Mechanisms of cell death in oxidative stress

SW Ryter, HP Kim, A Hoetzel, JW Park… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2007 - liebertpub.com
Reactive oxygen or nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) generated endogenously or in response to
environmental stress have long been implicated in tissue injury in the context of a variety of …

Targeting DNA double-strand break repair pathways to improve radiotherapy response

M Toulany - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
More than half of cancer patients receive radiotherapy as a part of their cancer treatment.
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are considered as the most lethal form of DNA damage …

Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt signaling as a key mediator of tumor cell responsiveness to radiation

M Toulany, HP Rodemann - Seminars in cancer biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway is a key cascade downstream
of several protein kinases, especially membrane-bound receptor tyrosine kinases, including …

Chemosensitization and radiosensitization of tumors by plant polyphenols

AK Garg, TA Buchholz, BB Aggarwal - Antioxidants & redox …, 2005 - liebertpub.com
The treatment of cancer with chemotherapeutic agents and radiation has two major
problems: time-dependent development of tumor resistance to therapy (chemoresistance …

Radioresistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: Biological bases and therapeutic implications

F Perri, R Pacelli, G Della Vittoria Scarpati… - Head & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is strongly associated with alcohol and
tobacco consumption. Lately, the incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)‐related tumors …

Sustained IL-6/STAT-3 signaling in cholangiocarcinoma cells due to SOCS-3 epigenetic silencing

H Isomoto, JL Mott, S Kobayashi, NW Werneburg… - Gastroenterology, 2007 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Interleukin 6 (IL-6)-mediated signal transducers and activators of
transcription 3 (STAT-3) phosphorylation (activation) is aberrantly sustained in …

Expression of EGFRvIII in glioblastoma: prognostic significance revisited

N Montano, T Cenci, M Martini, QG D'Alessandris… - Neoplasia, 2011 - Elsevier
The epidermal growth factor receptor variant III (EGFRvIII) is associated with increased
proliferation of glioma cells. However, the impact of EGFRvIII on survival of patients with …

The epidermal growth factor receptor: a role in repair of radiation-induced DNA damage

DJ Chen, CS Nirodi - Clinical Cancer Research, 2007 - AACR
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), which is frequently expressed in tumors of
epithelial origin, is an important determinant of tumor responses to ionizing radiation …

Targeting AKT/PKB to improve treatment outcomes for solid tumors

M Iida, PM Harari, DL Wheeler, M Toulany - … Research/Fundamental and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The serine/threonine kinase AKT, also known as protein kinase B (PKB), is the major
substrate to phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and consists of three paralogs: AKT1 (PKBα) …

Biological determinants of radioresistance and their remediation in pancreatic cancer

P Seshacharyulu, MJ Baine, JJ Souchek… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2017 - Elsevier
Despite recent advances in radiotherapy, a majority of patients diagnosed with pancreatic
cancer (PC) do not achieve objective responses due to the existence of intrinsic and …