Pyroptosis is a critical immune-inflammatory response involved in atherosclerosis

X He, X Fan, B Bai, N Lu, S Zhang, L Zhang - Pharmacological Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Pyroptosis is a form of programmed cell death activated by various stimuli and is
characterized by inflammasome assembly, membrane pore formation, and the secretion of …

Role of methylation in pro-and anti-cancer immunity

A Mehdi, SA Rabbani - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Epigenetic mechanisms including methylation play an essential role in
regulating gene expression not only in cancer cells but also in immune cells. Although role …

From resistance to resilience: Uncovering chemotherapeutic resistance mechanisms; insights from established models

NM Abdelmaksoud, AI Abulsoud, AS Doghish… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the tremendous advances in cancer treatment, resistance to chemotherapeutic
agents impedes higher success rates and accounts for major relapses in cancer therapy …

Molecular mechanisms of western diet-induced obesity and obesity-related carcinogenesis—A narrative review

D Lathigara, D Kaushal, RB Wilson - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
The present study aims to provide a narrative review of the molecular mechanisms of
Western diet-induced obesity and obesity-related carcinogenesis. A literature search of the …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetics in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy: Epigenetics in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy

X Li, L Lu, W Hou, T Huang, X Chen, J Qi… - Acta Biochimica et …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Diabetic nephropathy (DN), which is a common microvascular complication with a high
incidence in diabetic patients, greatly increases the mortality of patients. With further study …

The role of the extracellular matrix protein TGFBI in cancer

A Corona, GC Blobe - Cellular signalling, 2021 - Elsevier
The secreted extracellular protein, transforming growth factor beta induced (TGFBI or
βIGH3), has roles in regulating numerous biological functions, including cell adhesion and …

The interactions between DNA methylation machinery and long non-coding RNAs in tumor progression and drug resistance

MJ Al-Imam, UAR Hussein, FF Sead, AMA Faqri… - DNA repair, 2023 - Elsevier
DNA methylation is one of the main epigenetic mechanisms in cancer development and
progression. Aberrant DNA methylation of CpG islands within promoter regions contributes …

D-2-Hydroxyglutarate in glioma biology

FJ Chou, Y Liu, F Lang, C Yang - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutations are common genetic abnormalities in glioma,
which result in the accumulation of an “oncometabolite”, D-2-hydroxyglutarate (D-2-HG) …

Noncoding RNA as an influential epigenetic modulator with promising roles in cancer therapeutics

L Roy, O Chatterjee, D Bose, A Roy, S Chatterjee - Drug Discovery Today, 2023 - Elsevier
The epigenetic landscape has an important role in cellular homeostasis and its deregulation
leads to cancer. Noncoding (nc) RNA networks function as major regulators of cellular …

Effect of aberrant DNA methylation on cancer stem cell properties

Z Mazloumi, R Farahzadi, A Rafat, KD Asl… - … and molecular pathology, 2022 - Elsevier
DNA methylation, as an epigenetic mechanism, occurs by adding a methyl group of
cytosines in position 5 by DNA methyltransferases and has essential roles in cellular …