Exosome biogenesis: machinery, regulation, and therapeutic implications in cancer

QF Han, WJ Li, KS Hu, J Gao, WL Zhai, JH Yang… - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Exosomes are well-known key mediators of intercellular communication and contribute to
various physiological and pathological processes. Their biogenesis involves four key steps …

The acidic tumor microenvironment as a driver of cancer

E Boedtkjer, SF Pedersen - Annual review of physiology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Acidic metabolic waste products accumulate in the tumor microenvironment because of high
metabolic activity and insufficient perfusion. In tumors, the acidity of the interstitial space and …

Lactylation, a novel metabolic reprogramming code: current status and prospects

AN Chen, Y Luo, YH Yang, JT Fu, XM Geng… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Lactate is an end product of glycolysis. As a critical energy source for mitochondrial
respiration, lactate also acts as a precursor of gluconeogenesis and a signaling molecule …

Lactate in the tumor microenvironment: an essential molecule in cancer progression and treatment

R Pérez-Tomás, I Pérez-Guillén - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The role of lactate in cancer described by Otto Warburg in 1927 states that
cancer cells uptake high amount of glucose with a marked increase in lactate production …

Targeted contrast agents and activatable probes for photoacoustic imaging of cancer

Z Zhao, CB Swartchick, J Chan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoacoustic (PA) imaging has emerged as a powerful technique for the high resolution
visualization of biological processes within deep tissue. Through the development and …

Ion channels in cancer: are cancer hallmarks oncochannelopathies?

N Prevarskaya, R Skryma, Y Shuba - Physiological reviews, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
Genomic instability is a primary cause and fundamental feature of human cancer. However,
all cancer cell genotypes generally translate into several common pathophysiological …

[HTML][HTML] ChatGPT and the rise of generative AI: Threat to academic integrity?

DO Eke - Journal of Responsible Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The emergence of OpenAI's ChatGPT has put intense spotlight on Generative AI (Gen-AI)
systems and their possible impacts on Academic integrity. This paper provides an overview …

Causes, consequences, and therapy of tumors acidosis

SR Pillai, M Damaghi, Y Marunaka… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2019 - Springer
While cancer is commonly described as “a disease of the genes,” it is also associated with
massive metabolic reprogramming that is now accepted as a disease “Hallmark.” This …

How protons pave the way to aggressive cancers

P Swietach, E Boedtkjer, SF Pedersen - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Cancers undergo sequential changes to proton (H+) concentration and sensing that are
consequences of the disease and facilitate its further progression. The impact of protonation …

Voltage-gated sodium channels in cancers

H Liu, J Weng, CLH Huang, AP Jackson - Biomarker Research, 2024 - Springer
Voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs) initiate action potentials in electrically excitable
cells and tissues. Surprisingly, some VGSC genes are aberrantly expressed in a variety of …