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Exploiting the Ref-1-APE1 node in cancer signaling and other diseases: from bench to clinic.

Reduction-oxidation factor 1-apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease (Ref-1/APE1) is a critical node in tumor cells, both as a redox regulator of transcription factor activation and as part of the DNA damage response. As a redox signaling protein, Ref-1/APE1 enhances the transcriptional activity of STAT3, HIF-1α, nuclear factor kappa B, and other transcription factors to promote growth, migration, and survival in tumor cells as well as inflammation and angiogenesis in the tumor microenvironment. Ref-1/APE1 is activated in a variety of cancers, including prostate, colon, pancreatic, ovarian, lung an

Unc-51 like kinase 3 (ULK3) contributes to autophagy and cell survival in multiple myeloma.

Despite effective therapies such as proteasome inhibitors, multiple myeloma (MM) patients relapse with refractory disease. Analysis of RNA sequencing data from CD138 + MM patient cells (n = 813) across disease stages identifies an autophagy gene signature. Particularly elevated ULK3 expression is strongly associated with disease progression. Functional studies reveal that ULK3 supports MM cell survival via the ULK-ATG13-FIP200 complex. We generate small-molecule kinase inhibitors (SG3-014/MA9-060) exhibiting nanomolar potency against ULK3, with binding confirmed by co-crystallization. While ex

IL-20RB mediates tumoral response to osteoclastic niches and promotes bone metastasis of lung cancer.

Bone is a common site of metastasis in lung cancer, but the regulatory mechanism remains incompletely understood. Osteoclasts are known to play crucial roles in osteolytic bone metastasis by digesting bone matrix and indirectly enhancing tumor colonization. In this study, we found that IL receptor 20 subunit β (IL-20RB) mediated a direct tumoral response to osteoclasts. Tumoral expression of IL-20RB was associated with bone metastasis of lung cancer, and functionally, IL-20RB promoted metastatic growth of lung cancer cells in bone. Mechanistically, tumor cells induced osteoclasts to secrete th

Catgut embedding in acupoints combined with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial.

BACKGROUND: To date, the clinical modulation for bone metabolism based on the neuro-bone mass regulation theory is still not popular. The stimulation of nerve systems to explore novel treatments for Postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) is urgent and significant. Preliminary research results suggested that changes brain function and structure may play a crucial role in bone metabolism with PMOP. Thus, we set up a clinical trial to investigate the effect of the combination of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and catgut embedding in acupoints (CEA) for PMOP and to elucidate the c

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… Role of Sigma-1 receptor/p38 MAPK inhibition in acupoint catgut embedding-mediated analgesic effects in complete Freund's adjuvant-induced inflammatory pain. Anesth Analg. (2017) 125:662–9. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001857, PMID: 53. …

Intratumorally injected pro-inflammatory allogeneic dendritic cells as immune enhancers: a first-in-human study in unfavourable risk patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

BackgroundAccumulating pre-clinical data indicate that the efficient induction of antigen-specific cytotoxic CD8+ T cells characterizing viral infections is caused by cross-priming where initially infected DCs produce an unique set of inflammatory factors that recruit and activate non-infected bystander DCs. Our DC-based immunotherapy concept is guided by such bystander view and accordingly, we have developed a cellular adjuvant consisting of pre-activated allogeneic DCs producing high levels of DC-recruiting and DC-activating factors. This concept doesn't require MHC-compatibility between inj

Curcumol inhibits the malignant progression of prostate cancer and regulates the PDK1/AKT/mTOR pathway by targeting miR‑9.

Curcumol has been reported to exert anti‑tumor activity, but its intrinsic molecular mechanism in prostate cancer remains to be elucidated. The present study aimed to analyze the effect of curcumol on prostate cancer and identify its possible internal regulatory pathway using in vitro cell culture and in vivo tumor model experiments. The cytotoxicity of curcumol was detected using a Cell Counting Kit‑8 assay and it was found that curcumol had no obvious toxicity or side effects on RWPE‑1 cells. Wound healing, Transwell and flow cytometry assays demonstrated that curcumol could affect the activ

Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors as a Therapeutic Strategy to Eliminate Neoplastic "Stromal" Cells from Giant Cell Tumors of Bone.

The neoplastic "stromal" cells in giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB) harbor a mutation in the H3F3A gene, which causes alterations in the epigenome. Current systemic targeted therapies, such as denosumab, do not affect the neoplastic cells, resulting in relapse upon treatment discontinuation. Therefore, this study examined whether targeting the epigenome could eliminate the neoplastic cells from GCTB. We established four novel cell lines of neoplastic "stromal" cells that expressed the H3F3A p.G34W mutation. These cell lines were used to perform an epigenetics compound screen (n = 128), which ide

Доклиническая оценка клеток DC-CCK как потенциально эффективной иммунотерапии для лечения глиобластомы.

Несмотря на благоприятное воздействие иммунотерапии на различные виды раковых заболеваний, ее полный успех в борьбе с вредителями CNS по-прежнему сопряжен с трудностями. Недавно в результате успешного клинического испытания клеточной иммунотерапии, вызванной цитокинами, у пациентов с глиобластомой (ГБМ) открылась новая возможность для иммунотерапии с использованием клеточной селекции в малиньях CNS. На основе этих выводов мы изучили вопрос о том, могут ли дендритные клетки (DC) в сочетании с цитокиновыми клетками-убийцами (DC-CCK) также обеспечить альтернативный и более эффективный способ повы

Sphingosine kinase 2 inhibition synergises with bortezomib to target myeloma by enhancing endoplasmic reticulum stress.

The proteasome inhibitor bortezomib has proven to be invaluable in the treatment of myeloma. By exploiting the inherent high immunoglobulin protein production of malignant plasma cells, bortezomib induces endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and the unfolded protein response (UPR), resulting in myeloma cell death. In most cases, however, the disease remains incurable highlighting the need for new therapeutic targets. Sphingosine kinase 2 (SK2) has been proposed as one such therapeutic target for myeloma. Our observations that bortezomib and SK2 inhibitors independently elicited induction of ER st

Carfilzomib enhances cisplatin-induced apoptosis in SK-N-BE(2)-M17 human neuroblastoma cells.

Neuroblastoma is a solid malignant tumor of the sympathetic nervous system, which accounts for 8-10% of childhood cancers. Considering the overall high risk and poor prognosis associated with neuroblastoma, effective therapeutics should be developed to improve patient survival and quality of life. A recent study showed that a proteasome inhibitor, carfilzomib (CFZ), reduced cell viability of SK-N-BE(2)-M17 neuroblastoma cells. Therefore, we investigated the molecular mechanisms by which CFZ lower the cell viability of neuroblastoma cells. CFZ reduced cell viability via cell cycle arrest at G2/

Biomarkers in Stress Related Diseases/Disorders: Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Values.

Various internal and external factors negatively affect the homeostatic equilibrium of organisms at the molecular to the whole-body level, inducing the so-called state of stress. Stress affects an organism's welfare status and induces energy-consuming mechanisms to combat the subsequent ill effects; thus, the individual may be immunocompromised, making them vulnerable to pathogens. The information presented here has been extensively reviewed, compiled, and analyzed from authenticated published resources available on Medline, PubMed, PubMed Central, Science Direct, and other scientific database

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CD200 является мощным новым фактором роста в Мультимиломе, зависящим от сигнала рецептора IGF1.

CD200 — это иммунный контрольно-пропускной пункт, безошибочно выраженный в 70% недавно диагностированных пациентов с множественной миеломой (ММ) и связанный с плохим исходом. Выражение CD200 клетками опухоли препятствует иммунной реакции через взаимодействие с CD200R и участвует в устойчивости к иммунной терапии. Однако его роль в опухоли остается слабой. В этом исследовании мы показываем, что клетки MM, перевыражающие CD200, представляют собой значительное пролиферативное преимущество в свободных культурных сыворотках, средних и клоногенных анализах. Преимущество роста клеток, опосредованное

Выражение Brd4 в CD4 T клеток и в микроглии поощряет нейроинфламмацию в экспериментальном аутоиммунном энцефаломиелите.

Микроглии являются постоянными врожденными иммунными клетками центральной нервной системы (СНС), которые обеспечивают антимикробную защиту, но также способствуют нейроинфламмации. BRD4 — читатель хроматинов, связывающий себя с ацетилированными гистонами и направляющий транскрипцию множества генов. Однако неизвестно, регулирует ли и каким образом БРД4 функцию микроглии. Мы рассмотрели роль микроглии и BRD4 в нейро-воспалительном заболевании, экспериментальном аутоиммунном энцефаломиелите (EAE), модели мыши для множественных склерозов. Ранее сообщалось, что в EAE при первоначальной активации Т к

Impact of Depression, Fatigue, and Pain on Quality of Life in Slovak Multiple Sclerosis Patients.

BACKGROUND Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory disease of the central nervous system that causes demyelination and degeneration of nerve fibers. This study aimed to evaluate factors associated with quality of life, including disability status, pain, fatigue, and depression, in 176 multiple sclerosis patients in Slovakia. MATERIAL AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among a convenience sample of 176 adult MS patients (151 women, 25 men, average age 46.49 years; min-max: 21-72 years). The Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) was used to determine t

Modeling and addressing on-target/off-tumor toxicity of claudin 18.2 targeted immunotherapies.

Successfully extending immunotherapies to solid tumors involves addressing several key challenges, importantly the "antigen dilemma", the expression of a solid tumor target antigen on the normal tissue of tumor origin. Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2) has emerged as an important target for upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancer therapies (such as Zolbetuximab, a naked antibody, recently approved; or CT041, a second-generation chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy with promising clinical data). However, GI toxicities are reported from clinical use of both Zolbetuximab and CT041. Here, we describe c

Duloxetine prevents bortezomib and paclitaxel large-fiber chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (LF-CIPN) in sprague dawley rats.

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a debilitating, treatment-limiting, side-effect of several classes of chemotherapy drugs. While negatively impacting oncology patients' quality of life, chemotherapy-induced large-fiber (LF) neuropathy is amongst the least well understood components of CIPN, and one for which there is currently no established therapy. Preliminary clinical observations have led to the suggestion that Duloxetine, which is used for the treatment of pain associated with small-fiber CIPN (SF-CIPN), may be effective against LF-CIPN. In the present experiments we d

Vitamin C-Sources, Physiological Role, Kinetics, Deficiency, Use, Toxicity, and Determination.

Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) has been known as an antioxidant for most people. However, its physiological role is much larger and encompasses very different processes ranging from facilitation of iron absorption through involvement in hormones and carnitine synthesis for important roles in epigenetic processes. Contrarily, high doses act as a pro-oxidant than an anti-oxidant. This may also be the reason why plasma levels are meticulously regulated on the level of absorption and excretion in the kidney. Interestingly, most cells contain vitamin C in millimolar concentrations, which is much highe

Lipid nanoparticle-mediated mRNA/siRNA dual-bioengineered dendritic cell vaccines combined of PD-1/PD-L1 blockade for boosting tumor immunotherapy.

DC vaccines occupy a pivotal position in the realm of cancer treatment, leveraging the immune system to precisely target and effectively eliminate tumor cells. However, current challenges in tumor DC vaccine development include issues such as limited efficacy and potential upregulation of immunosuppressive molecules like PD-L1 on tumor cells. Herein, we employed microfluidic technology to fabricate lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) that simultaneously encapsulate OVA mRNA (mOVA), encoding the model antigen OVA, and siRNA targeting PD-L1. The LNP/mOVA/siPD-L1 nanoparticles were utilized to transfect b

From Nanoparticles to Cancer Nanomedicine: Old Problems with New Solutions.

Anticancer nanomedicines have been studied over 30 years, but fewer than 10 formulations have been approved for clinical therapy today. Despite abundant options of anticancer drugs, it remains challenging to have agents specifically target cancer cells while reducing collateral toxicity to healthy tissue. Nanocompartments that can be selective toward points deeply within malignant tissues are a promising concept, but the heterogeneity of tumor tissue, inefficiency of cargo loading and releasing, and low uniformity of manufacture required from preclinical to commercialization are major obstacle