PI3K/AKT pathway as a key link modulates the multidrug resistance of cancers

R Liu, Y Chen, G Liu, C Li, Y Song, Z Cao, W Li… - Cell death & …, 2020 - nature.com
Multidrug resistance (MDR) is the dominant challenge in the failure of chemotherapy in
cancers. Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) is a lipid kinase that spreads intracellular …

Signaling pathways in rheumatoid arthritis: implications for targeted therapy

Q Ding, W Hu, R Wang, Q Yang, M Zhu, M Li… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an incurable systemic autoimmune disease. Disease
progression leads to joint deformity and associated loss of function, which significantly …

APOE4/4 is linked to damaging lipid droplets in Alzheimer's disease microglia

MS Haney, R Pálovics, CN Munson, C Long… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Several genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease implicate genes involved in lipid
metabolism and many of these lipid genes are highly expressed in glial cells. However, the …

Crosstalk between circRNAs and the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in cancer progression

C Xue, G Li, J Lu, L Li - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2021 - nature.com
Circular RNAs (circRNAs), covalently closed noncoding RNAs, are widely expressed in
eukaryotes and viruses. They can function by regulating target gene expression, linear RNA …

Pathogenesis of osteoarthritis: risk factors, regulatory pathways in chondrocytes, and experimental models

Y He, Z Li, PG Alexander, BD Ocasio-Nieves, L Yocum… - Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
As the most common chronic degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis (OA) is the leading
cause of pain and physical disability, affecting millions of people worldwide. Mainly …

[HTML][HTML] Sunitinib resistance in renal cell carcinoma: From molecular mechanisms to predictive biomarkers

J Jin, Y Xie, JS Zhang, JQ Wang, SJ Dai, W He… - Drug Resistance …, 2023 - Elsevier
Currently, renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most prevalent type of kidney cancer. Targeted
therapy has replaced radiation therapy and chemotherapy as the main treatment option for …

IL-6/STAT3 is a promising therapeutic target for hepatocellular carcinoma

J Xu, H Lin, G Wu, M Zhu, M Li - Frontiers in oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignant tumor of which the occurrence and
development, the tumorigenicity of HCC is involving in multistep and multifactor interactions …

Molecular mechanisms underlying protective role of quercetin in attenuating Alzheimer's disease

E Zaplatic, M Bule, SZA Shah, MS Uddin, K Niaz - Life sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Quercetin belongs to the flavonoids family, which is present in most of the plants including
fruits, vegetables, green tea and even in red wine having antioxidant activities. It is available …

Therapeutic targeting of NF-κB in acute lung injury: a double-edged sword

MW Millar, F Fazal, A Rahman - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) is a devastating disease
that can be caused by a variety of conditions including pneumonia, sepsis, trauma, and most …

Liver regeneration after hepatectomy and partial liver transplantation

S Yagi, M Hirata, Y Miyachi, S Uemoto - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The liver is a unique organ with an abundant regenerative capacity. Therefore, partial
hepatectomy (PHx) or partial liver transplantation (PLTx) can be safely performed. Liver …