Targeting the renin-angiotensin system to improve cancer treatment: Implications for immunotherapy

M Pinter, RK Jain - Science translational medicine, 2017 - science.org
Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitors (RASi)—widely prescribed for the treatment of
cardiovascular diseases—have considerable potential in oncology. The RAS plays a crucial …

Cancer and heart disease: associations and relations

RA de Boer, WC Meijers, P van der Meer… - European journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging evidence supports that cancer incidence is increased in patients with
cardiovascular (CV) disease and heart failure (HF), and patients with HF frequently die from …

Losartan treatment enhances chemotherapy efficacy and reduces ascites in ovarian cancer models by normalizing the tumor stroma

Y Zhao, J Cao, A Melamed, M Worley… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
In ovarian cancer patients, tumor fibrosis and angiotensin-driven fibrogenic signaling have
been shown to inversely correlate with survival. We sought to enhance drug delivery and …

The renin–angiotensin system and cancer: old dog, new tricks

AJ George, WG Thomas, RD Hannan - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2010 - nature.com
For cancers to develop, sustain and spread, the appropriation of key homeostatic
physiological systems that influence cell growth, migration and death, as well as …

[PDF][PDF] Regulation of tumor angiogenesis by EZH2

C Lu, HD Han, LS Mangala, R Ali-Fehmi, CS Newton… - Cancer cell, 2010 - cell.com
Although VEGF-targeted therapies are showing promise, new angiogenesis targets are
needed to make additional gains. Here, we show that increased Zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) …

Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system and immunomodulation: A state-of-the-art review

D Laghlam, M Jozwiak, LS Nguyen - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The renin–angiotensin system (RAS) has long been described in the field of cardiovascular
physiology as the main player in blood pressure homeostasis. However, other effects have …

Peptide hormone regulation of angiogenesis

C Clapp, S Thebault, MC Jeziorski… - Physiological …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
It is now apparent that regulation of blood vessel growth contributes to the classical actions
of hormones on development, growth, and reproduction. Endothelial cells are ideally …

Possible cancer-causing capacity of COVID-19: Is SARS-CoV-2 an oncogenic agent?

K Jahankhani, F Ahangari, IM Adcock, E Mortaz - Biochimie, 2023 - Elsevier
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has shown diverse life-
threatening effects, most of which are considered short-term. In addition to its short-term …

[PDF][PDF] Clinical significance of estrogen receptor phosphorylation

LC Murphy, SV Seekallu, PH Watson - Endocrine-related cancer, 2011 - Citeseer
Multiple sites of phosphorylation on human estrogen receptor a (ERa) have been identified
by a variety of methodologies. Now with the emerging availability of phospho-site-specific …

Local renin-angiotensin system in the reproductive system

D Herr, I Bekes, C Wulff - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is well known as regulator of electrolytes and blood
pressure. Besides this function, there are numerous studies supporting the idea of a local …