[HTML][HTML] The multifaced role of STAT3 in cancer and its implication for anticancer therapy

M Tolomeo, A Cascio - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 3 is one of the most complex
regulators of transcription. Constitutive activation of STAT3 has been reported in many types …

Targeting the STAT3 signaling pathway in cancer: role of synthetic and natural inhibitors

KS Siveen, S Sikka, R Surana, X Dai, J Zhang… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2014 - Elsevier
Signal transducers and activators of transcription (STATs) comprise a family of cytoplasmic
transcription factors that mediate intracellular signaling that is usually generated at cell …

[HTML][HTML] Testosterone is responsible for enhanced susceptibility of males to ischemic renal injury

KM Park, JI Kim, Y Ahn, AJ Bonventre… - Journal of Biological …, 2004 - ASBMB
Female mice are much more resistant to ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-induced kidney injury
when compared with males. Although estrogen administration can partially reduce kidney …

Targeting STAT3 in cancer and autoimmune diseases

T Gharibi, Z Babaloo, A Hosseini… - European journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is a transcription factor that is
activated downstream of a broad range of receptors particularly interleukin-6 (IL-6) family …

[HTML][HTML] Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1) activates the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt pathway to promote cell survival and induce actin filament …

CW Dawson, G Tramountanis, AG Eliopoulos… - Journal of Biological …, 2003 - ASBMB
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1) is an integral membrane
protein that functions as a constitutively activated member of the tumor necrosis factor …

Small molecule inhibitors of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (Stat3) protein

B Debnath, S Xu, N Neamati - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2012 - ACS Publications
Stat3 was independently discovered and studied by two research groups and described in
1994. Akira et al. purified and cloned Stat3 from mouse liver nuclear extracts, named it as …

Live and let die: regulatory mechanisms in Fas-mediated apoptosis

JF Curtin, TG Cotter - Cellular signalling, 2003 - Elsevier
Activation of Fas receptor by Fas ligand causes caspase 8 activation and apoptosis in cells
and is an important mechanism by which normal tissue homeostasis and function are …

Neuroprotection against focal ischemic brain injury by inhibition of c-Jun N-terminal kinase and attenuation of the mitochondrial apoptosis-signaling pathway

Y Gao, AP Signore, W Yin, G Cao… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) is an important stress-responsive kinase that is activated by
various forms of brain insults. In this study, we have examined the role of JNK activation in …

Death receptors and melanoma resistance to apoptosis

VN Ivanov, A Bhoumik, Z Ronai - Oncogene, 2003 - nature.com
Impaired ability to undergo programmed cell death in response to a wide range of external
stimuli acquires melanomas a selective advantage for progression and metastasis as well …

[HTML][HTML] STAT3 in cancer—friend or foe?

HF Zhang, R Lai - Cancers, 2014 - mdpi.com
The roles and significance of STAT3 in cancer biology have been extensively studied for
more than a decade. Mounting evidence has shown that constitutive activation of STAT3 is a …