase subtilisin-like kexin type 9 (PCSK9) potentiates anti-angiogenic therapy in colorectal cancer liver metastases

M Rada, AR Reynolds, A Lazaris, N Seidah… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Colorectal cancer liver metastatic (CRCLM) tumours present as two main histopathological
growth patterns (HGPs) including desmoplastic HGP (DHGP) and replacement HGP …

Dysregulation of Cholesterol Homeostasis in Ovarian Cancer

Z Qusairy, A Gangloff, SOA Leung - Current Oncology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cholesterol plays an essential role in maintaining the rigidity of cell membranes and signal
transduction. Various investigations confirmed empirically that the dysregulation of …

Vitamin D supplementation improves the prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases

M Rada, L Krzywon, A Kapelanski-Lamoureux, D Kim… - medRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRCLM) is one of the deadliest cancers. CRCLM
tumours have two distinct histopathological growth patterns (HGPs) including desmoplastic …

International Biospecimen Sourcing Platform: A Key Player in Advancing Health Research and Drug Discovery

Z Qusairy, M Rada - 2023 - preprints.org
The field of biobanking human biospecimens has evolved significantly, transitioning from the
basic, often poorly documented collection of clinical leftovers kept privately to well-organized …