Update on biology and genomics of adrenocortical carcinomas: rationale for emerging therapies

AM Lerario, DR Mohan, GD Hammer - Endocrine Reviews, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The adrenal glands are paired endocrine organs that produce steroid hormones and
catecholamines required for life. Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare and often fatal …

Forcing the antitumor effects of HSPs using a modulated electric field

CA Minnaar, A Szasz - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
The role of Heat Shock Proteins (HSPs) is a “double-edged sword” with regards to tumors.
The location and interactions of HSPs determine their pro-or antitumor activity. The present …

A comprehensive investigation of steroidogenic signaling in classical and new experimental cell models of adrenocortical carcinoma

S Sigala, C Bothou, D Penton, A Abate, M Peitzsch… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Adrenocortical carcinoma is a heterogeneous and aggressive cancer that originates from
steroidogenic cells within the adrenal cortex. In this study, we have assessed for the …

An update on adrenocortical cell lines of human origin

S Sigala, E Rossini, A Abate, M Tamburello… - Endocrine, 2022 - Springer
Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare, heterogenous and highly malignant disease.
Management of ACC is dependent on disease stage with complete surgical resection as the …

A novel patient-derived cell line of adrenocortical carcinoma shows a pathogenic role of germline MUTYH mutation and high tumour mutational burden

LS Landwehr, J Schreiner, S Appenzeller… - European journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background The response of advanced adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) to current
chemotherapies is unsatisfactory and a limited rate of response to immunotherapy was …

The chaperone system in cancer therapies: Hsp90

CA Basset, E Conway de Macario, LG Leone… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
The chaperone system (CS) of an organism is composed of molecular chaperones,
chaperone co-factors, co-chaperones, and chaperone receptors and interactors. It is present …

Sublethal hyperthermia transiently disrupts cortisol steroidogenesis in adrenocortical cells

N Mullen, PT Donlon, J Sebek, K Duffy… - …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Primary aldosteronism is the most common cause of secondary hypertension. The first-line
treatment adrenalectomy resects adrenal nodules and adjacent normal tissue, limiting …

Innovative multidimensional models in a high-throughput-format for different cell types of endocrine origin

S Bornstein, I Shapiro, M Malyukov, R Züllig… - Cell Death & …, 2022 - nature.com
The adrenal gland provides an important function by integrating neuronal, immune,
vascular, metabolic and endocrine signals under a common organ capsule. It is the central …

Heat-activated nanomedicine formulation improves the anticancer potential of the HSP90 inhibitor luminespib in vitro

B Epp-Ducharme, M Dunne, L Fan, JC Evans… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The heat shock protein 90 inhibitor, luminespib, has demonstrated potent preclinical activity
against numerous cancers. However, clinical translation has been impeded by dose-limiting …

Molecular mechanisms in chaperonopathies: Clues to understanding the histopathological abnormalities and developing novel therapies

AJL Macario, EC de Macario - The Journal of Pathology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular chaperones, many of which are heat shock proteins (Hsps), are components of
the chaperoning system and when defective can cause disease, the chaperonopathies …