[HTML][HTML] Targeting PP2A in cancer: Combination therapies

S Mazhar, SE Taylor, J Sangodkar, G Narla - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2019 - Elsevier
The serine/threonine phosphatase PP2A regulates a vast portion of the phosphoproteome
including pathways involved in apoptosis, proliferation and DNA damage response and …

Repurposing antipsychotics of the diphenylbutylpiperidine class for cancer therapy

V Shaw, S Srivastava, SK Srivastava - Seminars in cancer biology, 2021 - Elsevier
The recent development of high throughput compound screening has allowed drug
repurposing to emerge as an effective avenue for discovering novel treatments for cancer …

[PDF][PDF] Combination of hypoglycemia and metformin impairs tumor metabolic plasticity and growth by modulating the PP2A-GSK3β-MCL-1 axis

M Elgendy, M Ciro, A Hosseini, J Weiszmann… - Cancer cell, 2019 - cell.com
Tumor cells may adapt to metabolic challenges by alternating between glycolysis and
oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). To target this metabolic plasticity, we combined …

Tumor suppressive protein phosphatases in human cancer: Emerging targets for therapeutic intervention and tumor stratification

B Meeusen, V Janssens - The international journal of biochemistry & cell …, 2018 - Elsevier
Aberrant protein phosphorylation is one of the hallmarks of cancer cells, and in many cases
a prerequisite to sustain tumor development and progression. Like protein kinases, protein …

Treatment of cancer with antipsychotic medications: Pushing the boundaries of schizophrenia and cancer

JS Brown - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Over a century ago, the phenothiazine dye, methylene blue, was discovered to have both
antipsychotic and anti-cancer effects. In the 20th-century, the first phenothiazine …

Penfluridol: an antipsychotic agent suppresses metastatic tumor growth in triple-negative breast cancer by inhibiting integrin signaling axis

A Ranjan, P Gupta, SK Srivastava - Cancer research, 2016 - AACR
Metastasis of breast cancer, especially to the brain, is the major cause of mortality. The
inability of anticancer agents to cross the blood-brain-barrier represents a critical challenge …

In vitro anticancer activity of fluphenazine, perphenazine and prochlorperazine. A review

M Otręba, L Kośmider - Journal of Applied Toxicology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Drug repositioning is an approach that could accelerate the clinical use of compounds in
different diseases. The goal is to take advantage of the fact that approved drugs have been …

The sustained induction of c-MYC drives nab-paclitaxel resistance in primary pancreatic ductal carcinoma cells

E Parasido, GS Avetian, A Naeem, G Graham… - Molecular Cancer …, 2019 - AACR
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly aggressive disease with limited and,
very often, ineffective medical and surgical therapeutic options. The treatment of patients …

Pre-clinical study evaluating novel protein phosphatase 2A activators as therapeutics for neuroblastoma

LV Bownes, R Marayati, CH Quinn, AM Beierle… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Despite significant advancements in neuroblastoma therapy, over half of
the children with high-risk neuroblastoma will suffer disease relapse. Protein phosphatase …

Regulation of the phosphoprotein phosphatase 2A system and its modulation during oxidative stress: A potential therapeutic target?

IS Elgenaidi, JP Spiers - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2019 - Elsevier
Phosphoprotein phosphatases are of growing interest in the pathophysiology of many
diseases and are often the neglected partner of protein kinases. One family member, PP2A …