Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is accompanied by local and systemic changes in L-arginine/NO pathway

I Bednarz-Misa, P Fortuna, MG Fleszar… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The L-arginine/NO pathway holds promise as a source of potential therapy target and
biomarker; yet, its status and utility in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is …

Altered L-arginine metabolic pathways in gastric cancer: potential therapeutic targets and biomarkers

I Bednarz-Misa, MG Fleszar, P Fortuna, Ł Lewandowski… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is a pressing need for molecular targets and biomarkers in gastric cancer (GC). We
aimed at identifying aberrations in L-arginine metabolism with therapeutic and diagnostic …

L-Arginine/NO pathway metabolites in colorectal cancer: relevance as disease biomarkers and predictors of adverse clinical outcomes following surgery

I Bednarz-Misa, MG Fleszar, M Zawadzki… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The L-Arginine/NO pathway is involved in carcinogenesis and immunity. Its diagnostic and
prognostic value in colorectal cancer (CRC) was determined using tandem mass …

L-arginine/nitric oxide pathway is altered in colorectal cancer and can be modulated by novel derivatives from oxicam class of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

M Krzystek-Korpacka, B Szczęśniak-Sięga, I Szczuka… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Nitric oxide and arginine metabolism in colorectal cancer (CRC) holds
potential for therapeutic intervention. We hypothesized that it can be modulated by oxicams …

FOXO3a-regulated arginine metabolic plasticity adaptively promotes esophageal cancer proliferation and metastasis

W Sun, H Kou, Y Fang, F Xu, Z Xu, X Wang, R Yin… - Oncogene, 2024 - nature.com
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a common malignant tumor with a poor
prognosis due to a lack of early detection. Indeed, the mechanisms underlying ESCC …

The role of arginine metabolism in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma

LL Leung, NCH Lau, J Liu, X Qu, SKW Tsui, J Hou… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancers that are 'arginine auxotrophic'rely on extracellular arginine as a
crucial substrate for proliferation and growth. Capitalizing on this vulnerability, there are …

Nrf2 promotes oesophageal cancer cell proliferation via metabolic reprogramming and detoxification of reactive oxygen species

Y Kitano, Y Baba, S Nakagawa, K Miyake… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer cells consume a large amount of energy and maintain high levels of anabolism to
promote cell proliferation via metabolic reprogramming. Nuclear factor erythroid 2‐related …

Abnormal arginine synthesis confers worse prognosis in patients with middle third gastric cancer

L Hong, X Tang, J Han, J Wang, Q Xu, X Zhu - Cancer Cell International, 2024 - Springer
Background Gastric cancer at different locations has distinct prognoses and biological
behaviors, but the specific mechanism is unclear. Methods Non-targeted metabolomics was …

Comparative proteomics analysis reveals L-arginine activates ethanol degradation pathways in HepG2 cells

G Yan, R Lestari, B Long, Q Fan, Z Wang, X Guo… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
L-Arginine (Arg) is a versatile amino acid that plays crucial roles in a wide range of
physiological and pathological processes. In this study, to investigate the alteration induced …

Arginine metabolism and its potential in treatment of colorectal cancer

T Du, J Han - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Colorectal cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer globally. The current treatment
protocol still heavily relies on early detection and surgery. The molecular mechanisms …