Emerging epigenetic‐based nanotechnology for cancer therapy: modulating the tumor microenvironment

J Zhang, L Huang, G Ge, K Hu - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dysregulated epigenetic modifications dynamically drive the abnormal transcription process
to affect the tumor microenvironment; thus, promoting cancer progression, drug resistance …

Therapeutic regulation of epigenetics in cancer treatment through drug delivery systems

B Su, S Li, S Geng, D Brambilla, R Sun, T Sun, C Jiang - Nano Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Not only genetic but also epigenetic factors are closely associated with cancer, especially
with its malignant evolution. Cancer therapies based on epigenetic modulation have …

Epigenetic regulation and therapeutic targets in the tumor microenvironment

Z Xie, Z Zhou, S Yang, S Zhang, B Shao - Molecular Biomedicine, 2023 - Springer
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is crucial to neoplastic processes, fostering proliferation,
angiogenesis and metastasis. Epigenetic regulations, primarily including DNA and RNA …

Epigenetic reprogramming in cancer: From diagnosis to treatment

PMS Costa, SLA Sales, DP Pinheiro… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Disruption of the epigenetic program of gene expression is a hallmark of cancer that initiates
and propagates tumorigenesis. Altered DNA methylation, histone modifications and ncRNAs …

Targeting epigenetics for cancer therapy

JW Park, JW Han - Archives of pharmacal research, 2019 - Springer
Cancer can be identified as a chaotic cell state, which breaks the rules that govern growth
and reproduction, with main characteristics such as uncontrolled division, invading other …

Epigenetics in cancer therapy and nanomedicine

A Roberti, AF Valdes, R Torrecillas, MF Fraga… - Clinical …, 2019 - Springer
The emergence of nanotechnology applied to medicine has revolutionized the treatment of
human cancer. As in the case of classic drugs for the treatment of cancer, epigenetic drugs …

Cancer development, progression, and therapy: an epigenetic overview

S Sarkar, G Horn, K Moulton, A Oza, S Byler… - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
Carcinogenesis involves uncontrolled cell growth, which follows the activation of oncogenes
and/or the deactivation of tumor suppression genes. Metastasis requires down-regulation of …

Targeting cancer epigenetics: Linking basic biology to clinical medicine

K Shinjo, Y Kondo - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Recent studies provide compelling evidence that epigenetic dysregulation is involved in
almost every step of tumor development and progression. Differences in tumor behavior …

Epigenetic regulation in the tumor microenvironment: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets

J Yang, J Xu, W Wang, B Zhang, X Yu… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Over decades, researchers have focused on the epigenetic control of DNA-templated
processes. Histone modification, DNA methylation, chromatin remodeling, RNA modification …

Epigenetic alterations as a universal feature of cancer hallmarks and a promising target for personalized treatments

M Schnekenburger, C Florean, M Dicato… - Current topics in …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Despite considerable scientific progress, the burden of cancer in our society remains a
major public health problem. Tumorigenesis is recognized as a complex and multistep …