WNT as a driver and dependency in cancer

MJ Parsons, T Tammela, LE Dow - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
The WNT signaling pathway is a critical regulator of development and adult tissue
homeostasis and becomes dysregulated in many cancer types. Although hyperactivation of …

Targeting the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway as a potential therapeutic strategy in renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis

SS Li, Q Sun, MR Hua, P Suo, JR Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway plays important roles in embryonic development and
tissue homeostasis. Wnt signaling is induced, and β-catenin is activated, associated with the …

The strategies to cure cancer patients by eradicating cancer stem-like cells

Y Mai, J Su, C Yang, C Xia, L Fu - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Cancer stem-like cells (CSCs), a subpopulation of cancer cells, possess remarkable
capability in proliferation, self-renewal, and differentiation. Their presence is recognized as a …

Therapeutic targeting of the oncogenic Wnt signaling pathway for treating colorectal cancer and other colonic disorders

M Caspi, A Wittenstein, M Kazelnik… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
The canonical Wnt pathway is one of the key cellular signaling cascades that regulates, via
the transcriptional co-activator β-catenin, numerous embryogenic developmental processes …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting DNA repair for cancer treatment: Lessons from PARP inhibitor trials

DK Nambiar, D Mishra, RP Singh - Oncology research, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ionizing radiation is frequently used to treat solid tumors, as it causes DNA damage and kill
cancer cells. However, damaged DNA is repaired involving poly-(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 …

Selective PARP1 inhibitors, PARP1-based dual-target inhibitors, PROTAC PARP1 degraders, and prodrugs of PARP1 inhibitors for cancer therapy

X Peng, W Pan, F Jiang, W Chen, Z Qi, W Peng… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) plays a critical role in many cellular processes such as
DNA damage repair, gene transcription and cell apoptosis. Therefore, targeting PARP …

Therapeutic strategies of dual-target small molecules to overcome drug resistance in cancer therapy

J Ye, J Wu, B Liu - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite some advances in targeted therapeutics of human cancers, curative cancer
treatment still remains a tremendous challenge due to the occurrence of drug resistance. A …

A new wave of targeting 'undruggable'Wnt signaling for cancer therapy: challenges and opportunities

WJ Park, MJ Kim - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aberrant Wnt signaling activation is frequently observed in many cancers. The mutation
acquisition of Wnt signaling leads to tumorigenesis, whereas the inhibition of Wnt signaling …

Medicinal chemistry perspective on targeting mono-ADP-ribosylating PARPs with small molecules

MG Nizi, MM Maksimainen, L Lehtio… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Major advances have recently defined functions for human mono-ADP-ribosylating PARP
enzymes (mono-ARTs), also opening up potential applications for targeting them to treat …

Wnt/β-catenin signaling inhibitors

X Zhang, N Dong, X Hu - Current topics in medicinal chemistry, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway plays a crucial role in the development, tissue
homeostasis, angiogenesis, and carcinogenesis of cancer. Mutations and excessive …