Lysosomes as a target of anticancer therapy

W Trybus, E Trybus, T Król - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lysosomes are organelles containing acidic hydrolases that are responsible for lysosomal
degradation and the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. They play an important role in …

Role of phosphodiesterase 1 in the pathophysiology of diseases and potential therapeutic opportunities

A Samidurai, L **, A Das, AN Iness… - Pharmacology & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs) are superfamily of enzymes that regulate the
spatial and temporal relationship of second messenger signaling in the cellular system …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of cationic amphiphilic antihistamines on outcomes of patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors

CH Chiang, CH Chiang, CY Peng, YP Hsia… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Cationic amphiphilic antihistamines have been shown to improve patient
outcomes in immunogenic tumours, but whether they can augment and improve response to …

The old second messenger cAMP teams up with novel cell death mechanisms: potential translational therapeutical benefit for Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's …

T Zhang, MDA Luu, AM Dolga, ULM Eisel… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) represent the most prevalent
neurodegenerative disorders severely impacting life expectancy and quality of life of millions …

Repositioning the antihistamine ebastine as an intracellular siRNA delivery enhancer

C Muntean, E Blondeel, L Harinck, K Pednekar… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are promising therapeutics for the treatment of human
diseases via the induction of sequence-specific gene silencing. To be functional, siRNAs …

Phenothiazines alter plasma membrane properties and sensitize cancer cells to injury by inhibiting annexin-mediated repair

ASB Heitmann, AAH Zanjani, MB Klenow… - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - ASBMB
Repair of damaged plasma membrane in eukaryotic cells is largely dependent on the
binding of annexin repair proteins to phospholipids. Changing the biophysical properties of …

Targeting cancer lysosomes with good old cationic amphiphilic drugs

AM Ellegaard, P Bach, M Jäättelä - Organelles in Disease, 2021 - Springer
Being originally discovered as cellular recycling bins, lysosomes are today recognized as
versatile signaling organelles that control a wide range of cellular functions that are …

[HTML][HTML] Common and particular biochemical responses of Unio tumidus to herbicide, pharmaceuticals and their combined exposure with heating

V Khoma, L Gnatyshyna, V Martinyuk, T Mackiv… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The priority list of freshwater pollutants is increasingly amended by pharmaceuticals. Their
impact on the aquatic biota can be modulated by the presence of typical pollutants, like …

P2X receptors in cancer growth and progression

F Di Virgilio, V Vultaggio-Poma, AC Sarti - Biochemical pharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
It is increasingly appreciated that ion channels have a crucial role in tumors, either as
promoters of cancer cell growth, or modulators of immune cell functions, or both. Among ion …

Systematical analysis reveals a strong cancer relevance of CREB1-regulated genes

T Zheng, J Huang, X **ang, S Li, J Yu, K Qu, Z Xu… - Cancer Cell …, 2021 - Springer
The transcription factor cyclic-AMP response element-binding protein 1 (CREB1) responds
to cAMP level and controls the expression of target genes, which regulates nutrition …