The recent progress of isoxazole in medicinal chemistry

J Zhu, J Mo, H Lin, Y Chen, H Sun - Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Isoxazole compounds exhibit a wide spectrum of targets and broad biological activities.
Developing compounds with heterocycle rings has been one of the trends. The integration of …

cAMP signaling in cancer: a PKA-CREB and EPAC-centric approach

MB Ahmed, AAA Alghamdi, SU Islam, JS Lee, YS Lee - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the most common causes of death globally. Despite extensive research
and considerable advances in cancer therapy, the fundamentals of the disease remain …

cAMP-PKA/EPAC signaling and cancer: the interplay in tumor microenvironment

H Zhang, Y Liu, J Liu, J Chen, J Wang, H Hua… - Journal of Hematology & …, 2024 - Springer
Cancer is a complex disease resulting from abnormal cell growth that is induced by a
number of genetic and environmental factors. The tumor microenvironment (TME), which …

Intracellular cAMP sensor EPAC: physiology, pathophysiology, and therapeutics development

WG Robichaux III, X Cheng - Physiological reviews, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
This review focuses on one family of the known cAMP receptors, the exchange proteins
directly activated by cAMP (EPACs), also known as the cAMP-regulated guanine nucleotide …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of Rap1 signaling in tumor cell migration and invasion

YL Zhang, RC Wang, K Cheng, BZ Ring… - Cancer biology & …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Ras-associated protein-1 (Rap1), a small GTPase in the Ras-related protein family,
is an important regulator of basic cellular functions (eg, formation and control of cell …

Paving the Rho in cancer metastasis: Rho GTPases and beyond

S Jansen, R Gosens, T Wieland, M Schmidt - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
Malignant carcinomas are often characterized by metastasis, the movement of carcinoma
cells from a primary site to colonize distant organs. For metastasis to occur, carcinoma cells …

JAM-A acts via C/EBP-α to promote claudin-5 expression and enhance endothelial barrier function

N Kakogiannos, L Ferrari, C Giampietro… - Circulation …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: Intercellular tight junctions are crucial for correct regulation of the endothelial
barrier. Their composition and integrity are affected in pathological contexts, such as …

Cyclic AMP sensor EPAC proteins and their role in cardiovascular function and disease

F Lezoualc'h, L Fazal, M Laudette, C Conte - Circulation research, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
cAMP is a universal second messenger that plays central roles in cardiovascular regulation
influencing gene expression, cell morphology, and function. A crucial step toward a better …

Targeting the small GTPase superfamily through their regulatory proteins

JL Gray, F von Delft, PE Brennan - … Chemie International Edition, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The Ras superfamily of small GTPases are guanine‐nucleotide‐dependent switches
essential for numerous cellular processes. Mutations or dysregulation of these proteins are …

Mechanical allodynia

S Lolignier, N Eijkelkamp, JN Wood - Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Mechanical allodynia (other pain) is a painful sensation caused by innocuous stimuli like
light touch. Unlike inflammatory hyperalgesia that has a protective role, allodynia has no …