The potential impacts of micro-and-nano plastics on various organ systems in humans

N Ali, J Katsouli, EL Marczylo, TW Gant, S Wright… - …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Humans are exposed to micro-and-nano plastics (MNPs) through various routes, but the
adverse health effects of MNPs on different organ systems are not yet fully understood. This …

ERK signalling: a master regulator of cell behaviour, life and fate

H Lavoie, J Gagnon, M Therrien - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
The proteins extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 (ERK1) and ERK2 are the downstream
components of a phosphorelay pathway that conveys growth and mitogenic signals largely …

[HTML][HTML] ERK: a double-edged sword in cancer. ERK-dependent apoptosis as a potential therapeutic strategy for cancer

R Sugiura, R Satoh, T Takasaki - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The RAF/MEK/ERK signaling pathway regulates diverse cellular processes as exemplified
by cell proliferation, differentiation, motility, and survival. Activation of ERK1/2 generally …

Anti-inflammatory drugs as anticancer agents

S Zappavigna, AM Cossu, A Grimaldi… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Inflammation is strictly associated with cancer and plays a key role in tumor development
and progression. Several epidemiological studies have demonstrated that inflammation can …

Epidermal growth factor receptor cell proliferation signaling pathways

P Wee, Z Wang - Cancers, 2017 - mdpi.com
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a receptor tyrosine kinase that is commonly
upregulated in cancers such as in non-small-cell lung cancer, metastatic colorectal cancer …

The PI3K-Akt-mTOR signaling pathway in human acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells

I Nepstad, KJ Hatfield, IS Grønningsæter… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by
uncontrolled proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow. Malignant cell …

[HTML][HTML] Navigating the ERK1/2 MAPK cascade

A Martin-Vega, MH Cobb - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The RAS-ERK pathway is a fundamental signaling cascade crucial for many biological
processes including proliferation, cell cycle control, growth, and survival; common across all …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting ERK, an Achilles' Heel of the MAPK pathway, in cancer therapy

F Liu, X Yang, M Geng, M Huang - Acta pharmaceutica sinica B, 2018 - Elsevier
The mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) pathway, often known as the RAS-RAF-MEK-
ERK signal cascade, functions to transmit upstream signals to its downstream effectors to …

The extracellular matrix modulates the hallmarks of cancer

MW Pickup, JK Mouw, VM Weaver - EMBO reports, 2014 - embopress.org
The extracellular matrix regulates tissue development and homeostasis, and its
dysregulation contributes to neoplastic progression. The extracellular matrix serves not only …

Clinical development of targeted and immune based anti-cancer therapies

NA Seebacher, AE Stacy, GM Porter… - Journal of Experimental & …, 2019 - Springer
Cancer is currently the second leading cause of death globally and is expected to be
responsible for approximately 9.6 million deaths in 2018. With an unprecedented …