Endocrine disruptors and prostate cancer

M Corti, S Lorenzetti, A Ubaldi, R Zilli… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The role of endocrine disruptors (EDs) in the human prostate gland is an overlooked issue
even though the prostate is essential for male fertility. From experimental models, it is known …

Membrane progesterone receptors (mPRs/PAQRs) are going beyond its initial definitions

J Aickareth, M Hawwar, N Sanchez, R Gnanasekaran… - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Progesterone (PRG) is a key cyclical reproductive hormone that has a significant impact on
female organs in vertebrates. It is mainly produced by the corpus luteum of the ovaries, but …

Effects of endocrine active contaminating pesticides on RACK1 expression and immunological consequences in THP-1 cells

A Maddalon, M Masi, M Iulini, P Linciano… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
We have previously demonstrated that RACK1, which expression is under steroid hormone
control, plays an important role in the activation of immune cells and its expression can be …

Effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals on the expression of RACK1 and LPS-induced THP-1 cell activation

M Masi, A Maddalon, M Iulini, P Linciano, V Galbiati… - Toxicology, 2022 - Elsevier
The existence of a complex hormonal balance among glucocorticoids, androgens and
estrogens involved in the regulation of Receptor for Activated C Kinase 1 (RACK1) …

GSK-3β allosteric inhibition: a dead end or a new pharmacological frontier?

B Balboni, M Masi, W Rocchia, S Girotto… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Most kinase inhibitors are designed to bind to highly homologous ATP-binding sites, which
leads to promiscuity and possible off-target effects. Allostery is an alternative approach to …

Impact of endocrine disruptors on peripheral blood mononuclear cells in vitro: role of gender

A Maddalon, L Cari, M Iulini, MN Alhosseini… - Archives of …, 2023 - Springer
Humans can be exposed to endocrine disruptors (EDs) in numerous ways. EDs can interfere
with endogenous hormones at different levels, resulting in numerous adverse human health …

'Toxic Masculinity': What Is Known about the Role of Androgen Receptors in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

J Čonkaš, M Sabol, P Ozretić - International journal of molecular sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), the most prevalent cancer in the head
and neck region, develops from the mucosal epithelium of the upper aerodigestive tract. Its …

GPER: An Estrogen Receptor Key in Metastasis and Tumoral Microenvironments

AC Tirado-Garibay, EA Falcón-Ruiz… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Estrogens and their role in cancer are well-studied, and some cancer types are classified in
terms of their response to them. In recent years, a G protein-coupled estrogen receptor …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the management and therapeutic performance of diabetes mellitus employing special target

HY Sun, XY Lin - World Journal of Diabetes, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic condition characterized predominantly by
hyperglycemia. The most common causes contributing to the pathophysiology of diabetes …

Proteostasis deregulation in neurodegeneration and its link with stress granules: focus on the scaffold and ribosomal protein RACK1

M Masi, A Attanzio, M Racchi, B Wolozin, S Borella… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
The role of protein misfolding, deposition, and clearance has been the dominant topic in the
last decades of investigation in the field of neurodegeneration. The impairment of protein …