Targeting PI3K/Akt signal transduction for cancer therapy

Y He, MM Sun, GG Zhang, J Yang, KS Chen… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway plays a crucial role in various
cellular processes and is aberrantly activated in cancers, contributing to the occurrence and …

Oxidative stress in cancer cell metabolism

S Arfin, NK Jha, SK Jha, KK Kesari, J Ruokolainen… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are important in regulating normal cellular processes
whereas deregulated ROS leads to the development of a diseased state in humans …

Attacking the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway for targeted therapeutic treatment in human cancer

L Yu, J Wei, P Liu - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer is the second leading cause of human death globally. PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling is
one of the most frequently dysregulated signaling pathways observed in cancer patients that …

The PI3K–AKT network at the interface of oncogenic signalling and cancer metabolism

G Hoxhaj, BD Manning - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
The altered metabolic programme of cancer cells facilitates their cell-autonomous
proliferation and survival. In normal cells, signal transduction pathways control core cellular …

The concept of intrinsic versus extrinsic apoptosis

L Lossi - Biochemical Journal, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Regulated cell death is a vital and dynamic process in multicellular organisms that maintains
tissue homeostasis and eliminates potentially dangerous cells. Apoptosis, one of the better …

The role of oxidative stress and antioxidant balance in pregnancy

T Hussain, G Murtaza, E Metwally… - Mediators of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
It has been widely known that oxidative stress disrupts the balance between reactive oxygen
species (ROS) and the antioxidant system in the body. During pregnancy, the physiological …

The PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway and prostate cancer: at the crossroads of AR, MAPK, and WNT signaling

BY Shorning, MS Dass, MJ Smalley… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Oncogenic activation of the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K), protein kinase B
(PKB/AKT), and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway is a frequent event in …

[HTML][HTML] Role of phytochemicals in cancer chemoprevention: Insights

BP George, R Chandran, H Abrahamse - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a condition where the body cells multiply in an uncontrollable manner.
Chemoprevention of cancer is a broad term that describes the involvement of external …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of insulin action and insulin resistance

MC Petersen, GI Shulman - Physiological reviews, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
The 1921 discovery of insulin was a Big Bang from which a vast and expanding universe of
research into insulin action and resistance has issued. In the intervening century, some …

Therapeutic strategies targeting FOXO transcription factors

G Calissi, EWF Lam, W Link - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2021 - nature.com
FOXO proteins are transcription factors that are involved in numerous physiological
processes and in various pathological conditions, including cardiovascular disease, cancer …