Calcium in tumour metastasis: new roles for known actors

N Prevarskaya, R Skryma, Y Shuba - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2011 - nature.com
In most cases, metastasis, not the primary tumour per se, is the main cause of mortality in
cancer patients. In order to effectively escape the tumour, enter the circulation and establish …

Role of ion channels and transporters in cell migration

A Schwab, A Fabian, PJ Hanley… - Physiological …, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
Cell motility is central to tissue homeostasis in health and disease, and there is hardly any
cell in the body that is not motile at a given point in its life cycle. Important physiological …

Migrating platelets are mechano-scavengers that collect and bundle bacteria

F Gaertner, Z Ahmad, G Rosenberger, S Fan, L Nicolai… - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Blood platelets are critical for hemostasis and thrombosis and play diverse roles during
immune responses. Despite these versatile tasks in mammalian biology, their skills on a …

Orai1 and STIM1 are critical for breast tumor cell migration and metastasis

S Yang, JJ Zhang, XY Huang - Cancer cell, 2009 - cell.com
Tumor metastasis is the primary cause of death of cancer patients. Understanding the
molecular mechanisms underlying tumor metastasis will provide potential drug targets. We …

Mitochondrial calcium: Transport and modulation of cellular processes in homeostasis and cancer

S Romero-Garcia… - … journal of oncology, 2019 - spandidos-publications.com
In addition to their role in providing cellular energy, mitochondria fulfill a key function in
cellular calcium management. The present review provides an integrative view of cellular …

L-type calcium channels regulate filopodia stability and cancer cell invasion downstream of integrin signalling

G Jacquemet, H Baghirov, M Georgiadou… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Mounting in vitro, in vivo and clinical evidence suggest an important role for filopodia in
driving cancer cell invasion. Using a high-throughput microscopic-based drug screen, we …

Empagliflozin suppressed cardiac fibrogenesis through sodium-hydrogen exchanger inhibition and modulation of the calcium homeostasis

CC Chung, YK Lin, YC Chen, YH Kao, YH Yeh… - Cardiovascular …, 2023 - Springer
Background The novel sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) potentially
ameliorates heart failure and reduces cardiac arrhythmia. Cardiac fibrosis plays a pivotal …

The role of voltage-gated calcium channels in pancreatic β-cell physiology and pathophysiology

SN Yang, PO Berggren - Endocrine reviews, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Voltage-gated calcium (CaV) channels are ubiquitously expressed in various cell types
throughout the body. In principle, the molecular identity, biophysical profile, and …

Migrastatin analogues target fascin to block tumour metastasis

L Chen, S Yang, J Jakoncic, JJ Zhang, XY Huang - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
Tumour metastasis is the primary cause of death of cancer patients. Development of new
therapeutics preventing tumour metastasis is urgently needed. Migrastatin is a natural …

Electrical stimulation of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells in conductive scaffolds and the roles of voltage-gated ion channels

J Zhang, M Li, ET Kang, KG Neoh - Acta biomaterialia, 2016 - Elsevier
Since electrical stimulation (ES) can significantly accelerate bone healing, a conductive
scaffold that can deliver ES locally at the defect site is desirable for bone defect therapy …