Small-cell lung cancer

CM Rudin, E Brambilla, C Faivre-Finn… - Nature Reviews Disease …, 2021 - nature.com
Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) represents about 15% of all lung cancers and is marked by
an exceptionally high proliferative rate, strong predilection for early metastasis and poor …

[HTML][HTML] Towards principled design of cancer nanomedicine to accelerate clinical translation

M Souri, M Soltani, FM Kashkooli, MK Shahvandi… - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology in medical applications, especially in oncology as drug delivery systems,
has recently shown promising results. However, although these advances have been …

G-protein-coupled receptors and cancer

RT Dorsam, JS Gutkind - Nature reviews cancer, 2007 - nature.com
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), the largest family of cell-surface molecules involved
in signal transmission, have recently emerged as crucial players in tumour growth and …

Mammalian G proteins and their cell type specific functions

N Wettschureck, S Offermanns - Physiological reviews, 2005 - journals.physiology.org
Heterotrimeric G proteins are key players in transmembrane signaling by coupling a huge
variety of receptors to channel proteins, enzymes, and other effector molecules. Multiple …

A drug repositioning approach identifies tricyclic antidepressants as inhibitors of small cell lung cancer and other neuroendocrine tumors

NS Jahchan, JT Dudley, PK Mazur, N Flores, D Yang… - Cancer discovery, 2013 - AACR
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive neuroendocrine subtype of lung cancer with
high mortality. We used a systematic drug repositioning bioinformatics approach querying a …

G-protein-coupled receptors and signaling networks: emerging paradigms

MJ Marinissen, JS Gutkind - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2001 - cell.com
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute the largest family of cell-surface molecules
involved in signal transmission. These receptors play key physiological roles and their …

GPCRs: Emerging anti-cancer drug targets

AN Gutierrez, PH McDonald - Cellular signalling, 2018 - Elsevier
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute the largest and most diverse protein family
in the human genome with over 800 members identified to date. They play critical roles in …

Nexus between in silico and in vivo models to enhance clinical translation of nanomedicine

FM Kashkooli, M Soltani, M Souri, C Meaney… - Nano Today, 2021 - Elsevier
In cancer, one of the main barriers to effective chemotherapy is inefficient drug delivery. The
delivery of drugs to solid tumors involves various biochemical, biophysical, and mechanical …

Large-scale delineation of secreted protein biomarkers overexpressed in cancer tissue and serum

JB Welsh, LM Sapinoso, SG Kern… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
Genetic alterations in tumor cells often lead to the emergence of growth-stimulatory
autocrine and paracrine signals, involving overexpression of secreted peptide growth …

Mitogenic signaling pathways induced by G protein‐coupled receptors

E Rozengurt - Journal of cellular physiology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
G protein‐coupled receptor (GPCR) agonists, including neurotransmitters, hormones,
chemokines, and bioactive lipids, act as potent cellular growth factors and have been …