Concise review: prostate cancer stem cells: current understanding

S Skvortsov, II Skvortsova, DG Tang, A Dubrovska - Stem Cells, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Prostate cancer (PCa) is heterogeneous, harboring phenotypically diverse cancer cell types.
PCa cell heterogeneity is caused by genomic instability that leads to the clonal competition …

Papaver Plants: Current Insights on Phytochemical and Nutritional Composition Along with Biotechnological Applications

M Butnariu, C Quispe, J Herrera-Bravo… - Oxidative medicine …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The genus Papaver is highly esteemed in the pharmacy industry, in the culinary field, and as
ornamental plants. These plants are also valued in traditional medicine. Among all Papaver …

A Rac1/Cdc42 GTPase-specific small molecule inhibitor suppresses growth of primary human prostate cancer xenografts and prolongs survival in mice

K Zins, T Lucas, P Reichl, D Abraham, S Aharinejad - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Deregulated Rho GTPases Rac1 and Cdc42 have been discovered in various tumors,
including prostate and Rac protein expression significantly increases in prostate cancer. The …

Causal relationship between immune cells and prostate cancer: a Mendelian randomization study

Z Ye, X Deng, J Zhang, R Shao, C Song… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Despite the abundance of research indicating the participation of immune cells
in prostate cancer development, establishing a definitive cause-and-effect relationship has …

[HTML][HTML] Caffeic acid phenethyl ester suppresses EGFR/FAK/Akt signaling, migration, and tumor growth of prostate cancer cells

JC Tseng, BJ Wang, YP Wang, YY Kuo, JK Chen… - Phytomedicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is upregulated in prostate cancer
(PCa). However, suppression of EGFR did not improve the patient outcome, possibly due to …

Regulation of several androgen-induced genes through the repression of the miR-99a/let-7c/miR-125b-2 miRNA cluster in prostate cancer cells

D Sun, R Layer, AC Mueller, MA Cichewicz, M Negishi… - Oncogene, 2014 - nature.com
The androgen receptor (AR) stimulates and represses gene expression to promote the
initiation and progression of prostate cancer. Here, we report that androgen represses the …

New insights of CTLA-4 into its biological function in breast cancer

H Mao, L Zhang, Y Yang, W Zuo, Y Bi… - Current cancer drug …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
CTLA-4 is a negative regulator of the proliferation and the effector function of T-cells.
Therefore, it might be important to determine its expression on tumor cells and T …

Modulators of prostate cancer cell proliferation and viability identified by short-hairpin RNA library screening

KB Dahlman, JS Parker, T Shamu, H Hieronymus… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
There is significant need to identify novel prostate cancer drug targets because current
hormone therapies eventually fail, leading to a drug-resistant and fatal disease termed …

Dihydroartemisinin upregulates death receptor 5 expression and cooperates with TRAIL to induce apoptosis in human prostate cancer cells

Q He, J Shi, XL Shen, J An, H Sun, L Wang… - Cancer biology & …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Dihydroartemisinin (DHA) is a derivative of artemisinin and is an effective anti-malaria
therapeutic used worldwide. In this report, we report that DHA is as a potential anti-cancer …

[HTML][HTML] c-Src/Cav1-dependent activation of the EGFR by Dsg2

AM Overmiller, KP McGuinn, BJ Roberts, F Cooper… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The desmosomal cadherin, desmoglein 2 (Dsg2), is deregulated in a variety of human
cancers including those of the skin. When ectopically expressed in the epidermis of …