Tumor-induced escape mechanisms and their association with resistance to checkpoint inhibitor therapy

M Friedrich, S Jasinski-Bergner, MF Lazaridou… - Cancer Immunology …, 2019 - Springer
Immunotherapy aims to activate the immune system to fight cancer in a very specific and
targeted manner. Despite the success of different immunotherapeutic strategies, in particular …

Proteoglycans and immunobiology of cancer—therapeutic implications

G Tzanakakis, M Neagu, A Tsatsakis… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Disparity during the resolution of inflammation is closely related with the initiation and
progression of the tumorigenesis. The transformed cells, through continuously evolving …

[HTML][HTML] Signs of carcinogenicity induced by parathion, malathion, and estrogen in human breast epithelial cells

GM Calaf, TC Bleak, D Roy - Oncology Reports, 2021 - build.spandidos-publications.com
Cancer development is a multistep process that may be induced by a variety of compounds.
Environmental substances, such as pesticides, have been associated with different human …

Biglycan regulates MG63 osteosarcoma cell growth through a LPR6/β-catenin/IGFR-IR signaling axis

J Aggelidakis, A Berdiaki, D Nikitovic… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Biglycan, a small leucine rich proteoglycan (SLRP), is an important participant in bone
homeostasis and development as well as in bone pathology. In the present study biglycan …

Proteoglycans in the pathogenesis of hormone-dependent cancers: mediators and effectors

G Tzanakakis, EM Giatagana, A Kuskov, A Berdiaki… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hormone-dependent cancers exhibit high morbidity and mortality. In spite of advances in
therapy, the treatment of hormone-dependent cancers remains an unmet health need. The …

Glycomaterials to investigate the functional role of aberrant glycosylation in Glioblastoma

C Tondepu, L Karumbaiah - Advanced healthcare materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a stage IV astrocytoma that carries a dismal survival rate of≈ 10
months postdiagnosis and treatment. The highly invasive capacity of GBM and its ability to …

Correlation of the tumor escape phenotype with loss of PRELP expression in melanoma

H Schäfer, K Subbarayan, C Massa… - Journal of Translational …, 2023 - Springer
Background Despite immunotherapies having revolutionized the treatment of advanced
cutaneous melanoma, effective and durable responses were only reported in a few patients …

Biglycan as a potential regulator of tumorgenicity and immunogenicity in K-RAS-transformed cells

K Subbarayan, C Massa, S Leisz, A Steven… - …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The extracellular matrix component biglycan (BGN) plays an essential role in various
physiological and pathophysiological processes. A deficient BGN expression associated …

Knockdown of carbohydrate sulfotransferase 12 decreases the proliferation and mobility of glioblastoma cells via the WNT/β-catenin pathway

J Wang, X Xia, X Tao, P Zhao, C Deng - Bioengineered, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a common malignant tumor of the brain. Members of the
carbohydrate sulfotransferase (CHST) family are deregulated in various cancer types …

Carbohydrate sulfotransferase 4 inhibits the progression of hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma and is a potential prognostic marker in several tumors

L Zhang, Y Fan, X Wang, M Yang, XX Wu… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Carbohydrate sulfotransferase 4 (CHST4) plays an important role in lymphocyte homing and
is abnormally expressed in several cancer types; however, its precise function in tumor …