New insights for oxidative stress and diabetes mellitus

K Maiese - Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The release of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the generation of oxidative stress are
considered critical factors for the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus (DM), a disorder that is …

Targeting molecules to medicine with mTOR, autophagy and neurodegenerative disorders

K Maiese - British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Neurodegenerative disorders are significantly increasing in incidence as the age of the
global population continues to climb with improved life expectancy. At present, more than 30 …

An overview of CCN4 (WISP1) role in human diseases

K Singh, SS Oladipupo - Journal of Translational Medicine, 2024 - Springer
CCN4 (cellular communication network factor 4), a highly conserved, secreted cysteine-rich
matricellular protein is emerging as a key player in the development and progression of …

The calcineurin/NFAT pathway is activated in diagnostic breast cancer cases and is essential to survival and metastasis of mammary cancer cells

C Tran Quang, S Leboucher, D Passaro… - Cell death & …, 2015 - nature.com
Nuclear factor of activated T cells 1 (NFAT1) expression has been associated with increased
migratory/invasive properties of mammary tumor-derived cell lines in vitro. It is unknown …

FoxO proteins in the nervous system

K Maiese - Analytical cellular pathology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Acute as well as chronic disorders of the nervous system lead to significant morbidity and
mortality for millions of individuals globally. Given the ability to govern stem cell proliferation …

AIM2 accelerates the atherosclerotic plaque progressions in ApoE−/− mice

J Pan, L Han, J Guo, X Wang, D Liu, J Tian… - Biochemical and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Plaque formation is initiated and triggered by cell death in the vascular wall, which gradually
leads to the progression of atherosclerosis. Pyroptosis is a newly discovered form of …

TAZ facilitates breast tumor growth by promoting an immune‐suppressive tumor microenvironment

A Gershoni, O Hassin, NB Nataraj, S Baruch… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The core Hippo pathway module consists of a tumour‐suppressive kinase cascade that
inhibits the transcriptional coactivators Yes‐associated protein (YAP) and WW domain …

WISP1: Clinical insights for a proliferative and restorative member of the CCN family

K Maiese - Current Neurovascular Research, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
As a proliferative and restorative entity, Wnt1 inducible signaling pathway protein 1 (WISP1)
is emerging as a novel target for a number of therapeutic strategies that are relevant for …

Novel applications of trophic factors, Wnt and WISP for neuronal repair and regeneration in metabolic disease

K Maiese - Neural regeneration research, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Diabetes mellitus affects almost 350 million individuals throughout the globe resulting in
significant morbidity and mortality. Of further concern is the growing population of individuals …

WNT1-inducible signaling pathway protein 1 (WISP1/CCN4) stimulates melanoma invasion and metastasis by promoting the epithelial–mesenchymal transition

W Deng, A Fernandez, SL McLaughlin… - Journal of Biological …, 2019 - ASBMB
Besides intrinsic changes, malignant cells also release soluble signals that reshape their
microenvironment. Among these signals is WNT1-inducible signaling pathway protein 1 …