Molecular targeted intervention for pancreatic cancer

A Mohammed, NB Janakiram, S Pant, CV Rao - Cancers, 2015 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic cancer (PC) remains one of the worst cancers, with almost uniform lethality. PC
risk is associated with westernized diet, tobacco, alcohol, obesity, chronic pancreatitis, and …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting pancreatitis blocks tumor-initiating stem cells and pancreatic cancer progression

A Mohammed, NB Janakiram, V Madka, M Brewer… - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recent development of genetically engineered mouse models (GEMs) for pancreatic cancer
(PC) that recapitulates human disease progression has helped to identify new strategies to …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous targeting of 5-LOX-COX and EGFR blocks progression of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

CV Rao, NB Janakiram, V Madka, V Devarkonda… - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), 5-Lipoxygenase (5-LOX), and epidermal growth factor
receptor (EGRF) are over-expressed in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) …

An overview of polyamine metabolism in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

O Phanstiel IV - International journal of cancer, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the deadliest major cancers, with a five
year survival rate of less than 8%. With current therapies only giving rise to modest life …

Investigation of polyamine metabolism and homeostasis in pancreatic cancers

C Massaro, J Thomas, O Phanstiel IV - Medical Sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic cancers are currently the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death and new
therapies are desperately needed. The most common pancreatic cancer is pancreatic ductal …

[HTML][HTML] A proposed physiopathological pathway to hyperammonemic encephalopathy in a non-cirrhotic patient with fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma without …

RC Surjan, ES Dos Santos, T Basseres… - The American Journal …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: Rare disease Background: Hyperammonemic encephalopathy is a potentially
fatal condition that may progress to irreversible neuronal damage and is usually associated …

KRAS oncoprotein expression is regulated by a self-governing eIF5A-PEAK1 feed-forward regulatory loop

K Fujimura, H Wang, F Watson, RL Klemke - Cancer research, 2018 - AACR
There remains intense interest in tractable approaches to target or silence the KRAS
oncoprotein as a rational therapeutic strategy to attack pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma …

Spermidine-mediated poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles containing fluorofenidone for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

J Tang, J Li, G Li, H Zhang, L Wang, D Li… - International journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive, fatal lung disease with poor survival. The
advances made in deciphering this disease have led to the approval of different antifibrotic …

Targeting ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) inhibits esophageal squamous cell carcinoma progression

W He, E Roh, K Yao, K Liu, X Meng, F Liu… - Npj Precision …, 2017 - nature.com
To explore the function of ornithine decarboxylase in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
progression and test the effectiveness of anti-ornithine decarboxylase therapy for …

Polyamine homeostasis-based strategies for cancer: The role of combination regimens

QZ Li, ZW Zuo, ZR Zhou, Y Ji - European Journal of Pharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Spermine, spermidine and putrescine polyamines are naturally occurring ubiquitous
positively charged amines and are essential metabolites for biological functions in our life …