Dexamethasone: insights into pharmacological aspects, therapeutic mechanisms, and delivery systems

VS Madamsetty, R Mohammadinejad… - ACS biomaterials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Dexamethasone (DEX) has been widely used to treat a variety of diseases, including
autoimmune diseases, allergies, ocular disorders, cancer, and, more recently, COVID-19 …

Role of adipose tissue-derived autotaxin, lysophosphatidate signaling, and inflammation in the progression and treatment of breast cancer

DN Brindley, X Tang, G Meng… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Autotaxin (ATX) is a secreted enzyme that produces lysophosphatidate (LPA), which signals
through six G-protein coupled receptors, promoting tumor growth, metastasis, and survival …

[HTML][HTML] Autotaxin production in the human breast cancer tumor microenvironment mitigates tumor progression in early breast cancers

MGK Benesch, R Wu, X Tang, DN Brindley… - American Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Autotaxin (ATX) is a secreted enzyme that produces extracellular lysophosphatidate in
physiological wound healing. ATX is overexpressed in many cancers to promote growth …

Lipid phosphate phosphatases and cancer

X Tang, DN Brindley - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Lipid phosphate phosphatases (LPPs) are a group of three enzymes (LPP1–3) that belong
to a phospholipid phosphatase (PLPP) family. The LPPs dephosphorylate a wide spectrum …

Increased autotaxin levels in severe COVID-19, correlating with IL-6 levels, endothelial dysfunction biomarkers, and impaired functions of dendritic cells

I Nikitopoulou, D Fanidis, K Ntatsoulis… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Autotaxin (ATX; ENPP2) is a secreted lysophospholipase D catalyzing the extracellular
production of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), a pleiotropic signaling phospholipid. Genetic and …

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor role in co-ordinating SARS-CoV-2 entry and symptomatology: linking cytotoxicity changes in COVID-19 and cancers; modulation by racial …

G Anderson, A Carbone, G Mazzoccoli - Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
There is an under-recognized role of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) in co-ordinating
the entry and pathophysiology of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 …

Autotaxin and breast cancer: Towards overcoming treatment barriers and sequelae

MGK Benesch, X Tang, DN Brindley - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
After a decade of intense preclinical investigations, the first in-class autotaxin inhibitor,
GLPG1690, has entered Phase III clinical trials for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. In the …

Apolipoprotein D modulates lipid mediators and osteopontin in an anti-inflammatory direction

M Kurano, K Tsukamoto, S Kamitsuji, N Kamatani… - Inflammation …, 2023 - Springer
Background HDL has been proposed to possess anti-inflammatory properties; however, the
detail mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. Methods We investigated the roles of …

Role of the autotaxin–lysophosphatidate axis in the development of resistance to cancer therapy

X Tang, MGK Benesch, DN Brindley - … (BBA)-Molecular and Cell Biology of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Autotaxin (ATX) is a secreted enzyme that hydrolyzes lysophosphatidylcholine to produce
lysophosphatidate (LPA), which signals through six G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) …

Autotaxin-LPA-LPP3 axis in energy metabolism and metabolic disease

A Jose, PC Kienesberger - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Besides serving as a structural membrane component and intermediate of the glycerolipid
metabolism, lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) has a prominent role as a signaling molecule …