WNT signalling pathways as therapeutic targets in cancer

JN Anastas, RT Moon - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2013 - nature.com
Since the initial discovery of the oncogenic activity of WNT1 in mouse mammary glands, our
appreciation for the complex roles for WNT signalling pathways in cancer has increased …

Sclerostin and Dickkopf-1 as therapeutic targets in bone diseases

HZ Ke, WG Richards, X Li, MS Ominsky - Endocrine reviews, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The processes of bone growth, modeling, and remodeling determine the structure, mass,
and biomechanical properties of the skeleton. Dysregulated bone resorption or bone …

[HTML][HTML] The cancer genome atlas comprehensive molecular characterization of renal cell carcinoma

CJ Ricketts, AA De Cubas, H Fan, CC Smith, M Lang… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is not a single disease, but several histologically defined
cancers with different genetic drivers, clinical courses, and therapeutic responses. The …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemicals targeting estrogen receptors: beneficial rather than adverse effects?

S Lecomte, F Demay, F Ferrière, F Pakdel - International Journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
In mammals, the effects of estrogen are mainly mediated by two different estrogen receptors,
ERα and ERβ. These proteins are members of the nuclear receptor family, characterized by …

Epigenetics in renal cell cancer: mechanisms and clinical applications

SC Joosten, KM Smits, MJ Aarts, V Melotte… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is characterized by an infrequent number of somatic mutations.
By contrast, epigenetic aberrations are commonly found in RCC, indicating that epigenetic …

The STAT3-miRNA-92-Wnt signaling pathway regulates spheroid formation and malignant progression in ovarian cancer

MW Chen, ST Yang, MH Chien, KT Hua, CJ Wu… - Cancer research, 2017 - AACR
Ovarian cancer spheroids constitute a metastatic niche for transcoelomic spread that also
engenders drug resistance. Spheroid-forming cells express active STAT3 signaling and …

[HTML][HTML] Dickkopf-1: A promising target for cancer immunotherapy

HY Chu, Z Chen, L Wang, ZK Zhang, X Tan… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Clinical studies in a range of cancers have detected elevated levels of the Wnt antagonist
Dickkopf-1 (DKK1) in the serum or tumors of patients, and this was frequently associated …

The epigenetic landscape of renal cancer

MR Morris, F Latif - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2017 - nature.com
The majority of kidney cancers are associated with mutations in the von Hippel-Lindau gene
and a small proportion are associated with infrequent mutations in other well characterized …

Rationale for targeting the Wnt signalling modulator Dickkopf‐1 for oncology

MH Kagey, X He - British journal of pharmacology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Wnt signalling is a fundamental pathway involved in embryonic development and adult
tissue homeostasis. Mutations in the pathway frequently lead to developmental defects and …

[HTML][HTML] A new wave of targeting 'undruggable'Wnt signaling for cancer therapy: challenges and opportunities

WJ Park, MJ Kim - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aberrant Wnt signaling activation is frequently observed in many cancers. The mutation
acquisition of Wnt signaling leads to tumorigenesis, whereas the inhibition of Wnt signaling …