[HTML][HTML] Biological impact and therapeutic perspective of targeting PI3K/Akt signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma: Promises and Challenges

MDA Paskeh, F Ghadyani, M Hashemi… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer progression results from activation of various signaling networks. Among these,
PI3K/Akt signaling contributes to proliferation, invasion, and inhibition of apoptosis …

Graphene oxide nanoarchitectures in cancer biology: Nano-modulators of autophagy and apoptosis

A Taheriazam, GGY Abad, S Hajimazdarany… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology is a growing field, with many potential biomedical applications of
nanomedicine for the treatment of different diseases, particularly cancer, on the horizon …

[HTML][HTML] LncRNA-miRNA axis in tumor progression and therapy response: An emphasis on molecular interactions and therapeutic interventions

M Entezari, A Taheriazam, S Orouei, S Fallah… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Epigenetic factors are critical regulators of biological and pathological mechanisms and they
could interact with different molecular pathways. Targeting epigenetic factors has been an …

Autophagy inhibitors for cancer therapy: small molecules and nanomedicines

JL Chen, X Wu, D Yin, XH Jia, X Chen, ZY Gu… - Pharmacology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Autophagy is a conserved process in which the cytosolic materials are degraded and
eventually recycled for cellular metabolism to maintain homeostasis. The dichotomous role …

[HTML][HTML] Nrf2 signaling in diabetic nephropathy, cardiomyopathy and neuropathy: therapeutic targeting, challenges and future prospective

M Hashemi, MA Zandieh, S Ziaolhagh… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2023 - Elsevier
Western lifestyle contributes to an overt increase in the prevalence of metabolic anomalies
including diabetes mellitus (DM) and obesity. Prevalence of DM is rapidly growing …

[HTML][HTML] Galectins and galectin-mediated autophagy regulation: new insights into targeted cancer therapy

D Liu, H Zhu, C Li - Biomarker Research, 2023 - Springer
Galectins are animal lectins with specific affinity for galactosides via the conserved
carbohydrate recognition domains. Increasing studies recently have identified critical roles …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting and regulation of autophagy in hepatocellular carcinoma: revisiting the molecular interactions and mechanisms for new therapy approaches

M Hashemi, N Nadafzadeh, MH Imani, R Rajabi… - Cell Communication and …, 2023 - Springer
Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved process that plays a role in regulating
homeostasis under physiological conditions. However, dysregulation of autophagy is …

[HTML][HTML] Temozolomide, simvastatin and acetylshikonin combination induces mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis in GBM cells, which is regulated by autophagy

S Hajiahmadi, S Lorzadeh, R Iranpour, S Karima… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a deadly brain tumor. The current
chemotherapy strategies (including using temozolomide (TMZ)) is not very effective for GBM …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic regulation of autophagy in gastrointestinal cancers

S Ghavami, M Zamani, M Ahmadi, M Erfani… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of novel therapeutic approaches is necessary to manage gastrointestinal
cancers (GICs). Considering the effective molecular mechanisms involved in tumor growth …

[HTML][HTML] Recent update and drug target in molecular and pharmacological insights into autophagy modulation in cancer treatment and future progress

MA Rahman, ASM Saikat, MS Rahman, M Islam… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recent evidence suggests that autophagy is a governed catabolic framework enabling the
recycling of nutrients from injured organelles and other cellular constituents via a lysosomal …