From Nf1 to Sdhb knockout: Successes and failures in the quest for animal models of pheochromocytoma

C Lepoutre-Lussey, C Thibault, A Buffet, A Morin… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2016 - Elsevier
Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGL) are rare neuroendocrine tumors
characterized by a high frequency of hereditary forms. Based on transcriptome classification …

Inhibition of hydrogen sulfide synthesis reverses acquired resistance to 5-FU through miR-215-5p-EREG/TYMS axis in colon cancer cells

S Chen, T Yue, Z Huang, J Zhu, D Bu, X Wang, Y Pan… - Cancer letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Acquired resistance to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is a major barrier to benefit from
chemotherapy in colon cancer patients. Hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S), mainly produced by …

Animal and cell culture models of PPGLs–achievements and limitations

B Karna, NS Pellegata, H Mohr - Hormone and Metabolic …, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
Research on rare tumors heavily relies on suitable models for basic and translational
research. Paragangliomas (PPGL) are rare neuroendocrine tumors (NET), developing from …

A genetically encoded magnetic resonance imaging reporter enables sensitive detection and tracking of spontaneous metastases in deep tissues

NN Nyström, SW McRae, FM Martinez, JJ Kelly… - Cancer Research, 2023 - AACR
Metastasis is the leading cause of cancer-related death. However, it remains a poorly
understood aspect of cancer biology, and most preclinical cancer studies do not examine …

Combined inhibition of mTORC1 and mTORC2 signaling pathways is a promising therapeutic option in inhibiting pheochromocytoma tumor growth: in vitro and in vivo …

A Giubellino, P Bullova, S Nölting, H Turkova… - …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Several lines of evidence, including the recent discovery of novel susceptibility genes, point
out an important role for the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway in …

CXCR4 inhibition enhances radiosensitivity, while inducing cancer cell mobilization in a prostate cancer mouse model

UM Domanska, JC Boer, H Timmer-Bosscha… - Clinical & experimental …, 2014 - Springer
Preclinical studies show that stroma affects sensitivity of prostate cancer cells via activation
of the CXCR4/CXCL12 pathway. Here we studied the effect of CXCR4 inhibition combined …

Targeting heat shock protein 90 for the treatment of malignant pheochromocytoma

A Giubellino, C Sourbier, MJ Lee, B Scroggins… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Metastatic pheochromocytoma represents one of the major clinical challenges in the field of
neuroendocrine oncology. Recent molecular characterization of pheochromocytoma …

Rodent models of pheochromocytoma, parallels in rodent and human tumorigenesis

C Lussey-Lepoutre, A Buffet, A Morin… - Cell and Tissue …, 2018 - Springer
Paragangliomas and pheochromocytomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors characterized by
a large spectrum of hereditary predisposition. Based on gene expression profiling …

Pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma preclinical models: which to use and why?

S Martinelli, M Maggi, E Rapizzi - Endocrine Connections, 2020 - ec.bioscientifica.com
Pheochromocytomas/paragangliomas (PPGLs) are rare neuroendocrine tumours linked to
more than 15 susceptibility genes. PPGLs present with very different genotype/phenotype …

Current and future therapeutic approaches for metastatic pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma: focus on SDHB tumors

J Matro, A Giubellino, K Pacak - Hormone and Metabolic …, 2013 - thieme-connect.com
As a result of intense genetic studies of families with specific mutations, the road to better
therapeutic intervention for pheochromocytoma (PHEOs) and parangangliomas (PGLs) has …