Targeting the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in cancer

Y Zhang, X Wang - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2020 - Springer
The aberrant Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway facilitates cancer stem cell renewal, cell
proliferation and differentiation, thus exerting crucial roles in tumorigenesis and therapy …

Reshaping the systemic tumor immune environment (STIE) and tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) to enhance immunotherapy efficacy in solid tumors

L Xu, C Zou, S Zhang, TSM Chu, Y Zhang… - Journal of hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
The development of combination immunotherapy based on the mediation of regulatory
mechanisms of the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) is promising. However, a deep …

The role of iron in cancer progression

Q Guo, L Li, S Hou, Z Yuan, C Li, W Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Iron is an essential trace element for the human body, and its deficiency or excess can
induce a variety of biological processes. Plenty of evidences have shown that iron …

Metastasis and MAPK pathways

M Kciuk, A Gielecińska, A Budzinska… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. In many cases, the treatment of the disease is
limited due to the metastasis of cells to distant locations of the body through the blood and …

MiR-375 reduces the stemness of gastric cancer cells through triggering ferroptosis

H Ni, H Qin, C Sun, Y Liu, G Ruan, Q Guo, T Xi… - Stem cell research & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Gastric cancer stem cells (CSCs) are the main causes of metastasis and drug
resistance. We previously indicated that miR-375 can inhibit Helicobacter pylori-induced …

An insight into the cancer stem cell survival pathways involved in chemoresistance in triple-negative breast cancer

H Qayoom, NA Wani, B Alshehri, MA Mir - Future oncology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most complex, aggressive and fatal subtype of
breast cancer. Owing to the lack of targeted therapy and heterogenic nature of TNBC …

Signaling pathways governing breast cancer stem cells behavior

K Song, M Farzaneh - Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2021 - Springer
Breast cancer is the second common cancer and the leading cause of malignancy among
females overall. Breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) are a small population of breast cancer …

The reversal of chemotherapy-induced multidrug resistance by nanomedicine for cancer therapy

S Liu, AR Khan, X Yang, B Dong, J Ji, G Zhai - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Multidrug resistance (MDR) of cancer is a persistent problem in chemotherapy. Scientists
have considered the overexpressed efflux transporters responsible for MDR and …

Emerging role of E2F family in cancer stem cells

D Xie, Q Pei, J Li, X Wan, T Ye - Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The E2F family of transcription factors (E2Fs) consist of eight genes in mammals. These
genes encode ten proteins that are usually classified as transcriptional activators or …

Tanshinone IIA inhibits gastric cancer cell stemness through inducing ferroptosis

H Ni, G Ruan, C Sun, X Yang, Z Miao… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tanshinone IIA is the active constituent extracted from Salvia Miltiorrhza. Numerous studies
have shown that Tanshinone IIA could inhibit tumor proliferation and metastasis, including …