[HTML][HTML] Oxidative stress, inflammation and colorectal cancer: an overview

A Bardelčíková, J Šoltys, J Mojžiš - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) represents the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths
worldwide. The pathogenesis of CRC is a complex multistep process. Among other factors …

[HTML][HTML] TERT—regulation and roles in cancer formation

M Dratwa, B Wysoczańska, P Łacina, T Kubik… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) is a catalytic subunit of telomerase. Telomerase
complex plays a key role in cancer formation by telomere dependent or independent …

[HTML][HTML] Dissecting aging and senescence—current concepts and open lessons

C Schmeer, A Kretz, D Wengerodt, M Stojiljkovic… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
In contrast to the programmed nature of development, it is still a matter of debate whether
aging is an adaptive and regulated process, or merely a consequence arising from a …

[HTML][HTML] Non-canonical roles of telomerase: unraveling the imbroglio

E Ségal-Bendirdjian, V Geli - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Telomerase plays a critical role in stem cell function and tissue regeneration that depends
on its ability to elongate telomeres. For nearly two decades, it turned out that TERT regulates …

[HTML][HTML] Imetelstat-mediated alterations in fatty acid metabolism to induce ferroptosis as a therapeutic strategy for acute myeloid leukemia

C Bruedigam, AH Porter, A Song, G Vroeg in de Wei… - Nature Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
Telomerase enables replicative immortality in most cancers including acute myeloid
leukemia (AML). Imetelstat is a first-in-class telomerase inhibitor with clinical efficacy in …

Age-associated telomere attrition in adipocyte progenitors predisposes to metabolic disease

Z Gao, AC Daquinag, C Fussell, Z Zhao, Y Dai… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
White and beige adipocytes in subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and visceral adipose
tissue (VAT) are maintained by proliferation and differentiation of adipose progenitor cells …

Aging and its treatment with vitamin C: a comprehensive mechanistic review

S Mumtaz, S Ali, HM Tahir, SAR Kazmi… - Molecular biology …, 2021 - Springer
Aging and age-related disorders have become one of the prominent issue of world.
Oxidative stress due to overproduction of reactive oxygen species is the most significant …

Polyploid giant cancer cells, stemness and epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity elicited by human cytomegalovirus

Z Nehme, S Pasquereau, S Haidar Ahmad… - Oncogene, 2021 - nature.com
A growing body of evidence is recognizing human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) as a potential
oncogenic virus. We hereby provide the first experimental in vitro evidence for HCMV as a …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-cancer immunotherapies targeting telomerase

S Negrini, R De Palma, G Filaci - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Telomerase is a reverse transcriptase that maintains telomeres length, compensating for the
attrition of chromosomal ends that occurs during each replication cycle. Telomerase is …

[HTML][HTML] The role of telomerase in breast Cancer's response to Therapy

E Judasz, N Lisiak, P Kopczyński, M Taube… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Currently, breast cancer appears to be the most widespread cancer in the world and the
most common cause of cancer deaths. This specific type of cancer affects women in both …