High nitric oxide production, secondary to inducible nitric oxide synthase expression, is essential for regulation of the tumour‐initiating properties of colon cancer stem …

MA Puglisi, C Cenciarelli, V Tesori… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic inflammation is a leading cause of neoplastic transformation in many human
cancers and especially in colon cancer (CC), in part due to tumour promotion by nitric oxide …

A role for endothelial nitric oxide synthase in intestinal stem cell proliferation and mesenchymal colorectal cancer

J Peñarando, LM López-Sánchez, R Mena… - BMC biology, 2018 - Springer
Background Nitric oxide (NO) has been highlighted as an important agent in cancer-related
events. Although the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) isoform has received most …

Downregulation of iNOS/NO promotes epithelial–mesenchymal transition and metastasis in colorectal cancer

Q Du, S Liu, K Dong, X Cui, J Luo, DA Geller - Molecular Cancer Research, 2023 - AACR
Metastasis is the major cause of cancer-related death in patients with colorectal cancer.
Although inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is a crucial regulator of cancer development …

Nitric oxide (NO) and NO synthases (NOS)-based targeted therapy for colon cancer

H Wang, L Wang, Z Xie, S Zhou, Y Li, Y Zhou, M Sun - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most lethal malignancies worldwide and CRC therapy
remains unsatisfactory. In recent decades, nitric oxide (NO)—a free-radical gas—plus its …

[HTML][HTML] Nitric oxide differentially regulates pro-and anti-angiogenic markers in DLD-1 colon carcinoma cells

M Hellmuth, J Paulukat, R Ninic, J Pfeilschifter, H Mühl - FEBS letters, 2004 - Elsevier
Inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase (iNOS) appears to be a marker of tumor progression in
colon carcinogenesis. Here we investigated effects of NO on selected chemokines that …

Endothelial cells activate the cancer stem cell‐associated NANOGP8 pathway in colorectal cancer cells in a paracrine fashion

R Wang, R Bhattacharya, X Ye, F Fan… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In colorectal cancer (CRC), cancer stem cells (CSC s) have been hypothesized to mediate
cell survival and chemoresistance. Previous studies from our laboratory described a role for …

NOX1-dependent redox signaling potentiates colonic stem cell proliferation to adapt to the intestinal microbiota by linking EGFR and TLR activation

S van der Post, GMH Birchenough, JM Held - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
The colon epithelium is a primary point of interaction with the microbiome and is
regenerated by a few rapidly cycling colonic stem cells (CSCs). CSC self-renewal and …

Inducible nitric oxide synthase from bone marrow-derived cells plays a critical role in regulating colonic inflammation

PL Beck, Y Li, J Wong, CW Chen, CM Keenan… - Gastroenterology, 2007 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Nitric oxide (NO) is an important mediator of intestinal inflammation.
Inducible NO synthase (iNOS) is the main source of NO in inflammation. Because iNOS is …

Aberrant up-regulation of iNOS/NO system is correlated with an increased abundance of Foxp3+ cells and reduced effector/memory cell markers expression during …

S Benkhelifa, H Rafa, S Belhadef, H Ait-Kaci… - …, 2019 - Springer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains the most cancer type related to chronic inflammation;
however, the mechanisms that link inflammation to CRC development and progression are …

The role of nitric oxide in cancer: master regulator or NOt?

FH Khan, E Dervan, DD Bhattacharyya… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nitric oxide (NO) is a key player in both the development and suppression of tumourigenesis
depending on the source and concentration of NO. In this review, we discuss the …