Recent advances and limitations of mTOR inhibitors in the treatment of cancer

ES Ali, K Mitra, S Akter, S Ramproshad, B Mondal… - Cancer cell …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The PI3K-Akt-mechanistic (formerly mammalian) target of the rapamycin (mTOR)
signaling pathway is important in a variety of biological activities, including cellular …

Fueling the fire: emerging role of the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway in cancer

NM Akella, L Ciraku, MJ Reginato - BMC biology, 2019 - Springer
Altered metabolism and deregulated cellular energetics are now considered a hallmark of
all cancers. Glucose, glutamine, fatty acids, and amino acids are the primary drivers of tumor …

[HTML][HTML] The role of cancer stem cells in radiation resistance

CR Arnold, J Mangesius, II Skvortsova… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cancer stem cells (CSC) are a distinct subpopulation within a tumor. They are able to self-
renew and differentiate and possess a high capability to repair DNA damage, exhibit low …

Recent updates on mechanisms of resistance to 5-fluorouracil and reversal strategies in colon cancer treatment

S Azwar, HF Seow, M Abdullah, M Faisal Jabar… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Acquired resistance to chemotherapy by cancer cells is the predominant
factor in chemotherapy failure, which ultimately leads to disease progression and death …

Inflammation and DNA damage: Cause, effect or both

A Pezone, F Olivieri, MV Napoli, A Procopio… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Inflammation is a biological response involving immune cells, blood vessels and mediators
induced by endogenous and exogenous stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells or …

Obesity, DNA damage, and development of obesity-related diseases

M Włodarczyk, G Nowicka - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Obesity has been recognized to increase the risk of such diseases as cardiovascular
diseases, diabetes, and cancer. It indicates that obesity can impact genome stability …

[HTML][HTML] Properties and behavior of carbon nanomaterials when interfacing neuronal cells: How far have we come?

R Rauti, M Musto, S Bosi, M Prato, L Ballerini - Carbon, 2019 - Elsevier
In the last two decades, an increasing amount of studies have investigated the use of
components based on carbon-(nano) materials in the engineering of neural interfaces, to …

Targeting metabolism in cancer cells and the tumour microenvironment for cancer therapy

J Li, JQ Eu, LR Kong, L Wang, YC Lim, BC Goh… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Targeting altered tumour metabolism is an emerging therapeutic strategy for cancer
treatment. The metabolic reprogramming that accompanies the development of malignancy …

Molecular mechanisms behind ROS regulation in cancer: A balancing act between augmented tumorigenesis and cell apoptosis

HS Tuli, J Kaur, K Vashishth, K Sak, U Sharma… - Archives of …, 2023 - Springer
ROS include hydroxyl radicals (HO.), superoxide (O2..), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2).
ROS are typically produced under physiological conditions and play crucial roles in living …

[HTML][HTML] An emerging class of long non-coding RNA with oncogenic role arises from the snoRNA host genes

AA Zimta, AB Tigu, C Braicu, C Stefan, C Ionescu… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The small nucleolar RNA host genes (SNHGs) are a group of long non-coding RNAs, which
are reported in many studies as being overexpressed in various cancers. With very few …