[HTML][HTML] The mitophagy pathway and its implications in human diseases

S Wang, H Long, L Hou, B Feng, Z Ma, Y Wu… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Mitochondria are dynamic organelles with multiple functions. They participate in necrotic cell
death and programmed apoptotic, and are crucial for cell metabolism and survival …

[HTML][HTML] Leukemic stem cells and therapy resistance in acute myeloid leukemia

P Stelmach, A Trumpp - Haematologica, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A major obstacle in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is refractory disease or
relapse after achieving remission. The latter arises from a few therapy-resistant cells within …

Fatty acid metabolism underlies venetoclax resistance in acute myeloid leukemia stem cells

BM Stevens, CL Jones, DA Pollyea, R Culp-Hill… - Nature cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Venetoclax with azacitidine (ven/aza) has emerged as a promising treatment regimen for
acute myeloid leukemia (AML), with a high percentage of clinical remissions in newly …

Venetoclax with azacitidine disrupts energy metabolism and targets leukemia stem cells in patients with acute myeloid leukemia

DA Pollyea, BM Stevens, CL Jones, A Winters, S Pei… - Nature medicine, 2018 - nature.com
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common acute leukemia in adults. Leukemia
stem cells (LSCs) drive the initiation and perpetuation of AML, are quantifiably associated …

Monocytic subclones confer resistance to venetoclax-based therapy in patients with acute myeloid leukemia

S Pei, DA Pollyea, A Gustafson, BM Stevens… - Cancer discovery, 2020 - AACR
Venetoclax-based therapy can induce responses in approximately 70% of older previously
untreated patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, up-front resistance as well …

[HTML][HTML] An overview: the diversified role of mitochondria in cancer metabolism

Y Sun, Y Guo, X Shi, X Chen, W Feng… - … journal of biological …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mitochondria are intracellular organelles involved in energy production, cell metabolism and
cell signaling. They are essential not only in the process of ATP synthesis, lipid metabolism …

[HTML][HTML] Mitophagy: molecular mechanisms, new concepts on parkin activation and the emerging role of AMPK/ULK1 axis

R Iorio, G Celenza, S Petricca - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are multifunctional subcellular organelles essential for cellular energy
homeostasis and apoptotic cell death. It is, therefore, crucial to maintain mitochondrial …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of amino acid metabolism selectively targets human leukemia stem cells

CL Jones, BM Stevens, A D'Alessandro, JA Reisz… - Cancer cell, 2018 - cell.com
In this study we interrogated the metabolome of human acute myeloid leukemia (AML) stem
cells to elucidate properties relevant to therapeutic intervention. We demonstrate that amino …

The leukaemia stem cell: similarities, differences and clinical prospects in CML and AML

D Vetrie, GV Helgason, M Copland - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
For two decades, leukaemia stem cells (LSCs) in chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) and
acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) have been advanced paradigms for the cancer stem cell …

[HTML][HTML] Autophagy and cancer stem cells: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic applications

F Nazio, M Bordi, V Cianfanelli, F Locatelli… - Cell Death & …, 2019 - nature.com
Autophagy and mitophagy act in cancer as bimodal processes, whose differential functions
strictly depend on cancer ontogenesis, progression, and type. For instance, they can act to …