The 3.0 cell communication: new insights in the usefulness of tunneling nanotubes for glioblastoma treatment

L Taiarol, B Formicola, S Fagioli, G Sierri, A D'Aloia… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Communication between cells helps tumors acquire resistance to
chemotherapy and makes the struggle against cancer more challenging. Tunneling …

Specialized intercellular communications via tunnelling nanotubes in acute and chronic leukemia

A Allegra, M Di Gioacchino, G Cancemi, M Casciaro… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) are cytoplasmic channels which regulate the
contacts between cells and allow the transfer of several elements, including ions …

Breast cancers that disseminate to bone marrow acquire aggressive phenotypes through CX43-related tumor-stroma tunnels

S Sinha, BW Callow, AP Farfel, S Roy, S Chen… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - jci.org
Estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer commonly disseminates to bone marrow,
where interactions with mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) shape disease trajectory. We …

ECM stiffness-regulated exosomal thrombospondin-1 promotes tunneling nanotubes-based cellular networking in breast cancer cells

P Mahadik, S Patwardhan - Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2023 - Elsevier
Intercellular communication is pivotal in various stages of cancer progression. For smart and
effective communication, cancer cells employ diverse modes of messaging that may be …

Mechanical properties of tunneling nanotube and its mechanical stability in human embryonic kidney cells

A Li, X Han, L Deng, X Wang - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) are thin membrane tubular structures that interconnect
physically separated cells. Growing evidence indicates that TNTs play unique roles in …

Hunting for the cause: Evidence for prion-like mechanisms in Huntington's disease

KM Donnelly, CM Coleman, ML Fuller… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The hypothesis that pathogenic protein aggregates associated with neurodegenerative
diseases spread from cell-to-cell in the brain in a manner akin to infectious prions has …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor Cell Communications as Promising Supramolecular Targets for Cancer Chemotherapy: A Possible Strategy

I Alekseenko, L Zhukova, L Kondratyeva… - … journal of molecular …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Fifty-two years have passed since President Nixon launched the “War on Cancer”. Despite
unparalleled efforts and funds allocated worldwide, the outlined goals were not achieved …

Targeting chemoresistance and mitochondria-dependent metabolic reprogramming in acute myeloid leukemia

L Feng, PY Zhang, W Gao, J Yu, SC Robson - Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Chemoresistance often complicates the management of cancer, as noted in the instance of
acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Mitochondrial function is considered important for the …

[HTML][HTML] Astroglia proliferate upon the biogenesis of tunneling nanotubes via α-synuclein dependent transient nuclear translocation of focal adhesion kinase

A Raghavan, R Kashyap, P Sreedevi, S Jos… - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
Astroglia play crucial neuroprotective roles by internalizing pathogenic aggregates and
facilitating their degradation. Here, we show that α-SYN protofibril-induced organelle …

An overview on tumor treating fields (TTFields) technology as a new potential subsidiary biophysical treatment for COVID-19

AR Farmani, F Mahdavinezhad, C Scagnolari… - Drug Delivery and …, 2022 - Springer
COVID-19 pandemic situation has affected millions of people with tens of thousands of
deaths worldwide. Despite all efforts for finding drugs or vaccines, the key role for the …