Progesterone actions and resistance in gynecological disorders

JA MacLean, K Hayashi - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Estrogen and progesterone and their signaling mechanisms are tightly regulated to maintain
a normal menstrual cycle and to support a successful pregnancy. The imbalance of estrogen …

Physiological and molecular determinants of embryo implantation

S Zhang, H Lin, S Kong, S Wang, H Wang… - Molecular aspects of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Embryo implantation involves the intimate interaction between an implantation-competent
blastocyst and a receptive uterus, which occurs in a limited time period known as the …

The association and significance of p53 in gynecologic cancers: the potential of targeted therapy

M Nakamura, T Obata, T Daikoku… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Dysfunction of p53 is observed in the many malignant tumors. In cervical cancer, p53 is
inactivated by degradation through the complex with human papilloma virus (HPV) …

KRAS activation and over-expression of SIRT1/BCL6 contributes to the pathogenesis of endometriosis and progesterone resistance

JY Yoo, TH Kim, AT Fazleabas, WA Palomino… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Endometriosis is an inflammatory condition that is associated with progesterone resistance
and cell proliferation, resulting in pain, infertility and pregnancy loss. We previously …

Proteome instability is a therapeutic vulnerability in mismatch repair-deficient cancer

DJ McGrail, J Garnett, J Yin, H Dai, DJH Shih, TNA Lam… - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
Deficient DNA mismatch repair (dMMR) induces a hypermutator phenotype that can lead to
tumorigenesis; however, the functional impact of the high mutation burden resulting from this …

Activation of the PIK3CA/AKT pathway suppresses senescence induced by an activated RAS oncogene to promote tumorigenesis

AL Kennedy, JP Morton, I Manoharan, DM Nelson… - Molecular cell, 2011 - cell.com
Mutations in both RAS and the PTEN/PIK3CA/AKT signaling module are found in the same
human tumors. PIK3CA and AKT are downstream effectors of RAS, and the selective …

Epidemiology of endometrial carcinoma: etiologic importance of hormonal and metabolic influences

AS Felix, HP Yang, DW Bell, ME Sherman - Molecular Genetics of …, 2017 - Springer
Endometrial carcinoma is the most common gynecologic cancer in developed nations, and
the annual incidence is projected to increase, secondary to the high prevalence of obesity, a …

The genomics and genetics of endometrial cancer

AJ O'Hara, DW Bell - Advances in genomics and genetics, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Most sporadic endometrial cancers (ECs) can be histologically classified as endometrioid,
serous, or clear cell. Each histotype has a distinct natural history, clinical behavior, and …

Suppression of PI3K/Akt/mTOR/c-Myc/mtp53 positive feedback loop induces cell cycle arrest by dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor PQR309 in endometrial cancer cell lines

IL Hsin, HP Shen, HY Chang, JL Ko, PH Wang - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Gene mutations in PIK3CA, PIK3R1, KRAS, PTEN, and PPP2R1A commonly detected in
type I endometrial cancer lead to PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway activation. Bimiralisib (PQR309) …

The role of the inflammatory microenvironment in thyroid carcinogenesis

LL Cunha, MA Marcello, LS Ward - Endocrine-related cancer, 2014 - erc.bioscientifica.com
Immune responses against thyroid carcinomas have long been demonstrated and
associations between inflammatory microenvironment and thyroid carcinomas repeatedly …