The effect of statins on cancer cells

L Matusewicz, J Meissner, M Toporkiewicz, AF Sikorski - Tumor Biology, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Statins [3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA reductase,
abbreviated HMGCR) inhibitors], are well-known cholesterol-depleting agents. Since the …

Potential therapeutic effects of curcumin mediated by JAK/STAT signaling pathway: a review

M Ashrafizadeh, H Rafiei… - Phytotherapy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Curcumin is a naturally occurring nutraceutical compound with a number of therapeutic and
biological activities such as antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, anti‐diabetic, antitumor, and …

[HTML][HTML] miRNA-221-3p derived from M2-polarized tumor-associated macrophage exosomes aggravates the growth and metastasis of osteosarcoma through SOCS3 …

W Liu, Q Long, W Zhang, D Zeng, B Hu, S Liu… - Aging (Albany …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Enhanced infiltration of M2-polarized tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs)
is linked to osteosarcoma (OS) metastasis and growth. Here, we aim to explore a novel miR …

Suppressing STAT5 signaling affects osteosarcoma growth and stemness

D Subramaniam, P Angulo, S Ponnurangam… - Cell death & …, 2020 - nature.com
Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common primary bone tumor that primarily affects children
and adolescents. Studies suggested that dysregulation JAK/STAT signaling promotes the …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging roles of suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 in human cancers

L Dai, Z Li, Y Tao, W Liang, W Hu, S Zhou, X Fu… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a member of the suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) family, SOCS3 is a cytokine-
inducible protein that inhibits cytokine signaling in a variety of signaling pathways …

Simvastatin-induced apoptosis in osteosarcoma cells: a key role of RhoA-AMPK/p38 MAPK signaling in antitumor activity

WA Kamel, E Sugihara, H Nobusue… - Molecular cancer …, 2017 - AACR
Osteosarcoma is the most common type of primary bone tumor, novel therapeutic agents for
which are urgently needed. To identify such agents, we screened a panel of approved drugs …

Curcumin inhibits the proliferation and invasion of MG-63 cells through inactivation of the p-JAK2/p-STAT3 pathway

Y Sun, L Liu, Y Wang, A He, H Hu, J Zhang… - OncoTargets and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The aims of this study were to determine the effect of curcumin on osteosarcoma
(OS) cells due to inactivation of the p-JAK2/p-STAT3 pathway and evaluate the prognostic …

Targeting B7-H3—A Novel Strategy for the Design of Anticancer Agents for Extracranial Pediatric Solid Tumors Treatment

P Rasic, M Jeremic, R Jeremic, M Dusanovic Pjevic… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recent scientific data recognize the B7-H3 checkpoint molecule as a potential target for
immunotherapy of pediatric solid tumors (PSTs). B7-H3 is highly expressed in extracranial …

Location, location, location: Protein kinase nanoclustering for optimised signalling output

RS Gormal, R Martinez-Marmol, AJ Brooks, FA Meunier - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Protein kinases (PKs) are proteins at the core of cellular signalling and are thereby
responsible for most cellular physiological processes and their regulations. As for all …

Combination statin and chemotherapy inhibits proliferation and cytotoxicity of an aggressive natural killer cell leukemia

AB Henslee, TA Steele - Biomarker research, 2018 - Springer
Background Aggressive natural killer cell leukemia is a devastating disease, with an
average patient survival time of less than 2 months following diagnosis. Due to P …