The role of IL-6 in cancer cell invasiveness and metastasis—overview and therapeutic opportunities

M Rašková, L Lacina, Z Kejík, A Venhauerová… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Interleukin 6 (IL-6) belongs to a broad class of cytokines involved in the regulation of various
homeostatic and pathological processes. These activities range from regulating embryonic …

Androgen receptor-dependent mechanisms mediating drug resistance in prostate cancer

M Ehsani, FO David, A Baniahmad - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Prostate cancer can develop under hormone treatment and chemotherapy
from a castration-sensitive towards a castration-resistant into a drug resistant-tumor. The …

JAK inhibition reduces SARS-CoV-2 liver infectivity and modulates inflammatory responses to reduce morbidity and mortality

J Stebbing, G Sánchez Nievas, M Falcone… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Using AI, we identified baricitinib as having antiviral and anticytokine efficacy. We now show
a 71%(95% CI 0.15 to 0.58) mortality benefit in 83 patients with moderate-severe SARS-CoV …

Drivers of AR indifferent anti-androgen resistance in prostate cancer cells

F Handle, S Prekovic, C Helsen, T Van den Broeck… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Inhibition of the androgen receptor (AR) by second-generation anti-androgens is a standard
treatment for metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), but it inevitably leads …

Metabolic changes during prostate cancer development and progression

AMK Beier, M Puhr, MB Stope, C Thomas… - Journal of cancer …, 2023 - Springer
Metabolic reprogramming has been recognised as a hallmark in solid tumours. Malignant
modification of the tumour's bioenergetics provides energy for tumour growth and …

Small extracellular vesicle-mediated ITGB6 siRNA delivery downregulates the αVβ6 integrin and inhibits adhesion and migration of recipient prostate cancer cells

SR Krishn, V Garcia, NM Naranjo, F Quaglia… - Cancer biology & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The αVβ6 integrin, an epithelial-specific cell surface receptor absent in normal prostate and
expressed during prostate cancer (PrCa) progression, is a therapeutic target in many …

Molecular mechanisms and current treatment options for cancer cachexia

SS Ahmad, K Ahmad, S Shaikh, HJ You, EY Lee, S Ali… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The primary characteristics of cancer cachexia are weakness, weight loss,
atrophy, fat reduction, and systemic inflammation. Cachexia is strongly associated with …

Targeting the JAK2/STAT3 pathway—Can we compare it to the two faces of the God Janus?

A Jaśkiewicz, T Domoradzki, B Pająk - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Muscle cachexia is one of the most critical unmet medical needs. Identifying the molecular
background of cancer-induced muscle loss revealed a promising possibility of new …

[HTML][HTML] Dexmedetomidine promotes breast cancer cell migration through Rab11-mediated secretion of exosomal TMPRSS2

M Chi, X Shi, X Huo, X Wu, P Zhang… - Annals of translational …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Dexmedetomidine (DEX), a highly selective α2-adrenergic receptor agonist,
has been reported to increase the malignancy of breast cancer cells in vitro and stimulate …

Unravelling the molecular mechanisms of prostate cancer evolution from genotype to phenotype

D Tong - Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, 2021 - Elsevier
Prostate cancer (PC) is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause
of cancer-related death in men in the Western society. Unfortunately, although the vast …