Triple-negative breast cancer: current understanding and future therapeutic breakthrough targeting cancer stemness

KL Lee, YC Kuo, YS Ho, YH Huang - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is cancer that tested as negative for estrogen
receptors (ER), progesterone receptors (PR), and excess human epidermal growth factor …

Neuronal and extraneuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

M Zoli, S Pucci, A Vilella, C Gotti - Current neuropharmacology, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) belong to a super-family of Cysloop
ligand-gated ion channels that respond to endogenous acetylcholine (ACh) or other …

Thermostability, tunability, and tenacity of RNA as rubbery anionic polymeric materials in nanotechnology and nanomedicine—specific cancer targeting with …

DW Binzel, X Li, N Burns, E Khan, WJ Lee… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
RNA nanotechnology is the bottom-up self-assembly of nanometer-scale architectures,
resembling LEGOs, composed mainly of RNA. The ideal building material should be (1) …

[HTML][HTML] Nitrosamines crisis in pharmaceuticals− Insights on toxicological implications, root causes and risk assessment: A systematic review

HPR Vikram, TP Kumar, G Kumar, NM Beeraka… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The presence of N-nitroso compounds, particularly N-nitrosamines, in pharmaceutical
products has raised global safety concerns due to their significant genotoxic and mutagenic …

[HTML][HTML] 1B50-1, a mAb raised against recurrent tumor cells, targets liver tumor-initiating cells by binding to the calcium channel α2δ1 subunit

W Zhao, L Wang, H Han, K Jin, N Lin, T Guo, Y Chen… - Cancer cell, 2013 - cell.com
The identification and targeted therapy of cells involved in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
recurrence remain challenging. Here, we generated a monoclonal antibody against …

[HTML][HTML] The apple polyphenol phloretin inhibits breast cancer cell migration and proliferation via inhibition of signals by type 2 glucose transporter

KH Wu, CT Ho, ZF Chen, LC Chen… - journal of food and drug …, 2018 - Elsevier
Human triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive and poorly understood
subclass of breast cancer. Glucose transporters (GLUTs) are required for glucose uptake in …

Membrane protein-regulated networks across human cancers

CY Lin, CH Lee, YH Chuang, JY Lee, YY Chiu… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Alterations in membrane proteins (MPs) and their regulated pathways have been
established as cancer hallmarks and extensively targeted in clinical applications. However …

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: Conventional and unconventional ligands and signaling

RL Papke, JM Lindstrom - Neuropharmacology, 2020 - Elsevier
Postsynaptic nAChRs in the peripheral nervous system are critical for neuromuscular and
autonomic neurotransmission. Pre-and peri-synaptic nAChRs in the brain modulate …

Acetylcholine receptors: Key players in cancer development

J Chen, IWY Cheuk, VY Shin, A Kwong - Surgical oncology, 2019 - Elsevier
Acetylcholine (ACh) was first identified as a classic neuromodulator and transmit signals
through two subgroups of receptors, namely muscarinic receptors (mAChRs) and nicotinic …

Nicotine: specific role in angiogenesis, proliferation and apoptosis

A Cardinale, C Nastrucci, A Cesario… - Critical reviews in …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Nowadays, tobacco smoking is the cause of~ 5–6 million deaths per year, counting 31% and
6% of all cancer deaths (affecting 18 different organs) in middle-aged men and women …