Targeting extracellular matrix through phytochemicals: a promising approach of multi-step actions on the treatment and prevention of cancer

D Liang, L Liu, Y Zhao, Z Luo, Y He, Y Li… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a pivotal and dynamic role in the construction of tumor
microenvironment (TME), becoming the focus in cancer research and treatment. Multiple cell …

Tumor microenvironment diversity and plasticity in cancer multidrug resistance

Z Li, P Yin - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multidrug resistance (MDR) poses a significant obstacle to effective cancer treatment, and
the tumor microenvironment (TME) is crucial for MDR development and reversal. The TME …

CUL4B functions as a tumor suppressor in KRAS-driven lung tumors by inhibiting the recruitment of myeloid-derived suppressor cells

X Liu, F Tian, J Cui, L Gong, L Xiang, B Fan, S Liu… - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. KRAS mutations are
the most common oncogenic alterations found in lung cancer. Unfortunately, treating KRAS …

HDAC-targeting epigenetic modulators for cancer immunotherapy

B Cheng, W Pan, Y Xiao, Z Ding, Y Zhou, X Fei… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
HDAC inhibitors, which can inhibit the activity of HDAC enzymes, have been extensively
studied in tumor immunotherapy and have shown potential therapeutic effects in cancer …

Cancer bioenergetics and tumor microenvironments—Enhancing chemotherapeutics and targeting resistant niches through nanosystems

A Farhana, A Alsrhani, YS Khan, Z Rasheed - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer remains a major killer of the human population. Current cancer
diagnostic and therapeutic methods are associated with shortcomings of limited targetability …

When Mechanical Stress Matters: Generation of Polyploid Giant Cancer Cells in Tumor‐Like Microcapsules

Y Antonelli, R Krüger, A Buehler… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Biofabrication techniques enable the performance of bioinspired three‐dimensional (3D)
matrices resembling primary tumors. To validate their reliability, embedded cells may …

[HTML][HTML] CD63+ cancer-associated fibroblasts confer CDK4/6 inhibitor resistance to breast cancer cells by exosomal miR-20

J Sun, R Du, X Li, C Liu, D Wang, X He, G Li, K Zhang… - Cancer Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) and CDK6 inhibitors (CDK4/6i) have rapidly
received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval as a new type of therapy for patients …

Using imaging modalities to predict nanoparticle distribution and treatment efficacy in solid tumors: The growing role of ultrasound

MB Cooley, D Wegierak… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nanomedicine in oncology has not had the success in clinical impact that was anticipated in
the early stages of the field's development. Ideally, nanomedicines selectively accumulate in …

Green Nanotechnology of Yucca filamentosa- Phytochemicals-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles—Antitumor Efficacy Against Prostate and Breast Cancers

VC Thipe, A Jatar, A Raphael Karikachery… - Nanotechnology …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose We report an innovative green nanotechnology utilizing an electron-rich cocktail of
phytochemicals from Yucca filamentosa L. to synthesize biocompatible gold nanoparticles …

Single-cell RNA sequencing revealed potential targets for immunotherapy studies in hepatocellular carcinoma

Z Xie, J Huang, Y Li, Q Zhu, X Huang, J Chen, C Wei… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a solid tumor prone to chemotherapy resistance, and
combined immunotherapy is expected to bring a breakthrough in HCC treatment. However …