The paradoxical role of inositol in cancer: a consequence of the metabolic state of a tumor

KC Case, MW Schmidtke, ML Greenberg - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2022 - Springer
Inositol is an essential nutrient, obtained either by uptake from the environment or by de
novo synthesis from glucose. Inositol and its derivatives exhibit tumor-suppressive effects …

Targeting nutrient dependency in cancer treatment

K Fan, Z Liu, M Gao, K Tu, Q Xu, Y Zhang - Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Metabolic reprogramming is one of the hallmarks of tumor. Growing evidence suggests
metabolic changes that support oncogenic progression may cause selective vulnerabilities …

Inositol depletion regulates phospholipid metabolism and activates stress signaling in HEK293T cells

M Suliman, KC Case, MW Schmidtke, P Lazcano… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2022 - Elsevier
Inositol plays a significant role in cellular function and signaling. Studies in yeast have
demonstrated an “inositol-less death” phenotype, suggesting that inositol is an essential …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging role of inositol monophosphatase in cancer

Q Chen, L Shen, S Li - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2023 - Elsevier
Inositol monophosphatase (IMPase) is an enzyme with two homologs—IMPA1 and IMPA2—
that is responsible for dephosphorylating myo-inositol monophosphate to generate myo …

[HTML][HTML] The myo-inositol biosynthesis rate-limiting enzyme ISYNA1 suppresses the stemness of ovarian cancer via Notch1 pathway

L Yang, M Yang, C Cui, X Long, Y Li, W Dai, T Lang… - Cellular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) play a central role in ovarian cancer (OC), understanding
regulatory mechanisms governing their stemness is critical. Here, we report ISYNA1, the rate …

Utilizing adeno‐associated virus as a vector in treating genetic disorders or human cancers

FH Shih, HH Chang, YC Wang - IUBMB life, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Clinical data from over two decades, involving more than 3000 treated patients, demonstrate
that adeno‐associated virus (AAV) gene therapy is a safe, effective, and well‐tolerated …

The sodium/myo-inositol co-transporter SLC5A3 promotes non-small cell lung cancer cell growth

Z Cui, C Mu, Z Wu, S Pan, Z Cheng, Z Zhang… - Cell Death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Identification of novel molecular signaling targets for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is
important. The present study examined expression, functions and possible underlying …

SGLT2 inhibitors attenuate endothelial to mesenchymal transition and cardiac fibroblast activation

K Schmidt, A Schmidt, S Groß, A Just, A Pfanne… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Beneficial effects of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) in cardiovascular
diseases have been extensively reported leading to the inclusion of these drugs in the …

miRNA-1 promotes acute myeloid leukemia cell pathogenesis through metabolic regulation

A Ghazaryan, JA Wallace, WW Tang, C Barba… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous and deadly disease characterized by
uncontrolled expansion of malignant blasts. Altered metabolism and dysregulated …

Discovery platforms for RNA therapeutics

G Ciucci, L Braga, S Zacchigna - British Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
RNA therapeutics are emerging as a unique opportunity to drug currently “undruggable”
molecules and diseases. While their advantages over conventional, small molecule drugs …