Nucleotide metabolism: a pan-cancer metabolic dependency

NJ Mullen, PK Singh - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Metabolic alterations are a key hallmark of cancer cells, and the augmented synthesis and
use of nucleotide triphosphates is a critical and universal metabolic dependency of cancer …

Tumor abnormality-oriented nanomedicine design

Q Zhou, J Xiang, N Qiu, Y Wang, Y Piao, S Shao… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Anticancer nanomedicines have been proven effective in mitigating the side effects of
chemotherapeutic drugs. However, challenges remain in augmenting their therapeutic …

From purines to purinergic signalling: molecular functions and human diseases

Z Huang, N Xie, P Illes, F Di Virgilio, H Ulrich… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2021 - nature.com
Purines and their derivatives, most notably adenosine and ATP, are the key molecules
controlling intracellular energy homoeostasis and nucleotide synthesis. Besides, these …

Designing antibodies as therapeutics

PJ Carter, A Rajpal - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Antibody therapeutics are a large and rapidly expanding drug class providing major health
benefits. We provide a snapshot of current antibody therapeutics including their formats …

[HTML][HTML] Drug resistance and combating drug resistance in cancer

X Wang, H Zhang, X Chen - Cancer drug resistance, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US. Current major treatments for cancer
management include surgery, cytotoxic chemotherapy, targeted therapy, radiation therapy …

The adenosine pathway in immuno-oncology

B Allard, D Allard, L Buisseret, J Stagg - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2020 - nature.com
Cancer immunotherapy based on immune-checkpoint inhibition or adoptive cell therapy has
revolutionized cancer care. Nevertheless, a large proportion of patients do not benefit from …

Applications and challenges of ultra-small particle size nanoparticles in tumor therapy

J Xu, M Song, Z Fang, L Zheng, X Huang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the development of nanotechnology, nanomedicines are widely used in tumor therapy.
However, biological barriers in the delivery of nanoparticles still limit their application in …

Extracellular ATP and P2 purinergic signalling in the tumour microenvironment

F Di Virgilio, AC Sarti, S Falzoni, E De Marchi… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Modulation of the biochemical composition of the tumour microenvironment is a new frontier
of cancer therapy. Several immunosuppressive mechanisms operate in the milieu of most …

The P2X7 receptor in infection and inflammation

F Di Virgilio, D Dal Ben, AC Sarti, AL Giuliani, S Falzoni - Immunity, 2017 - cell.com
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) accumulates at sites of tissue injury and inflammation. Effects
of extracellular ATP are mediated by plasma membrane receptors named P2 receptors …

ATP‐responsive smart hydrogel releasing immune adjuvant synchronized with repeated chemotherapy or radiotherapy to boost antitumor immunity

L Sun, F Shen, L Tian, H Tao, Z Xiong, J Xu… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Certain chemotherapeutics and forms of ionizing radiation can induce immunogenic cell
death (ICD). If there simultaneously exist immune adjuvants within the tumor, such antitumor …