Biological impact of environmental polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (ePAHs) as endocrine disruptors

Y Zhang, S Dong, H Wang, S Tao, R Kiyama - Environmental pollution, 2016 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are often detected in the environment and are
regarded as endocrine disruptors. We here designated mixtures of PAHs in the environment …

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor and its diverse ligands and functions: an exposome receptor

L Larigot, L Benoit, M Koual… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a transcriptional factor that regulates multiple
functions following its activation by a variety of ligands, including xenobiotics, natural …

The role of cytochrome P450 enzymes in endogenous signalling pathways and environmental carcinogenesis

DW Nebert, TP Dalton - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2006 - nature.com
Some cytochrome P450 (CYP) heme-thiolate enzymes participate in the detoxication and,
paradoxically, the formation of reactive intermediates of thousands of chemicals that can …

The aryl hydrocarbon receptor cross-talks with multiple signal transduction pathways

A Puga, C Ma, JL Marlowe - Biochemical pharmacology, 2009 - Elsevier
Exposure to toxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons raises a number of toxic and
carcinogenic responses in experimental animals and humans mediated for the most part by …

Current insights into the regulation of programmed cell death by NF-κB

J Dutta, Y Fan, N Gupta, G Fan, C Gelinas - Oncogene, 2006 - nature.com
The nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB) transcription factors have emerged as major regulators
of programmed cell death (PCD) whether via apoptosis or necrosis. In this context, NF-κB's …

CK2 in cancer: cellular and biochemical mechanisms and potential therapeutic target

MMJ Chua, CE Ortega, A Sheikh, M Lee… - Pharmaceuticals, 2017 - mdpi.com
CK2 genes are overexpressed in many human cancers, and most often overexpression is
associated with worse prognosis. Site-specific expression in mice leads to cancer …

Role of aryl hydrocarbon receptor in cancer

S Feng, Z Cao, X Wang - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2013 - Elsevier
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), a cytosolic ligand-activated transcription factor, belongs to
the member of bHLH/PAS family of heterodimeric transcriptional regulators and is widely …

Naringenin inhibits migration of breast cancer cells via inflammatory and apoptosis cell signaling pathways

Z Zhao, G Jin, Y Ge, Z Guo - Inflammopharmacology, 2019 - Springer
Background Naringenin, a flavonoid compound, has a wide variety of uses in the
pharmaceutical industry for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential. Objectives The …

Mining CK2 in cancer

CE Ortega, Y Seidner, I Dominguez - Plos one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. Cancer cells proliferate uncontrollably and,
many cases, spread to other parts of the body. A protein historically involved in cancer is …

Protein kinase CK2 in health and disease: CK2 and its role in Wnt and NF-κB signaling: Linking development and cancer

I Dominguez, GE Sonenshein, DC Seldin - Cellular and Molecular Life …, 2009 - Springer
CK2 is a highly conserved tetrameric serine/threonine kinase present in all eukaryotic
organisms. It is constitutively active, and appears to be regulated by level of expression and …