Galectins at a glance

L Johannes, R Jacob, H Leffler - Journal of cell science, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
Galectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins that are involved in many physiological
functions, such as inflammation, immune responses, cell migration, autophagy and …

Targeting galectin-driven regulatory circuits in cancer and fibrosis

KV Mariño, AJ Cagnoni, DO Croci… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Galectins are a family of endogenous glycan-binding proteins that have crucial roles in a
broad range of physiological and pathological processes. As a group, these proteins use …

Glycomimetics for the inhibition and modulation of lectins

S Leusmann, P Ménová, E Shanin, A Titz… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbohydrates are essential mediators of many processes in health and disease. They
regulate self-/non-self-discrimination, are key elements of cellular communication, cancer …

Targeting galectin-3 in inflammatory and fibrotic diseases

S Bouffette, I Botez, F De Ceuninck - Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Abstract Galectin (Gal)-3 is a β-galactoside-binding lectin emerging as a key player in
cardiac, hepatic, renal, and pulmonary fibrosis and inflammation, respiratory infections …

[HTML][HTML] The therapeutic potential of galectin-3 inhibition in fibrotic disease

RJ Slack, R Mills, AC Mackinnon - … Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Galectin-3 is a beta-galactoside-binding mammalian lectin and part of the 15 member
galectin family that are evolutionarily highly conserved. It is the only chimeric protein with a …

Discovery and optimization of the first highly effective and orally available galectin-3 inhibitors for treatment of fibrotic disease

FR Zetterberg, A MacKinnon, T Brimert… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Galectin-3 is a carbohydrate-binding protein central to regulating mechanisms of diseases
such as fibrosis, cancer, metabolic, inflammatory, and heart disease. We recently found a …

Galectins as molecular targets for therapeutic intervention

RPM Dings, MC Miller, RJ Griffin, KH Mayo - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Galectins are a family of small, highly conserved, molecular effectors that mediate various
biological processes, including chemotaxis and angiogenesis, and that function by …

An orally active galectin-3 antagonist inhibits lung adenocarcinoma growth and augments response to PD-L1 blockade

L Vuong, E Kouverianou, CM Rooney, BJ McHugh… - Cancer research, 2019 - AACR
A combination therapy approach is required to improve tumor immune infiltration and patient
response to immune checkpoint inhibitors that target negative regulatory receptors. Galectin …

Glycans in drug discovery

P Valverde, A Ardá, NC Reichardt… - …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Glycans are key players in many biological processes. They are essential for protein folding
and stability and act as recognition elements in cell–cell and cell–matrix interactions. Thus …

Targeting galectins with glycomimetics

S Bertuzzi, JI Quintana, A Ardá, A Gimeno… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Among glycan-binding proteins, galectins, β-galactoside-binding lectins, exhibit relevant
biological roles and are implicated in many diseases, such as cancer and inflammation …