Angiogenic signaling pathways and anti-angiogenic therapy for cancer

ZL Liu, HH Chen, LL Zheng, LP Sun… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, is a complex and dynamic process
regulated by various pro-and anti-angiogenic molecules, which plays a crucial role in tumor …

Small molecule kinase inhibitor drugs (1995–2021): medical indication, pharmacology, and synthesis

CC Ayala-Aguilera, T Valero… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The central role of dysregulated kinase activity in the etiology of progressive disorders,
including cancer, has fostered incremental efforts on drug discovery programs over the past …

A small-molecule TNIK inhibitor targets fibrosis in preclinical and clinical models

F Ren, A Aliper, J Chen, H Zhao, S Rao, C Kuppe… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an aggressive interstitial lung disease with a high
mortality rate. Putative drug targets in IPF have failed to translate into effective therapies at …

NTRK fusion-positive cancers and TRK inhibitor therapy

E Cocco, M Scaltriti, A Drilon - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2018 - nature.com
N TRK gene fusions involving either NTRK1, NTRK2 or NTRK3 (encoding the neurotrophin
receptors TRKA, TRKB and TRKC, respectively) are oncogenic drivers of various adult and …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

L Richeldi, HR Collard, MG Jones - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a prototype of chronic, progressive, and fibrotic lung disease.
Healthy tissue is replaced by altered extracellular matrix and alveolar architecture is …

Cell death-based treatment of lung adenocarcinoma

TV Denisenko, IN Budkevich, B Zhivotovsky - Cell death & disease, 2018 - nature.com
The most common type of lung cancer is adenocarcinoma (ADC), comprising around 40% of
all lung cancer cases. In spite of achievements in understanding the pathogenesis of this …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: pathogenesis and management

G Sgalla, B Iovene, M Calvello, M Ori, F Varone… - Respiratory …, 2018 - Springer
Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive disease
characterized by the aberrant accumulation of fibrotic tissue in the lungs parenchyma …

Impact of antifibrotic therapy on mortality and acute exacerbation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

T Petnak, P Lertjitbanjong, C Thongprayoon, T Moua - Chest, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive fibrosing interstitial lung
disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Nintedanib and pirfenidone are …

Ten years of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy

N Ferrara, AP Adamis - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2016 - nature.com
The targeting of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA), a crucial regulator of both
normal and pathological angiogenesis, has revealed innovative therapeutic approaches in …

Mechanisms of progressive fibrosis in connective tissue disease (CTD)-associated interstitial lung diseases (ILDs)

P Spagnolo, O Distler, CJ Ryerson… - Annals of the …, 2021 - ard.bmj.com
Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), which can arise from a broad spectrum of distinct
aetiologies, can manifest as a pulmonary complication of an underlying autoimmune and …