[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D: a potential star for treating chronic pancreatitis

M Zheng, R Gao - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a chronic inflammatory and fibrotic disease of the pancreas. The
incidence of CP is increasing worldwide but the effective therapies are lacking. Hence, it is …

Enhanced in vitro tumoricidal effects of 5-Fluorouracil, thymoquinone, and active vitamin D3 triple therapy against colon cancer cells by attenuating the PI3K/AKT …

S Idris, B Refaat, RA Almaimani, HG Ahmed, J Ahmad… - Life Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Aims This study measured the effects of 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), calcitriol (VD 3), and/or
thymoquinone (TQ) single/dual/triple therapies on cell cycle progression, apoptosis …

[HTML][HTML] In Vivo and In Vitro Enhanced Tumoricidal Effects of Metformin, Active Vitamin D3, and 5-Fluorouracil Triple Therapy against Colon Cancer by Modulating the …

RA Almaimani, A Aslam, J Ahmad, MZ El-Readi… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Failure of chemotherapy is common during the treatment of colon cancer,
and there is a compelling need to develop alternative therapeutic approaches against this …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced anti-cancer effects of oestrogen and progesterone co-therapy against colorectal cancer in males

AA Mahbub, A Aslam, ME Elzubier… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Although ovarian sex steroids could have protective roles against colorectal cancer (CRC) in
women, little is currently known about their potential anti-tumorigenic effects in men. Hence …

Modulating the activity of fluoropyrimidines against colorectal cancer by Vitamin D and its analogs

M Jurczyk, A Midro, M Król, W Olesiak… - Folia Medica …, 2022 - journals.pan.pl
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common malignancy worldwide and the second
most deadly cancer. Scientists have projected that by 2040, the prevalence will reach up to …

[HTML][HTML] VDR signaling via the enzyme NAT2 inhibits colorectal cancer progression

C Zhu, Z Wang, J Cai, C Pan, S Lin, Y Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Recent epidemiological and preclinical evidence indicates that vitamin D3 inhibits colorectal
cancer (CRC) progression, but the mechanism has not been completely elucidated. This …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced renoprotective actions of Paricalcitol and omega-3 fatty acids co-therapy against diabetic nephropathy in rat

M El-Boshy, A Alsaegh, AH Qasem, RA Sindi… - Journal of Advanced …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Although the synthetic vitamin D analogue, Paricalcitol, and omega-3 Fatty
acids (ω-3) alleviated diabetic nephropathy (DN), their combination was not previously …

Deferasirox and vitamin D3 co-therapy mitigates iron-induced renal injury by enhanced modulation of cellular anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative stress, and iron …

MM Ghaith, M El-Boshy, H Almasmoum… - Journal of Trace …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Chronic iron overload could induce nephropathy via oxidative stress and
inflammation, and chelating therapy has limited efficacy in removing excess intracellular …

[HTML][HTML] Profiling activins and follistatin in colorectal cancer according to clinical stage, tumour sidedness and Smad4 status

B Refaat, J Zekri, A Aslam, J Ahmad… - Pathology and …, 2021 - por-journal.com
This study explored the roles of activins and follistatin in colorectal cancers. Paired
malignant and normal colonic tissues were collected from archived paraffin-embedded (n …

[PDF][PDF] 5-aminosalicylic acid inhibits the expression of oncomiRs and pro-inflammatory microRNAs: an in vitro study.

M Adamowicz, P Milkiewicz… - Journal of Physiology …, 2021 - jpp.krakow.pl
1Department of Medical Biology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland; 2Liver
and Internal Medicine Unit, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; 3Translational …