How and why are cancers acidic? Carbonic anhydrase IX and the homeostatic control of tumour extracellular pH

SH Lee, JR Griffiths - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The acidic tumour microenvironment is now recognized as a tumour phenotype that drives
cancer somatic evolution and disease progression, causing cancer cells to become more …

Advances in targeted therapy for acute myeloid leukemia

J Yu, PYZ Jiang, H Sun, X Zhang, Z Jiang, Y Li… - Biomarker …, 2020 - Springer
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a clonal malignancy characterized by genetic
heterogeneity due to recurrent gene mutations. Treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy has …

Exosomal miR-21 secreted by IL-1β-primed-mesenchymal stem cells induces macrophage M2 polarization and ameliorates sepsis

M Yao, B Cui, W Zhang, W Ma, G Zhao, L Xing - Life Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Sepsis occurs due to a damaging host response to infection and is the chief cause of death
in most intensive care units. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) exhibit immunomodulatory …

Mitochondrial metabolic reprogramming controls the induction of immunogenic cell death and efficacy of chemotherapy in bladder cancer

B Oresta, C Pozzi, D Braga, R Hurle… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Although chemotherapeutic agents have been used for decades, the mechanisms of action,
mechanisms of resistance, and the best treatment schedule remain elusive. Mitomycin C …

An overview of novel agents for cervical cancer treatment by inducing apoptosis: Emerging drugs ongoing clinical trials and preclinical studies

L Liu, M Wang, X Li, S Yin, B Wang - Frontiers in medicine, 2021 - frontiersin.org
As the leading cause of cancer death, cervical cancer ranks fourth for both incidence and
mortality. Cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates have reportedly decreased over the …

Obesity programs macrophages to support cancer progression

A Singh, SS Mayengbam, H Yaduvanshi, MR Wani… - Cancer research, 2022 - AACR
Obesity induces multifactorial effects such as dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and arterial
hypertension that influence the progression of many diseases. Obesity is associated with an …

Hsa_circ_0026416 promotes proliferation and migration in colorectal cancer via miR-346/NFIB axis

Y Liang, J Shi, Q He, G Sun, L Gao, J Ye, X Tang… - Cancer cell …, 2020 - Springer
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide.
Circular RNAs (circRNAs), a novel class of non-coding RNAs, have been confirmed to be …

Reprogramming of lipid metabolism in the tumor microenvironment: a strategy for tumor immunotherapy

Y Wu, X Pu, X Wang, M Xu - Lipids in Health and Disease, 2024 - Springer
Lipid metabolism in cancer cells has garnered increasing attention in recent decades.
Cancer cells thrive in hypoxic conditions, nutrient deficiency, and oxidative stress and …

Current principles, challenges, and new metrics in pH-responsive drug delivery systems for systemic cancer therapy

RA Verkhovskii, AN Ivanov, EV Lengert, KA Tulyakova… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The paradigm of drug delivery via particulate formulations is one of the leading ideas that
enable overcoming limitations of traditional chemotherapeutic agents. The trend toward …

Circ0120816 acts as an oncogene of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by inhibiting miR-1305 and releasing TXNRD1

X Li, L Song, B Wang, C Tao, L Shi, M Xu - Cancer cell international, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been discovered to participate in the
carcinogenesis of multiple cancers. However, the role of circRNAs in esophageal squamous …