Platelet-activating factor and metastasis: calcium-independent phospholipase A2β deficiency protects against breast cancer metastasis to the lung

J McHowat, G Gullickson, RG Hoover… - … of Physiology-Cell …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
We determined the contribution of calcium-independent phospholipase A2β (iPLA2β) to
lung metastasis development following breast cancer injection into wild-type (WT) and …

Increased expression and activity of group IIA and X secretory phospholipase A2 in peritumoral versus central colon carcinoma tissue

L Tribler, LT Jensen, K Jørgensen, N Brünner… - Anticancer …, 2007 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) type IIA and X was analyzed in tumors from 22 patients
with colon adenocarcinomas in order to determine the involvement and activity of sPLA2 in …

Synthesis and Biological Activity of Anticancer Ether Lipids That Are Specifically Released by Phospholipase A2 in Tumor Tissue

TL Andresen, SS Jensen, R Madsen… - Journal of medicinal …, 2005 - ACS Publications
The clinical use of anticancer lipids is severely limited by their ability to cause lysis of red
blood cells prohibiting intravenous injection. Novel delivery systems are therefore required …

Secretory phospholipases A2 as multivalent mediators of inflammatory and allergic disorders

F Granata, B Balestrieri, A Petraroli… - International archives of …, 2003 - karger.com
Abstract Phospholipases A 2 (PLA 2 s) are enzymes responsible for mobilization of fatty
acids, including arachidonic acid (AA), from phospholipids. These enzymes are classified as …

Enzyme-responsive polymers for drug delivery and molecular imaging

J Wang, H Zhang, F Wang, X Ai, D Huang, G Liu… - … Nanocarriers for Drug …, 2018 - Elsevier
Smart drug delivery systems that are based on environmental-responsive polymers have
been developed to specifically deliver cargos to desired disease sites and controlled drug …

Digestion of lipid micelles leads to increased membrane permeability

J Xie, DL Pink, MJ Lawrence, CD Lorenz - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Lipid-based drug carriers are an attractive option to solubilise poorly water soluble
therapeutics. Previously, we reported that the digestion of a short tail PC lipid (2C6PC) by …

Single lipid vesicle assay for characterizing single-enzyme kinetics of phospholipid hydrolysis in a complex biological fluid

SR Tabaei, M Rabe, H Zetterberg… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Imaging of individual lipid vesicles is used to track single-enzyme kinetics of phospholipid
hydrolysis. The method is employed to quantify the catalytic activity of phospholipase A2 …

Plasma phospholipase A2 activity may serve as a novel diagnostic biomarker for the diagnosis of breast cancer

J Qu, X Zhao, J Wang, C Liu, Y Sun… - Oncology …, 2018 - spandidos-publications.com
Previous studies have indicated that phospholipase A2 (PLA2) may be associated with
tumorigenesis in human tissues. The present study aimed to investigate the association …

Prognostic significance of three novel biologic factors in a clinical trial of adjuvant therapy for node-negative breast cancer

J Yamashita, M Ogawa, K Sakai - Surgery, 1995 - Elsevier
Background. Five products of human breast carcinoma cells, including membrane-
associated phospholipase A2 (M-PLA2), polymorphonuclear leukocyte elastase (PMN-E) …

Phospholipase A2: Its Usefulness in Laboratory Diagnostics

E Kaiser - Critical reviews in clinical laboratory sciences, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of membrane
phospholipids. This article reviews the source and structure of PLA2, the involvement of the …