Emerging role of Notch in stem cells and cancer

Z Wang, Y Li, S Banerjee, FH Sarkar - Cancer letters, 2009 - Elsevier
The Notch signaling pathway is known to be responsible for maintaining a balance between
cell proliferation and death and, as such, plays important roles in the formation of many …

What makes cancer stem cell markers different?

U Karsten, S Goletz - Springerplus, 2013 - Springer
Since the cancer stem cell concept has been widely accepted, several strategies have been
proposed to attack cancer stem cells (CSC). Accordingly, stem cell markers are now …

The EphA2 receptor drives self-renewal and tumorigenicity in stem-like tumor-propagating cells from human glioblastomas

E Binda, A Visioli, F Giani, G Lamorte, M Copetti… - Cancer cell, 2012 - cell.com
In human glioblastomas (hGBMs), tumor-propagating cells with stem-like characteristics
(TPCs) represent a key therapeutic target. We found that the EphA2 receptor tyrosine kinase …

Breast cancer biological subtypes and protein expression predict for the preferential distant metastasis sites: a nationwide cohort study

H Sihto, J Lundin, M Lundin, T Lehtimäki… - Breast Cancer …, 2011 - Springer
Introduction Some molecular subtypes of breast cancer have preferential sites of distant
relapse. The protein expression pattern of the primary tumor may influence the first distant …

Nestin and CD133: valuable stem cell-specific markers for determining clinical outcome of glioma patients

M Zhang, T Song, L Yang, R Chen, L Wu… - Journal of experimental …, 2008 - Springer
Aim Gliomas represent the most frequent neoplasm of the central nervous system.
Unfortunately, surgical cure of it is practically impossible and their clinical course is primarily …

Dendrosomal curcumin nanoformulation downregulates pluripotency genes via miR-145 activation in U87MG glioblastoma cells

M Tahmasebi Mirgani, B Isacchi… - International journal …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Glioblastoma is an invasive tumor of the central nervous system. Tumor recurrence resulting
from ineffective current treatments, mainly due to the blood–brain barrier, highlights the need …

[HTML][HTML] Disulfiram, a drug widely used to control alcoholism, suppresses self-renewal of glioblastoma and overrides resistance to temozolomide

J Triscott, C Lee, K Hu, A Fotovati, R Berns, M Pambid… - Oncotarget, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Glioblastomas (GBM) are associated with high rates of relapse. These brain tumors are often
resistant to chemotherapies like temozolomide (TMZ) and there are very few treatment …

The primary cilium coordinates signaling pathways in cell cycle control and migration during development and tissue repair

ST Christensen, SF Pedersen, P Satir, IR Veland… - Current topics in …, 2008 - Elsevier
Cell cycle control and migration are critical processes during development and maintenance
of tissue functions. Recently, primary cilia were shown to take part in coordination of the …

Molecular pathways implicated in radioresistance of glioblastoma multiforme: what is the role of extracellular vesicles?

P Burko, G D'Amico, I Miltykh, F Scalia… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a primary brain tumor that is very aggressive, resistant to
treatment, and characterized by a high degree of anaplasia and proliferation. Routine …

Glioblastoma cancer stem cells: heterogeneity, microenvironment and related therapeutic strategies

T Denysenko, L Gennero, MA Roos… - Cell biochemistry …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is an incurable malignancy. GBM patients have a short life
expectancy despite aggressive therapeutic approaches based on surgical resection …