Inhibition of brain epidermal growth factor receptor activation: a novel target in neurodegenerative diseases and brain injuries

O Tavassoly, T Sato, I Tavassoly - Molecular pharmacology, 2020 - ASPET
Several reports have been published recently demonstrating a beneficial effect of epidermal
growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors in improving pathologic and behavioral conditions …

[HTML][HTML] Repurposed anti-cancer epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors: mechanisms of neuroprotective effects in Alzheimer's disease

HM Mansour, HM Fawzy, AS El-Khatib… - Neural Regeneration …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Numerous molecular mechanisms are being examined in an attempt to discover disease-
modifying drugs to slow down the underlying neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease …

[HTML][HTML] EGFR is a potential dual molecular target for cancer and Alzheimer's disease

HJ Choi, YJ Jeong, J Kim, HS Hoe - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Many researchers are attempting to identify drugs that can be repurposed as effective
therapies for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Several recent studies have highlighted epidermal …

Potential repositioning of anti-cancer EGFR inhibitors in Alzheimer's disease: current perspectives and challenging prospects

HM Mansour, HM Fawzy, AS El-Khatib, MM Khattab - Neuroscience, 2021 - Elsevier
Clinical trials of new drugs for Alzheimer's disease (AD) have ended with disappointing
results, with tremendous resources and time. Repositioning of existing anti-cancer …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of EGFR mechanisms and their implications in targeted therapies for glioblastoma

SMB Rodriguez, A Kamel, GV Ciubotaru… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite all of the progress in understanding its molecular biology and pathogenesis,
glioblastoma (GBM) is one of the most aggressive types of cancers, and without an efficient …

[HTML][HTML] EGFR and EGFRvIII promote angiogenesis and cell invasion in glioblastoma: combination therapies for an effective treatment

S Keller, MHH Schmidt - International journal of molecular sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and the mutant EGFRvIII are major focal points in
current concepts of targeted cancer therapy for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most …

Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors promote CNS axon growth through off-target effects on glia

Z Ahmed, SJ Jacques, M Berry, A Logan - Neurobiology of disease, 2009 - Elsevier
Administration of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors (eg
AG1478/PD168393) promotes central nervous system (CNS) axon regeneration in vivo by …

EGFR-dependent mechanisms in glioblastoma: towards a better therapeutic strategy

C Zahonero, P Sánchez-Gómez - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2014 - Springer
Glioblastoma is a particularly resilient cancer, and while therapies may be able to reach the
brain by crossing the blood–brain barrier, they then have to deal with a highly invasive tumor …

Implicative role of epidermal growth factor receptor and its associated signaling partners in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

PK Jayaswamy, M Vijaykrishnaraj, P Patil… - Ageing Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) plays a pivotal role in early brain development,
although its expression pattern declines in accordance with the maturation of the active …

Cypermethrin induces astrocyte apoptosis by the disruption of the autocrine/paracrine mode of epidermal growth factor receptor signaling

SK Maurya, A Rai, NK Rai, S Deshpande… - Toxicological …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Cypermethrin is reported to affect astrocytes in rat brain; however, its mechanism of action is
obscure. Here, we observed an increase in apoptosis in the cortical astrocytes upon …