ERK and c-Myc signaling in host-derived tumor endothelial cells is essential for solid tumor growth

Z Zuo, J Liu, Z Sun, YW Cheng… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The limited efficacy of the current antitumor microenvironment strategies is due in part to the
poor understanding of the roles and relative contributions of the various tumor stromal cells …

[HTML][HTML] The Role of Pentacyclic Triterpenoids in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: The Mechanisms of Action and Therapeutic Potential

YS Lee, RJ Kwon, HS Lee, JH Chung, YS Kim… - Pharmaceutics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Lung cancer remains a major global health problem because of its high cancer-related
mortality rate despite advances in therapeutic approaches. Non-small cell lung cancer …

Anthrax lethal toxin exerts potent metabolic inhibition of the cardiovascular system

J Liu, Z Zuo, R Fattah, T Finkel, SH Leppla, S Liu - mBio, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Bacillus anthracis causes anthrax through a combination of bacterial infection and toxemia.
As a major virulence factor of B. anthracis, anthrax lethal toxin (LT) is a zinc-dependent …

Unraveling the Impact of Six Pentacyclic Triterpenes Regulating Metabolic Pathways on Lung Carcinoma Cells

A Torres-Sanchez, G Torres, S Estrada, D Perez… - Pharmaceuticals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Recently, there has been great interest in plant-derived compounds known as
phytochemicals. The pentacyclic oleanane-, ursane-, and lupane-type triterpenes are …

Characterization of the potency and mechanism of action of a novel dual-selective intermolecularly complemented version of Anthrax Lethal Toxin (PAU2R200A …

M Farhat - 2023 - laur.lau.edu.lb
Anthrax lethal toxin (PrAg/LF) is a binary toxin consisting of protective antigen (PrAg), the
cell binding moiety, and lethal factor (LF), the catalytic moiety. Inside the cell, LF cleaves …