Uncovering spatiotemporal heterogeneity of high-grade gliomas: From disease biology to therapeutic implications

A Comba, SM Faisal, ML Varela, T Hollon… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Glioblastomas (GBM) are the most common and aggressive tumors of the central nervous
system. Rapid tumor growth and diffuse infiltration into healthy brain tissue, along with high …

Interrelationships between the extracellular matrix and the immune microenvironment that govern epithelial tumour progression

N Kolesnikoff, CH Chen, MS Samuel - Clinical Science, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Solid tumours are composed of cancer cells characterised by genetic mutations that
underpin the disease, but also contain a suite of genetically normal cells and the …

Proteomics-based identification of dysregulated proteins in breast cancer

AN Neagu, M Jayathirtha, D Whitham, P Mutsengi… - Proteomes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is still widely used as a morphology-based assay for in situ
analysis of target proteins as specific tumor antigens. However, as a very heterogeneous …

Cancer tissue classification using supervised machine learning applied to MALDI mass spectrometry imaging

P Mittal, MR Condina, M Klingler-Hoffmann, G Kaur… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Classic histopathological examination of tissues remains the mainstay for
cancer diagnosis and staging. However, in some cases histopathologic analysis yields …

Detachable dual-targeting nanoparticles for improving the antitumor effect by extracellular matrix depletion

S Duan, F Sun, P Qiao, Z Zhu, M Geng… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In the tumor microenvironment (TME), the extracellular matrix (ECM) produced by cancer-
associated fibroblasts (CAFs) forms a dense barrier that prevents nanodrugs from …

Recent Contributions of Mass Spectrometry-Based “Omics” in the Studies of Breast Cancer

S Banerjee, M Hatimuria, K Sarkar, J Das… - Chemical Research …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most heterogeneous groups of cancer. As every biotype of
BC is unique and presents a particular “omic” signature, they are increasingly characterized …

Advancements in oncoproteomics technologies: Treading toward translation into clinical practice

A Punetha, D Kotiya - Proteomes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Proteomics continues to forge significant strides in the discovery of essential biological
processes, uncovering valuable information on the identity, global protein abundance …

Discovery of spatial peptide signatures for neuroblastoma risk assessment by MALDI mass spectrometry imaging

Z Wu, P Hundsdoerfer, JH Schulte, K Astrahantseff… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The childhood tumor, neuroblastoma, has a broad clinical presentation.
Risk assessment at diagnosis is particularly difficult in molecularly heterogeneous high-risk …

Advancing rare cancer research by MALDI mass spectrometry imaging: Applications, challenges, and future perspectives in sarcoma

MN Stillger, MJ Li, P Hönscheid, C von Neubeck… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
MALDI mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI imaging) uniquely advances cancer research, by
measuring spatial distribution of endogenous and exogenous molecules directly from tissue …

Molecular analysis of the extracellular microenvironment: from form to function

JK Macdonald, AS Mehta, RR Drake, PM Angel - FEBS letters, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The extracellular matrix (ECM) proteome represents an important component of the tissue
microenvironment that controls chemical flux and induces cell signaling through encoded …