[HTML][HTML] Reactive oxygen species produced by altered tumor metabolism impacts cancer stem cell maintenance

K Tuy, L Rickenbacker, AB Hjelmeland - Redox Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Controlling reactive oxygen species (ROS) at sustainable levels can drive multiple facets of
tumor biology, including within the cancer stem cell (CSC) population. Tight regulation of …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the dynamic interplay between cancer stem cells and the tumor microenvironment: implications for novel therapeutic strategies

YR Li, Y Fang, Z Lyu, Y Zhu, L Yang - Journal of Translational Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have emerged as key contributors to tumor initiation, growth, and
metastasis. In addition, CSCs play a significant role in inducing immune evasion, thereby …

Gold nanostructure-mediated delivery of anti-cancer agents: Biomedical applications, reversing drug resistance, and stimuli-responsive nanocarriers

M Entezari, GGY Abad, B Sedghi, R Ettehadi… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The application of nanoarchitectures in cancer therapy seems to be beneficial for the
delivery of anti-tumor drugs. In recent years, attempts have been made to reverse drug …

[HTML][HTML] Cell fusion-related proteins and signaling pathways, and their roles in the development and progression of cancer

H Zhang, H Ma, X Yang, L Fan, S Tian, R Niu… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cell fusion is involved in many physiological and pathological processes, including gamete
binding, and cancer development. The basic processes of cell fusion include membrane …

[HTML][HTML] The significance of cancer stem cells and epithelial–mesenchymal transition in metastasis and anti-cancer therapy

L Liang, AM Kaufmann - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have been identified and characterized in both hematopoietic and
solid tumors. Their existence was first predicted by Virchow and Cohnheim in the 1870s …

[HTML][HTML] Integrative analyses of gene expression and chemosensitivity of patient-derived ovarian cancer spheroids link G6PD-driven redox metabolism to cisplatin …

K Yamawaki, Y Mori, H Sakai, Y Kanda, D Shiokawa… - Cancer letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Patient-derived cells and xenografts retain the biological characteristics of clinical cancers
and are instrumental in gaining a better understanding of the chemoresistance of cancer …

A novel cancer stemness‐related signature for predicting prognosis in patients with colon adenocarcinoma

W Wang, C Xu, Y Ren, S Wang, C Liao… - Stem cells …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To explore the cancer stemness features and develop a novel cancer stemness‐
related prognostic signature for colon adenocarcinoma (COAD). Methods. We downloaded …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting ZFP64/GAL-1 axis promotes therapeutic effect of nab-paclitaxel and reverses immunosuppressive microenvironment in gastric cancer

M Zhu, P Zhang, S Yu, C Tang, Y Wang, Z Shen… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - Springer
Background Chemoresistance is a main obstacle in gastric cancer (GC) treatment, but its
molecular mechanism still needs to be elucidated. Here, we aim to reveal the underlying …

All-trans retinoic acid-mediated miR-30a up-regulation suppresses autophagy and sensitizes gastric cancer cells to cisplatin

A Abbasi, M Hosseinpourfeizi, R Safaralizadeh - Life Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Aims The potential of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) in regulating some microRNAs (miRNAs)
involved in multiple cancer-related pathways, including resistance to chemotherapeutics …

[PDF][PDF] PROX1 induction by autolysosomal activity stabilizes persister-like state of colon cancer via feedback repression of the NOX1-mTORC1 pathway

H Ohata, D Shiokawa, H Sakai, Y Kanda, Y Okimoto… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Cancer chemoresistance is often attributed to slow-cycling persister populations with cancer
stem cell (CSC)-like features. However, how persister populations emerge and prevail in …