Molecular heterogeneity and immunosuppressive microenvironment in glioblastoma

S DeCordova, A Shastri, AG Tsolaki, H Yasmin… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive primary brain tumor in adults, with a poor
prognosis, despite surgical resection combined with radio-and chemotherapy. The major …

Current and future trends on diagnosis and prognosis of glioblastoma: from molecular biology to proteomics

AS Silantyev, L Falzone, M Libra, OI Gurina… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma multiforme is the most aggressive malignant tumor of the central nervous
system. Due to the absence of effective pharmacological and surgical treatments, the …

Molecular control of oligodendrocyte development

B Elbaz, B Popko - Trends in neurosciences, 2019 - cell.com
Myelin is a multilayer lipid membrane structure that wraps and insulates axons, allowing for
the efficient propagation of action potentials. During developmental myelination of the …

TNF-α-producing macrophages determine subtype identity and prognosis via AP1 enhancer reprogramming in pancreatic cancer

M Tu, L Klein, E Espinet, T Georgomanolis, F Wegwitz… - Nature cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Large-scale genomic profiling of pancreatic cancer (PDAC) has revealed two distinct
subtypes:'classical'and 'basal-like'. Their variable coexistence within the stromal immune …

Neuronal and tumourigenic boundaries of glioblastoma plasticity

MI De Silva, BW Stringer, C Bardy - Trends in cancer, 2023 - cell.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) remains the most lethal primary brain cancer largely due to recurrence
of treatment-resistant disease. Current therapies are ultimately ineffective as GBM tumour …

Important shapeshifter: mechanisms allowing astrocytes to respond to the changing nervous system during development, injury and disease

J Schiweck, BJ Eickholt, K Murk - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Astrocytes are the most prevalent glial cells in the brain. Historically considered as “merely
supporting” neurons, recent research has shown that astrocytes actively participate in a …

A three-dimensional (3D) organotypic microfluidic model for glioma stem cells–Vascular interactions

D Truong, R Fiorelli, ES Barrientos, EL Melendez… - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma (GBM) is one of the deadliest forms of cancer. Despite many treatment options,
prognosis of GBM remains dismal with a 5-year survival rate of 4.7%. Even then, tumors …

Oncogenes activate an autonomous transcriptional regulatory circuit that drives glioblastoma

DK Singh, RK Kollipara, V Vemireddy, XL Yang, Y Sun… - Cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
Efforts to identify and target glioblastoma (GBM) drivers have primarily focused on receptor
tyrosine kinases (RTKs). Clinical benefits, however, have been elusive. Here, we identify an …

Developmentally regulated signaling pathways in glioma invasion

S Mehta, C Lo Cascio - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2018 - Springer
Malignant gliomas are the most common, infiltrative, and lethal primary brain tumors
affecting the adult population. The grim prognosis for this disease is due to a combination of …

The role of neurodevelopmental pathways in brain tumors

RN Curry, SM Glasgow - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Disruptions to developmental cell signaling pathways and transcriptional cascades have
been implicated in tumor initiation, maintenance and progression. Resurgence of aberrant …