Taxanes in cancer treatment: Activity, chemoresistance and its overcoming

L Mosca, A Ilari, F Fazi, YG Assaraf, G Colotti - Drug Resistance Updates, 2021 - Elsevier
Since 1984, when paclitaxel was approved by the FDA for the treatment of advanced
ovarian carcinoma, taxanes have been widely used as microtubule-targeting antitumor …

ROS production by mitochondria: function or dysfunction?

FR Palma, BN Gantner, MJ Sakiyama, C Kayzuka… - Oncogene, 2024 - nature.com
In eukaryotic cells, ATP generation is generally viewed as the primary function of
mitochondria under normoxic conditions. Reactive oxygen species (ROS), in contrast, are …

Modulating ROS to overcome multidrug resistance in cancer

Q Cui, JQ Wang, YG Assaraf, L Ren, P Gupta… - Drug Resistance …, 2018 - Elsevier
The successful treatment of cancer has significantly improved as a result of targeted therapy
and immunotherapy. However, during chemotherapy, cancer cells evolve and can acquire …

[HTML][HTML] Exploiting innate immunity for cancer immunotherapy

M Yi, T Li, M Niu, Q Mei, B Zhao, Q Chu, Z Dai, K Wu - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
Immunotherapies have revolutionized the treatment paradigms of various types of cancers.
However, most of these immunomodulatory strategies focus on harnessing adaptive …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor-associated neutrophils in cancer: going pro

L Wu, S Saxena, M Awaji, RK Singh - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
The progression of cancer is not only about the tumor cell itself, but also about other
involved players including cancer cell recruited immune cells, their released pro …

Tumor microenvironment-triggered intratumoral in-situ biosynthesis of inorganic nanomaterials for precise tumor diagnostics

X Zhang, Q Zhao, J Yang, T Wang, F Chen… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
The severe side effects and low bioavailability of conventional chemotherapeutic drugs are
the major problems that current clinical cancer treatments suffer from. In recent years, tumor …

Reactive oxygen species bridge the gap between chronic inflammation and tumor development

W Yu, Y Tu, Z Long, J Liu, D Kong… - Oxidative medicine …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
According to numerous animal studies, adverse environmental stimuli, including physical,
chemical, and biological factors, can cause low‐grade chronic inflammation and subsequent …

Neutrophils in the tumor microenvironment

L Wu, S Saxena, RK Singh - Tumor Microenvironment: Hematopoietic …, 2020 - Springer
Neutrophils are the first responders to inflammation, infection, and injury. As one of the most
abundant leukocytes in the immune system, neutrophils play an essential role in cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Neutrophil metabolic shift during their lifecycle: impact on their survival and activation

L Injarabian, A Devin, S Ransac… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) are innate immune cells, which represent 50% to
70% of the total circulating leukocytes. How PMNs adapt to various microenvironments …

[HTML][HTML] Polyploidy formation in cancer cells: How a Trojan horse is born

H Was, A Borkowska, A Olszewska, A Klemba… - Seminars in cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ploidy increase has been shown to occur in different type of tumors and participate in tumor
initiation and resistance to the treatment. Polyploid giant cancer cells (PGCCs) are cells with …