Midkine (MDK) growth factor: a key player in cancer progression and a promising therapeutic target

PS Filippou, GS Karagiannis, A Constantinidou - Oncogene, 2020 - nature.com
Midkine is a heparin-binding growth factor, originally reported as the product of a retinoic
acid-responsive gene during embryogenesis, but currently viewed as a multifaceted factor …

[HTML][HTML] Anticancer mechanisms of cannabinoids

G Velasco, C Sánchez, M Guzmán - Current Oncology, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In addition to the well-known palliative effects of cannabinoids on some cancer-associated
symptoms, a large body of evidence shows that these molecules can decrease tumour …

Towards the use of cannabinoids as antitumour agents

G Velasco, C Sánchez, M Guzmán - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2012 - nature.com
Various reports have shown that cannabinoids (the active components of marijuana and
their derivatives) can reduce tumour growth and progression in animal models of cancer, in …

Midkine expression by stem-like tumor cells drives persistence to mTOR inhibition and an immune-suppressive microenvironment

Y Tang, DJ Kwiatkowski, EP Henske - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract mTORC1 is hyperactive in multiple cancer types,. Here, we performed integrative
analysis of single cell transcriptomic profiling, paired T cell receptor (TCR) sequencing, and …

[HTML][HTML] The use of cannabinoids as anticancer agents

G Velasco, S Hernández-Tiedra, D Dávila… - Progress in neuro …, 2016 - Elsevier
It is well-established that cannabinoids exert palliative effects on some cancer-associated
symptoms. In addition evidences obtained during the last fifteen years support that these …

Midkine, a heparin-binding cytokine with multiple roles in development, repair and diseases

T Muramatsu - Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B, 2010 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Midkine is a heparin-binding cytokine or a growth factor with a molecular weight of 13 kDa.
Midkine binds to oversulfated structures in heparan sulfate and chondroitin sulfate. The …

Notch signaling activated by replication stress–induced expression of midkine drives epithelial–mesenchymal transition and chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer

C Güngör, H Zander, KE Effenberger, YK Vashist… - Cancer research, 2011 - AACR
The incidence of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) nearly equals its mortality rate,
partly because most PDACs are intrinsically chemoresistant and thus largely untreatable. It …

The heparin-binding growth factor midkine: the biological activities and candidate receptors

K Kadomatsu, S Kishida… - The journal of biochemistry, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The heparin-binding growth factor midkine (MK) comprises a family with
pleiotrophin/heparin-binding growth-associated molecule. The biological phenomena in …

Metabolomics studies of cell–cell interactions using single cell mass spectrometry combined with fluorescence microscopy

X Chen, Z Peng, Z Yang - Chemical Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Cell–cell interactions are critical for transmitting signals among cells and maintaining their
normal functions from the single-cell level to tissues. In cancer studies, interactions between …

Midkine derived from cancer-associated fibroblasts promotes cisplatin-resistance via up-regulation of the expression of lncRNA ANRIL in tumour cells

D Zhang, L Ding, Y Li, J Ren, G Shi, Y Wang, S Zhao… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Midkine (MK) is a heparin-binding growth factor that promotes carcinogenesis and
chemoresistance. The tumour microenvironment (TME) can affect chemotherapy sensitivity …