Cyclooxygenase-2-Prostaglandin E2 pathway: A key player in tumor-associated immune cells

K Jin, C Qian, J Lin, B Liu - Frontiers in oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cyclooxygenases-2 (COX-2) and Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), which are important in chronic
inflammatory diseases, can increase tumor incidence and promote tumor growth and …

Big opportunities for small molecules in immuno-oncology

JL Adams, J Smothers, R Srinivasan… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2015 - nature.com
The regulatory approval of ipilimumab (Yervoy) in 2011 ushered in a new era of cancer
immunotherapies with durable clinical effects. Most of these breakthrough medicines are …

Paracrine orchestration of intestinal tumorigenesis by a mesenchymal niche

M Roulis, A Kaklamanos, M Schernthanner, P Bielecki… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The initiation of an intestinal tumour is a probabilistic process that depends on the
competition between mutant and normal epithelial stem cells in crypts. Intestinal stem cells …

Edible ginger-derived nanoparticles: A novel therapeutic approach for the prevention and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and colitis-associated cancer

M Zhang, E Viennois, M Prasad, Y Zhang, L Wang… - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
There is a clinical need for new, more effective treatments for chronic and debilitating
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. In this …

In situ click chemistry generation of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors

A Bhardwaj, J Kaur, M Wuest, F Wuest - Nature communications, 2017 - nature.com
Cyclooxygenase-2 isozyme is a promising anti-inflammatory drug target, and
overexpression of this enzyme is also associated with several cancers and …

Cyclooxygenases and prostaglandins in tumor immunology and microenvironment of gastrointestinal cancer

D Wang, CS Cabalag, NJ Clemons, RN DuBois - Gastroenterology, 2021 - Elsevier
Chronic inflammation is a known risk factor for gastrointestinal cancer. The evidence that
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs suppress the incidence, growth, and metastasis of …

Cytosolic phospholipase A2: physiological function and role in disease

CC Leslie - Journal of lipid research, 2015 - ASBMB
The group IV phospholipase A 2 (PLA 2) family is comprised of six intracellular enzymes
(GIVA,-B,-C,-D,-E, and-F) commonly referred to as cytosolic PLA 2 (cPLA 2) α,-β,-γ,-δ,-ε, and …

Cancer-protective effect of a synbiotic combination between Lactobacillus gasseri 505 and a Cudrania tricuspidata leaf extract on colitis-associated colorectal cancer

NS Oh, JY Lee, YT Kim, SH Kim, JH Lee - Gut microbes, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Previously, a synbiotic combination of probiotic Lactobacillus gasseri 505 (LG) and a new
prebiotic, Cudrania tricuspidata leaf extract (CT) in fermented milk, designated FCT, showed …

Reactive oxygen species bridge the gap between chronic inflammation and tumor development

W Yu, Y Tu, Z Long, J Liu, D Kong… - Oxidative medicine …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
According to numerous animal studies, adverse environmental stimuli, including physical,
chemical, and biological factors, can cause low‐grade chronic inflammation and subsequent …

A probiotic bi-functional peptidoglycan hydrolase sheds NOD2 ligands to regulate gut homeostasis in female mice

J Gao, L Wang, J Jiang, Q Xu, N Zeng, B Lu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Secreted proteins are one of the direct molecular mechanisms by which microbiota influence
the host, thus constituting a promising field for drug discovery. Here, through bioinformatics …