Targeting the Wnt pathway in cancer: the emerging role of Dickkopf-3

J Veeck, E Dahl - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2012 - Elsevier
Aberrant activation of the Wnt signaling pathway is a major trait of many human cancers.
Due to its vast implications in tumorigenesis and progression, the Wnt pathway has attracted …

Exploring the Wnt pathway as a therapeutic target for prostate cancer

S Koushyar, VS Meniel, TJ Phesse, HB Pearson - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Aberrant activation of the Wnt pathway is emerging as a frequent event during prostate
cancer that can facilitate tumor formation, progression, and therapeutic resistance. Recent …

ROS signaling by NOX4 drives fibroblast-to-myofibroblast differentiation in the diseased prostatic stroma

N Sampson, R Koziel, C Zenzmaier… - Molecular …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Stromal remodeling, in particular fibroblast-to-myofibroblast differentiation, is a hallmark of
benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and solid tumors, including prostate cancer (PCa) …

GRP-78 secreted by tumor cells blocks the antiangiogenic activity of bortezomib

J Kern, G Untergasser, C Zenzmaier… - Blood, The Journal …, 2009 - ashpublications.org
Antiangiogenic effects of the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib were analyzed on tumor
xenografts in vivo. Bortezomib strongly inhibited angiogenesis and vascularization in the …

Bypass mechanisms of the androgen receptor pathway in therapy-resistant prostate cancer cell models

RB Marques, NF Dits, S Erkens-Schulze… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Prostate cancer is initially dependent on androgens for survival and growth,
making hormonal therapy the cornerstone treatment for late-stage tumors. However, despite …

A cytokine-like protein dickkopf-related protein 3 is atheroprotective

B Yu, S Kiechl, D Qi, X Wang, Y Song, S Weger… - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Dickkopf-related protein 3 (DKK3) is a secreted protein that is involved in the
regulation of cardiac remodeling and vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation, but little is …

Apoptotic pathways linked to endocrine system as potential therapeutic targets for benign prostatic hyperplasia

L Minutoli, M Rinaldi, H Marini, N Irrera, G Crea… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a chronic condition common in older men that can
result in bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms. The molecular mechanisms and …

Bone secreted factors induce cellular quiescence in prostate cancer cells

LY Yu-Lee, YC Lee, J Pan, SC Lin, T Pan, G Yu… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) undergo a dormant state in the distant metastatic site (s)
before becoming overt metastatic diseases. In prostate cancer (PCa), bone metastasis can …

Protective effect of stromal Dickkopf-3 in prostate cancer: opposing roles for TGFBI and ECM-1

Z Al Shareef, H Kardooni, V Murillo-Garzón… - Oncogene, 2018 - nature.com
Aberrant transforming growth factor–β (TGF-β) signaling is a hallmark of the stromal
microenvironment in cancer. Dickkopf-3 (Dkk-3), shown to inhibit TGF-β signaling, is …

Folate-receptor 1 (FOLR1) protein is elevated in the serum of ovarian cancer patients

F Leung, A Dimitromanolakis, H Kobayashi… - Clinical …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objectives Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological malignancy in North America.
Although survival rates are high when the disease is diagnosed at an early stage, this …