Hypoxia-inducible factor-1: a novel therapeutic target for the management of cancer, drug resistance, and cancer-related pain

BP Bui, PL Nguyen, K Lee, J Cho - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Accumulating evidence indicates that hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1)
plays a pivotal role in tumor biology, particularly in hypoxic environments. Over the past few …

The crosstalk between HIFs and mitochondrial dysfunctions in cancer development

X Bao, J Zhang, G Huang, J Yan, C Xu, Z Dou… - Cell Death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Mitochondria are essential cellular organelles that are involved in regulating cellular energy,
metabolism, survival, and proliferation. To some extent, cancer is a genetic and metabolic …

Lipid metabolism and lipid droplets in pancreatic cancer and stellate cells

Y Sunami, A Rebelo, J Kleeff - Cancers, 2017 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is projected to become the second deadliest
cancer by 2030, and the overall 5-year survival rate is currently less than 7%. Cancer cells …

Strategy of targeting the tumor microenvironment via inhibition of fibroblast/fibrosis remodeling new era to cancer chemo-immunotherapy resistance

M Tajaldini, A Poorkhani, T Amiriani, A Amiriani… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of repurposing drugs that may have neoplastic and anticancer effects increases the
efficiency and decrease resistance to chemotherapy drugs through a biochemical and …

A novel lncRNA MDHDH suppresses glioblastoma multiforme by acting as a scaffold for MDH2 and PSMA1 to regulate NAD+ metabolism and autophagy

D He, T Xin, B Pang, J Sun, ZH Liu, Z Qin, XS Ji… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - Springer
Background To identify potential targets related to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
(NAD+) metabolism in gliomas, we used RNA immunoprecipitation to identify a novel long …

High-dose dexamethasone manipulates the tumor microenvironment and internal metabolic pathways in anti-tumor progression

L Xu, H Xia, D Ni, Y Hu, J Liu, Y Qin, Q Zhou… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
High-dose dexamethasone (DEX) is used to treat chemotherapy-induced nausea and
vomiting or to control immunotherapy-related autoimmune diseases in clinical practice …

Urinary malate dehydrogenase 2 is a new biomarker for early detection of non‐small‐cell lung cancer

YC Ma, PF Tian, ZP Chen, DS Yue, CC Liu… - Cancer …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Reliable and noninvasive biomarkers for the early diagnosis of non‐small‐cell lung cancer
(NSCLC) are an unmet need. This study aimed to screen and validate potential urinary …

Enhanced bioavailability of AC1497, a novel anticancer drug candidate, via a self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system

KC Baral, JG Song, SH Lee, R Bajracharya… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
AC1497 is an effective dual inhibitor of malate dehydrogenase 1 and 2 targeting cancer
metabolism. However, its poor aqueous solubility results in low bioavailability, limiting its …

[HTML][HTML] Licochalcone A inhibits hypoxia-inducible factor-1α accumulation by suppressing mitochondrial respiration in hypoxic cancer cells

MK Park, J Ji, K Haam, TH Han, S Lim, MJ Kang… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1 is an important regulator of the cellular response in
the hypoxic tumor environment. While searching for HIF inhibitors derived from natural …

Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel MDH inhibitors targeting tumor microenvironment

S Godesi, JR Han, JK Kim, DI Kwak, J Lee, H Nada… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
MDH1 and MDH2 enzymes play an important role in the survival of lung cancer. In this
study, a novel series of dual MDH1/2 inhibitors for lung cancer was rationally designed and …