Sphingolipids and phospholipids in insulin resistance and related metabolic disorders

PJ Meikle, SA Summers - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2017 - nature.com
Obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease form a
metabolic disease continuum that has seen a dramatic increase in prevalence in developed …

Retinoid pathway and cancer therapeutics

N Bushue, YJY Wan - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
The retinoids are a class of compounds that are structurally related to vitamin A. Retinoic
acid, which is the active metabolite of retinol, regulates a wide range of biological processes …

Fatty acid oxidation is a druggable gateway regulating cellular plasticity for driving metastasis in breast cancer

SY Loo, LP Toh, WH **e, E Pathak, W Tan, S Ma… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Cell state transitions control the functional behavior of cancer cells. Epithelial-to-
mesenchymal transition (EMT) confers cancer stem cell-like properties, enhanced …

Targeting breast cancer stem cells through retinoids: a new hope for treatment

N Jan, S Sofi, H Qayoom, BU Haq, A Shabir… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is a complex and diverse disease accounting for nearly 30% of all cancers
diagnosed in females. But unfortunately, patients develop resistance to the existing …

[HTML][HTML] Association of FABP5 expression with poor survival in triple-negative breast cancer: implication for retinoic acid therapy

RZ Liu, K Graham, DD Glubrecht, DR Germain… - The American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Recent studies using animal models suggest that expression of FABP5 drives the
stimulation of cell growth observed in estrogen receptor (ER)-negative breast cancer cells …

Minireview: nuclear receptors and breast cancer

SD Conzen - Molecular endocrinology, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Until recently, the study of nuclear receptor (NR) function in breast cancer biology has been
largely limited to estrogen and progesterone receptors. The development of reliable gene …

Retinol binding protein 4 antagonists and protein synthesis inhibitors: Potential for therapeutic development

N Kim, R Priefer - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) is a serum protein that transports Vitamin A. RBP4
is correlated with numerous diseases and metabolic syndromes, including insulin resistance …

Retinoids and their biological effects against cancer

F Alizadeh, A Bolhassani, A Khavari, SZ Bathaie… - International …, 2014 - Elsevier
There are more than 4000 natural and synthetic molecules structurally and/or functionally
related to vitamin A. Retinoids are a class of these compounds that are structurally …

Long-term Fenretinide treatment prevents high-fat diet-induced obesity, insulin resistance, and hepatic steatosis

F Preitner, N Mody, TE Graham… - American Journal of …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
The synthetic retinoid Fenretinide (FEN) increases insulin sensitivity in obese rodents and is
in early clinical trials for treatment of insulin resistance in obese humans with hepatic …

Metabolism and bioavailability of flavonoids in chemoprevention: current analytical strategies and future prospectus

JK Prasain, S Barnes - Molecular pharmaceutics, 2007 - ACS Publications
Flavonoids are structurally diverse and among the most ubiquitous groups of dietary
polyphenols distributed in various fruits and vegetables. Many have been proposed to be …