Crucial Role of Oncogenic KRAS Mutations in Apoptosis and Autophagy Regulation: Therapeutic Implications

A Ferreira, F Pereira, C Reis, MJ Oliveira, MJ Sousa… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
KRAS, one of the RAS protein family members, plays an important role in autophagy and
apoptosis, through the regulation of several downstream effectors. In cancer cells, KRAS …

Autophagy and the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system in colonic cells: implications for colorectal neoplasia

A Kasprzak - International journal of molecular sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common human malignancies worldwide. Along
with apoptosis and inflammation, autophagy is one of three important mechanisms in CRC …

Autophagy: a versatile player in the progression of colorectal cancer and drug resistance

S Manzoor, JS Muhammad, AA Maghazachi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the topmost malignancies for both genders. Despite the
high incidence rate and advances in diagnostic tools, treatment in many cases is still …

Colorectal cancer apoptosis induced by dietary δ-valerobetaine involves PINK1/Parkin dependent-mitophagy and SIRT3

N D'Onofrio, E Martino, L Mele, A Colloca… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Understanding the mechanisms of colorectal cancer progression is crucial in the setting of
strategies for its prevention. δ-Valerobetaine (δVB) is an emerging dietary metabolite …

Autophagy in cancer therapy—molecular mechanisms and current clinical advances

I Ganzleben, MF Neurath, C Becker - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Autophagy is the capability of cells to dismantle and recycle parts of
themselves. This process is closely intertwined with other crucial cell functions, such as …

New sights of immunometabolism and agent progress in colitis associated colorectal cancer

J Zhang, C Chen, W Yan, Y Fu - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Colitis associated colorectal cancer is a disease with a high incidence and complex course
that develops from chronic inflammation and deteriorates after various immune responses …

Disruption of hypoxia-inducible factor-2α in neutrophils decreases colitis-associated colon cancer

R Singhal, NK Kotla, S Solanki… - American Journal …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Neutrophils are abundant immune cells in the colon tumor microenvironment. Studies have
shown that neutrophils are recruited into hypoxic foci in colon cancer. However, the impact …

Studies on the mechanism of local and extra-intestinal tissue manifestations in AOM-DSS-induced carcinogenesis in BALB/c mice: Role of PARP-1, NLRP3, and …

S Singla, G Jena - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2023 - Springer
Colitis-associated colorectal cancer (CACC) is one of the devastating complications of long-
term inflammatory bowel disease and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality …

A two-front nutritional environment fuels colorectal cancer: perspectives for dietary intervention

E Alderweireldt, C Grootaert, O De Wever… - Trends in Endocrinology …, 2022 - cell.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) develops and progresses in a nutritional environment comprising a
continuously changing luminal cocktail of external dietary and microbial factors on the apical …

Mitochondrial function and gastrointestinal diseases

PS Haque, N Kapur, TA Barrett, AL Theiss - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that function in cellular energy metabolism,
intracellular and extracellular signalling, cellular fate and stress responses. Mitochondria of …