Metformin and cancer hallmarks: shedding new lights on therapeutic repurposing

Y Hua, Y Zheng, Y Yao, R Jia, S Ge… - Journal of Translational …, 2023 - Springer
Metformin is a well-known anti-diabetic drug that has been repurposed for several emerging
applications, including as an anti-cancer agent. It boasts the distinct advantages of an …

Updates in glioblastoma immunotherapy: an overview of the current clinical and translational scenario

A Bianconi, G Palmieri, G Aruta, M Monticelli, P Zeppa… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive central nervous system tumor,
requiring multimodal management. Due to its malignant behavior and infiltrative growth …

Glioblastoma research on zebrafish xenograft models: a systematic review

A Pliakopanou, I Antonopoulos, N Darzenta… - Clinical and …, 2024 - Springer
Glioblastoma (GBM) constitutes the most common primary brain tumor in adults. The
challenges in GBM therapeutics have shed light on zebrafish used as a promising animal …

Overcoming challenges in glioblastoma treatment: targeting infiltrating cancer cells and harnessing the tumor microenvironment

M Chiariello, G Inzalaco, V Barone… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Glioblastoma (GB) is a highly malignant primary brain tumor with limited treatment options
and poor prognosis. Despite current treatment approaches, including surgical resection …

TIMP1/CHI3L1 facilitates glioma progression and immunosuppression via NF-κB activation

J Xu, C Wei, C Wang, F Li, Z Wang, J Xiong… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2024 - Elsevier
Gliomas are highly heterogeneous brain tumours that are resistant to therapies. The
molecular signatures of gliomas play a high-ranking role in tumour prognosis and treatment …

Anticancer Activity of Measles–Mumps–Rubella MMR Vaccine Viruses against Glioblastoma

Z Khalid, S Coco, N Ullah, A Pulliero, K Cortese… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This research has been suggested after a gap was found in the previous
literature, and our hypothesis of the MMR vaccine being an oncolytic virus. The present …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin potentiates immunosuppressant activity and adipogenic differentiation of human umbilical cord-mesenchymal stem cells

A Bajetto, A Pattarozzi, R Sirito, F Barbieri… - International …, 2023 - Elsevier
Metformin, a first-line drug for type-2 diabetes, displays pleiotropic effects on inflammation,
aging, and cancer. Obesity triggers a low-grade chronic inflammation leading to insulin …

Stem-like signatures in human meningioma cells are under the control of CXCL11/CXCL12 chemokine activity

F Barbieri, A Bajetto, I Dellacasagrande… - Neuro …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Meningiomas are mainly benign brain tumors, although about 20% of
histologically benign cases are clinically aggressive and recur after resection. We …

Novel terpestacin derivatives with l-amino acid residue as anticancer agents against U87MG-derived glioblastoma stem cells

S Liao, N Yuk, YJ Kim, H Xu, X Li, L Wang, Y Liu… - Bioorganic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Based on the natural product terpestacin, seventeen derivatives (1–17) with various l-amino
acid side chains were designed and synthesized. Their anticancer activities against U87MG …

Multi-omics analysis reveals CLIC1 as a therapeutic vulnerability of gliomas

C Wang, Z He - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Despite advances in comprehending cancer biology, malignant gliomas remain
incurable. The present work conducted a multi-omics analysis for investigating the …