Angiogenic signaling pathways and anti-angiogenic therapy for cancer

ZL Liu, HH Chen, LL Zheng, LP Sun… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, is a complex and dynamic process
regulated by various pro-and anti-angiogenic molecules, which plays a crucial role in tumor …

G Protein‐Coupled receptors and heterotrimeric G proteins as cancer drivers

N Arang, JS Gutkind - FEBS letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) and heterotrimeric G proteins play central roles in a
diverse array of cellular processes. As such, dysregulation of GPCRs and their coupled …

Tumor vessels fuel the fire in glioblastoma

S Rosińska, J Gavard - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma, a subset of aggressive brain tumors, deploy several means to increase blood
vessel supply dedicated to the tumor mass. This includes typical program borrowed from …

Apelin/APJ system: an emerging therapeutic target for neurological diseases

A Li, Q Zhao, L Chen, Z Li - Molecular Biology Reports, 2023 - Springer
Apelin, an endogenous ligand for the G protein-coupled receptor APJ, is extensively
expressed in various systems, especially the nervous system. This article reviews the role of …

Roles of apelin/APJ system in cancer: Biomarker, predictor, and emerging therapeutic target

J Chen, Z Li, Q Zhao, L Chen - Journal of Cellular Physiology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer is a disease that seriously endangers human health and is mainly characterized by
a high metastasis rate, a high recurrence rate, and a high mortality rate. The treatment of …

Distribution, function, and expression of the apelinergic system in the healthy and diseased mammalian brain

MN Ivanov, DS Stoyanov, SP Pavlov, AB Tonchev - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Apelin, a peptide initially isolated from bovine stomach extract, is an endogenous ligand for
the Apelin Receptor (APLNR). Subsequently, a second peptide, ELABELA, that can bind to …

Selective sodium iodide symporter (NIS) gene therapy of glioblastoma mediated by EGFR-targeted lipopolyplexes

R Spellerberg, T Benli-Hoppe, C Kitzberger… - Molecular Therapy …, 2021 - cell.com
Lipo-oligomers, post-functionalized with ligands to enhance targeting, represent promising
new vehicles for the tumor-specific delivery of therapeutic genes such as the sodium iodide …

Apelin‐13 Pretreatment Promotes the Cardioprotective Effect of Mesenchymal Stem Cells against Myocardial Infarction by Improving Their Survival

G Chen, X Liang, Q Han, C Mai, L Shi… - Stem cells …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although mesenchymal stem cell‐(MSC‐) based therapy has shown promising results for
myocardial infarction (MI), low cell survival heavily limits its beneficial effects. Apelin plays …

Study progression of apelin/APJ signaling and apela in different types of cancer

L Liu, X Yi, C Lu, Y Wang, Q Xiao, L Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Apelin is an endogenous ligand that binds to the G protein-coupled receptor angiotensin-
like-receptor 1 (APJ). Apelin and APJ are widely distributed in organs and tissues and are …

[HTML][HTML] APLN promotes the proliferation, migration, and glycolysis of cervical cancer through the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway

Q Wang, B Wang, W Zhang, T Zhang, Q Liu… - Archives of Biochemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Apelin (APLN) is an endogenous ligand of the G protein-coupled receptor APJ (APLNR).
APLN has been implicated in the development of multiple tumours. Herein, we determined …