[HTML][HTML] Integrating genomics with biomarkers and therapeutic targets to invigorate cardiovascular drug development

MV Holmes, TG Richardson, BA Ference… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Drug development in cardiovascular disease is stagnating, with lack of efficacy and adverse
effects being barriers to innovation. Human genetics can provide compelling evidence of …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of cholesterol on cancer progression and therapy

SS Mayengbam, A Singh, AD Pillai, MK Bhat - Translational oncology, 2021 - Elsevier
Cholesterol is a fundamental molecule necessary for the maintenance of cell structure and is
vital to various normal biological functions. It is a key factor in lifestyle-related diseases …

Genetic association of lipids and lipid-lowering drug target genes with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Z Li, B Zhang, Q Liu, Z Tao, L Ding, B Guo, E Zhang… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Some observational studies found that dyslipidaemia is a risk factor for non-
alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and lipid-lowering drugs may lower NAFLD risk …

Targeting the mevalonate pathway suppresses ARID1A-inactivated cancers by promoting pyroptosis

W Zhou, H Liu, Z Yuan, J Zundell, M Towers, J Lin… - Cancer Cell, 2023 - cell.com
ARID1A, encoding a subunit of the SWI/SNF complex, is mutated in∼ 50% of clear cell
ovarian carcinoma (OCCC) cases. Here we show that inhibition of the mevalonate pathway …

[HTML][HTML] PCSK9 and cancer: Rethinking the link

K Mahboobnia, M Pirro, E Marini, F Grignani… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Cancer is emerging as a major problem globally, as it accounts for the second
cause of death despite medical advances. According to epidemiological and basic studies …

Association between genetically proxied PCSK9 inhibition and prostate cancer risk: A Mendelian randomisation study

S Fang, J Yarmolinsky, D Gill, CJ Bull, CM Perks… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Prostate cancer (PrCa) is the second most prevalent malignancy in men
worldwide. Observational studies have linked the use of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol …

Systematic review of Mendelian randomization studies on risk of cancer

G Markozannes, A Kanellopoulou, O Dimopoulou… - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background We aimed to map and describe the current state of Mendelian randomization
(MR) literature on cancer risk and to identify associations supported by robust evidence …

Cardio-oncology: a myriad of relationships between cardiovascular disease and cancer

Y Wang, Y Wang, X Han, J Sun, C Li… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer are the leading causes of death worldwide. With
an increasing number of the elderly population, and early cancer screening and treatment …

Effects of statins on brain tumors: a review

AR Afshari, H Mollazadeh, NC Henney… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Evidence from preclinical studies suggests that the competitive HMG-CoA reductase
(HMGCR) inhibitors universally known as' statins,'in addition to being powerful drugs that …

Cholesterol metabolism in cancer and cell death

F Chen, Y Lu, J Lin, R Kang, J Liu - Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Cholesterol is a type of lipid that plays a crucial role in building and
maintaining cell membranes, producing certain hormones, and aiding in digestion. The two …