Major apoptotic mechanisms and genes involved in apoptosis

Y Kiraz, A Adan, M Kartal Yandim, Y Baran - Tumor Biology, 2016 - Springer
As much as the cellular viability is important for the living organisms, the elimination of
unnecessary or damaged cells has the opposite necessity for the maintenance of …

TRAIL of hope meeting resistance in cancer

D Deng, K Shah - Trends in cancer, 2020 - cell.com
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) induces apoptosis
selectively via its interaction with the death receptors TRAILR1/DR4 and TRAILR2/DR5 in a …

Targeting tumor-associated fibroblasts for therapeutic delivery in desmoplastic tumors

L Miao, Q Liu, CM Lin, C Luo, Y Wang, L Liu, W Yin… - Cancer research, 2017 - AACR
The off-target distribution of anticancer nanoparticles to fibroblasts creates a barrier to the
effective treatment of desmoplastic tumors. However, we hypothesized that this nanoparticle …

The TRAIL to cancer therapy: Hindrances and potential solutions

SHM Wong, WY Kong, CM Fang, HS Loh… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Apoptosis is an ordered and orchestrated cellular process that occurs in physiological and
pathological conditions. Resistance to apoptosis is a hallmark of virtually all malignancies …

Modulating tumor-associated macrophages to enhance the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors: A TAM-pting approach

AN Chamseddine, T Assi, O Mir, S Chouaib - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) plasticity and diversity are both essential hallmarks
of the monocyte-macrophage lineage and the tumor-derived inflammation. TAM exemplify …

Mechanisms of apoptosis resistance to NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity in cancer

C Sordo-Bahamonde, S Lorenzo-Herrero… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Natural killer (NK) cells are major contributors to immunosurveillance and control of tumor
development by inducing apoptosis of malignant cells. Among the main mechanisms …

Curcumol overcomes TRAIL resistance of non‐small cell lung cancer by targeting NRH: quinone oxidoreductase 2 (NQO2)

J Zhang, Y Zhou, N Li, WT Liu, JZ Liang… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Resistance to tumor‐necrosis‐factor‐related apoptosis‐inducing ligand (TRAIL) of cancer
cell remains a key obstacle for clinical cancer therapies. To overcome TRAIL resistance, this …

Novel apoptosis-inducing agents for the treatment of cancer, a new arsenal in the toolbox

B Lim, Y Greer, S Lipkowitz, N Takebe - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Evasion from apoptosis is an important hallmark of cancer cells. Alterations of apoptosis
pathways are especially critical as they confer resistance to conventional anti-cancer …

TRAILblazing strategies for cancer treatment

AL Kretz, A Trauzold, A Hillenbrand, U Knippschild… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
In the late 1990s, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), a
member of the TNF-family, started receiving much attention for its potential in cancer …

Physical tuning of galectin-3 signaling

SA Farhadi, R Liu, MW Becker… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Galectin-3 (Gal3) exhibits dynamic oligomerization and promiscuous binding, which can
lead to concomitant activation of synergistic, antagonistic, or noncooperative signaling …