Chitosan: a potential biopolymer in drug delivery and biomedical applications

N Desai, D Rana, S Salave, R Gupta, P Patel… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan, a biocompatible and biodegradable polysaccharide derived from chitin, has
surfaced as a material of promise for drug delivery and biomedical applications. Different …

The mucin family of proteins: candidates as potential biomarkers for colon cancer

KE Cox, S Liu, TM Lwin, RM Hoffman, SK Batra… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in
the United States with an overall 5-year survival of 65%. While there have been many …

Chimeric antibody targeting unique epitope on onco-mucin16 reduces tumor burden in pancreatic and lung malignancies

A Shah, S Chaudhary, I Lakshmanan, A Aithal… - NPJ Precision …, 2023 - nature.com
Aberrantly expressed onco-mucin 16 (MUC16) and its post-cleavage generated surface
tethered carboxy-terminal (MUC16-Cter) domain are strongly associated with poor …

Molecular classification of appendiceal adenocarcinoma

MB Foote, H Walch, W Chatila, E Vakiani… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Appendiceal adenocarcinomas (ACs) are rare, histologically diverse
malignancies treated as colorectal cancers despite having distinct biology and clinical …

Mucins as potential biomarkers for early detection of cancer

SK Gautam, P Khan, G Natarajan, P Atri, A Aithal… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Early cancer detection is a challenge in treating cancer patients.
Remarkably, carcinomas of the breast, lung, liver, pancreas, ovary, and colon contribute to …

Muc4 loss mitigates epidermal growth factor receptor activity essential for PDAC tumorigenesis

R Bhatia, JA Siddiqui, K Ganguly, CM Thompson… - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Mucin4 (MUC4) appears early during pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia-1
(PanIN1), coinciding with the expression of epidermal growth factor receptor-1 (EGFR). The …

The expression of O-linked glycosyltransferase GALNT7 in breast cancer is dependent on estrogen-, progesterone-, and HER2-receptor status, with prognostic …

C Berkel, E Cacan - Glycoconjugate journal, 2023 - Springer
GALNT7 is a glycosyltransferase enzyme transferring N-acetylgalactosamine to initiate O-
linked glycosylation in the Golgi apparatus. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in …

Mucins as contrast agent targets for fluorescence-guided surgery of pancreatic cancer

KM Muilenburg, CC Isder, P Radhakrishnan, SK Batra… - Cancer letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Pancreatic cancer is difficult to resect due to its unique challenges, often leading to
incomplete tumor resections. Fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS), also known as …

Molecular research in pancreatic cancer: Small molecule inhibitors, their mechanistic pathways and beyond

SA Shetu, N James, G Rivera… - Current Issues in …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic enzymes assist metabolic digestion, and hormones like insulin and glucagon
play a critical role in maintaining our blood sugar levels. A malignant pancreas is incapable …

Clinical and molecular attributes and evaluation of pancreatic cystic neoplasm

P Raut, RK Nimmakayala, SK Batra… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2023 - Elsevier
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) and mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCNs)
are all considered “Pancreatic cystic neoplasms (PCNs)” and show a varying risk of …