[HTML][HTML] Metformin: Is it a drug for all reasons and diseases?

CR Triggle, I Mohammed, K Bshesh, I Marei, K Ye… - Metabolism, 2022 - Elsevier
Metformin was first used to treat type 2 diabetes in the late 1950s and in 2022 remains the
first-choice drug used daily by approximately 150 million people. An accumulation of …

The long and short non-coding RNAs modulating EZH2 signaling in cancer

S Mirzaei, MH Gholami, K Hushmandi… - Journal of hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are a large family of RNA molecules with no capability in
encoding proteins. However, they participate in developmental and biological processes …

ROS/PI3K/Akt and Wnt/β-catenin signalings activate HIF-1α-induced metabolic reprogramming to impart 5-fluorouracil resistance in colorectal cancer

S Dong, S Liang, Z Cheng, X Zhang, L Luo, L Li… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - Springer
Background Acquired resistance of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) remains a clinical challenge in
colorectal cancer (CRC), and efforts to develop targeted agents to reduce resistance have …

[HTML][HTML] Doxorubicin and other anthracyclines in cancers: Activity, chemoresistance and its overcoming

R Mattioli, A Ilari, B Colotti, L Mosca, F Fazi… - Molecular Aspects of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthracyclines have been important and effective treatments against a number of cancers
since their discovery. However, their use in therapy has been complicated by severe side …

Taxanes in cancer treatment: Activity, chemoresistance and its overcoming

L Mosca, A Ilari, F Fazi, YG Assaraf, G Colotti - Drug Resistance Updates, 2021 - Elsevier
Since 1984, when paclitaxel was approved by the FDA for the treatment of advanced
ovarian carcinoma, taxanes have been widely used as microtubule-targeting antitumor …

The role of AMPK in cancer metabolism and its impact on the immunomodulation of the tumor microenvironment

CK Keerthana, TP Rayginia, SC Shifana… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a key metabolic sensor that
is pivotal for the maintenance of cellular energy homeostasis. AMPK contributes to diverse …

The metabolic mechanisms of breast cancer metastasis

L Wang, S Zhang, X Wang - Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancy among women worldwide. Metastasis
is mainly responsible for treatment failure and is the cause of most breast cancer deaths …

A highly annotated database of genes associated with platinum resistance in cancer

D Huang, SR Savage, AP Calinawan, C Lin, B Zhang… - Oncogene, 2021 - nature.com
Platinum-based chemotherapy, including cisplatin, carboplatin, and oxaliplatin, is prescribed
to 10-20% of all cancer patients. Unfortunately, platinum resistance develops in a significant …

METTL5 stabilizes c‐Myc by facilitating USP5 translation to reprogram glucose metabolism and promote hepatocellular carcinoma progression

P **a, H Zhang, H Lu, K Xu, X Jiang… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most prevalent cancers in the
world, with a high likelihood of metastasis and a dismal prognosis. The reprogramming of …

NIR-II fluorescence imaging guided tumor-specific NIR-II photothermal therapy enhanced by starvation mediated thermal sensitization strategy

Y Dai, Z Sun, H Zhao, D Qi, X Li, D Gao, M Li, Q Fan… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Photothermal therapy (PTT) is hampered by limited light penetration depth and cell
thermoresistance induced by over-expressed heat shock proteins (HSPs). Herein, we …