Результаты поиска

The Hedgehog-GLI pathway in embryonic development and cancer: implications for pulmonary oncology therapy.

Transcriptional regulation and epigenetic mechanisms closely control gene expression through diverse physiological and pathophysiological processes. These include the development of germ layers and post-natal epithelial cell-tissue differentiation, as well as, involved with the induction, promotion and/or progression of human malignancies. Diverse studies have shed light on the molecular similarities and differences involved in the stages of embryological epithelial development and dedifferentiation processes in malignant tumors of epithelial origin, of which many focus on lung carcinomas. In

Человеческие эндогенные ретровирусы как новые терапевтические цели в нейродегенеративных расстройствах.

Человеческие эндогенные ретровирусы составляют приблизительно 8% генома человека и служат фрагментами древних антиретровирусных инфекций. Хотя они, как правило, удерживаются в замалчиваемом состоянии с помощью надежных эпигенетических механизмов, конкретные группы HERV, в частности HERV-W и HERV-K, могут депрессировать в конкретных патологических условиях, что способствует инициированию и продвижению нейро-воспалительных и нейродегенеративных процессов. Доклинические исследования и клинические испытания, такие, как исследования моноклонных антител, показывают, что прямая ориентация на эти элем

Antioxidants in brain tumors: current therapeutic significance and future prospects.

Brain cancer is regarded among the deadliest forms of cancer worldwide. The distinct tumor microenvironment and inherent characteristics of brain tumor cells virtually render them resistant to the majority of conventional and advanced therapies. Oxidative stress (OS) is a key disruptor of normal brain homeostasis and is involved in carcinogenesis of different forms of brain cancers. Thus, antioxidants may inhibit tumorigenesis by preventing OS induced by various oncogenic factors. Antioxidants are hypothesized to inhibit cancer initiation by endorsing DNA repair and suppressing cancer progress

Lenalidomide: a brief review of its therapeutic potential in myelodysplastic syndromes.

Lenalidomide is a novel thalidomide analogue with enhanced immunomodulatory and antiangiogenic action lacking most of the typical thalidomide-associated adverse events. In myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), it has been used primarily in the IPSS low- and intermediate-1 risk setting. Several trials have demonstrated its potential to lead to both erythroid and cytogenetic responses in these disease groups. In a clinical trial of patients with a del(5q) chromosomal abnormality, lenalidomide treatment resulted in red blood cell (RBC) transfusion independence in 67% of patients. Moreover, 45% of pati

New generation sequencing of targeted genes in the classical and the variant form of hairy cell leukemia highlights mutations in epigenetic regulation genes.

Classical hairy cell leukemia (HCL-c) is a rare lymphoid neoplasm. BRAFV600E mutation, detected in more than 80% of the cases, is described as a driver mutation, but additional genetic abnormalities appear to be necessary for the disease progression. For cases of HCL-c harboring a wild-type BRAF gene, the differential diagnosis of the variant form of HCL (HCL-v) or splenic diffuse red pulp lymphoma (SDRPL) is complex. We selected a panel of 21 relevant genes based on a literature review of whole exome sequencing studies (BRAF, MAP2K1, DUSP2, MAPK15, ARID1A, ARID1B, EZH2, KDM6A, CREBBP, TP53, C

Long Non-Coding RNAs: Role in Testicular Cancers.

In the last few years lncRNAs have gained increasing attention among the scientific community, thanks to the discovery of their implication in many physio-pathological processes. In particular, their contribution to tumor initiation, progression, and response to treatment has attracted the interest of experts in the oncologic field for their potential clinical application. Testicular cancer is one of the tumors in which lncRNAs role is emerging. Said malignancies already have very effective treatments, which although lead to the development of quite serious treatment-related conditions, such a

Polyphenols bind G4-Quadruplex structures and act as epigenetic modifiers with anti-cancer effects.

G4-quadruplexes (G4s) are non-canonical structures of nucleic acids that develop in guanine rich regions of DNA and RNA. Due to their presence in oncogenic promoters and telomeres, G4s represent attractive targets in anticancer drug designs. G4s have also been the subject of recent research regarding their role as epigenetic modulators, supporting their participation in epigenetic processes that control gene expression. The development of small compounds that preferentially target G4s have led to a better understanding of how G4s control these mechanisms. Natural products have greatly contribu

Совпадение в полном тексте источника
… Tumor cells are characterized by global DNA demethylation and local hypermethylation (Kisseljova and Kisseljov, 2005[ 87 ]). … DNA Demethylation and Carcinogenesis. Biochemistry (Moscow) 2005;70:743–52. doi: 10.1007/s10541-005-0179-z. 88. Kjær TN, Ornstrup MJ, Poulsen MM, Jørgensen JOL, Hougaard DM, Cohen AS, et al. …

High-dose vitamin C: A promising anti-tumor agent, insight from mechanisms, clinical research, and challenges.

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, has sparked controversy since it first emerged as a potential anti-cancer agent. However, an increasing number of preclinical studies have demonstrated that high-dose vitamin C exhibits selective anti-tumor effects, including "pro-oxidative cytotoxicity", "anti-cancer epigenetic regulation", and "immune modulation". Consequently, vitamin C has reemerged as a promising anti-cancer therapy in the form of high-dose administration. Advancements in pharmacokinetic research have facilitated the development of clinical trials. Early clinical studies across vari

Совпадение в полном тексте источника
… Epigenetics: regulating gene expression Ten-eleven translocation enzymes (TETs) are α-ketoglutarate (α-KG)- and Fe 2+ -dependent dioxygenases that play a pivotal role in DNA demethylation. … Their activity is closely associated with the development of various diseases, including hematological malignancies. 50 Studies have shown that vitamin C enhances TET enzyme activity, promoting DNA demethylation and reversing tumor-associated DNA hypermethylation patterns. 51 Specifically, TETs oxidize …

ATGL sensitizes hepatocellular carcinoma cells to genotoxic drugs by modulating p53 acetylation/phosphorylation status.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for approximately 90% of liver cancer cases. Few therapeutic options are available for HCC patients due to intrinsic drug resistance or the low efficacy of conventional chemotherapeutic drugs, including genotoxic agents. We previously demonstrated that adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) is downregulated in HCC and shows anti-neoplastic activity by affecting sensitivity to different therapeutic approaches. On the basis of this evidence, we assessed the contribution of ATGL activity to the modulation of the DNA damage response induced by genotoxic drugs. W

Совпадение в полном тексте источника
… Schäfer A Gadd45 proteins: key players of repair-mediated DNA demethylation Adv Exp Med Biol 2013 793 35 50 10.1007/978-1-4614-8289-5_3 24104472 Schäfer A. Gadd45 proteins: key players of repair-mediated DNA demethylation. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2013;793:35–50. 24104472 10.1007/978-1-4614-8289-5_3 14. …

Cardiotoxicity of Novel Targeted Hematological Therapies.

Chemotherapy-related cardiac dysfunction, also known as cardiotoxicity, is a group of drug-related adverse events negatively affecting myocardial structure and functions in patients who received chemotherapy for cancer treatment. Clinical manifestations can vary from life-threatening arrythmias to chronic conditions, such as heart failure or hypertension, which dramatically reduce quality of life of cancer survivors. Standard chemotherapy exerts its toxic effect mainly by inducing oxidative stress and genomic instability, while new targeted therapies work by interfering with signaling pathways

Targeting the epigenome to treat neurodegenerative diseases or delay their onset: a perspective.

Аннотация не предоставлена источником. Откройте карточку для перехода к публикации.

Research progress on N6-methyladenosine and non-coding RNA in multiple myeloma.

N6-methyladenosine (m6A) and non-coding RNA (ncRNA) play important roles in the occurrence, development, and prognosis of multiple myeloma (MM). They not only affect stemness, growth, and apoptosis of MM cells but also intervene in MM proliferation, migration, invasion, and even drug resistance. It is also a prognostic factor for poor MM survival. Therefore, in-depth research on the mechanisms of m6A and ncRNA in MM significant for diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of MM.

In vivo activity of miR-34a mimics delivered by stable nucleic acid lipid particles (SNALPs) against multiple myeloma.

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a disease with an adverse outcome and new therapeutic strategies are urgently awaited. A rising body of evidence supports the notion that microRNAs (miRNAs), master regulators of eukaryotic gene expression, may exert anti-MM activity. Here, we evaluated the activity of synthetic miR-34a in MM cells. We found that transfection of miR-34a mimics in MM cells induces a significant change of gene expression with relevant effects on multiple signal transduction pathways. We detected early inactivation of pro-survival and proliferative kinases Erk-2 and Akt followed at later

The role of B2M in cancer immunotherapy resistance: function, resistance mechanism, and reversal strategies.

Immunotherapy has emerged as a preeminent force in the domain of cancer therapeutics and achieved remarkable breakthroughs. Nevertheless, the high resistance has become the most substantial impediment restricting its clinical efficacy. Beta-2 microglobulin (B2M), the light chain of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I, plays an indispensable part by presenting tumor antigens to cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) for exerting anti-tumor effects. Accumulating evidence indicates that B2M mutation/defect is one of the key mechanisms underlying tumor immunotherapy resistance. Therefore, eluci

Sensitization of Non-M3 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Blasts to All-Trans Retinoic Acid by the LSD1 Inhibitor Tranylcypromine: TRANSATRA Phase I Study.

The treatment of elderly, nonfit acute myeloid leukemia (AML)/MDS patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) disease remains challenging. As histone demethylase LSD1 (KDM1A) is a rational therapeutic target in AML, we conducted a phase I trial ("rolling-six design") with the LSD1 inhibitor tranylcypromine (TCP, dose levels [DL] 20, 40, 60, 80 mg p.o. d1-28) combined with fixed-dose ATRA (45 mg/m2 p.o. d10-28) and low-dose cytarabine (LDAC, 40 mg s.c. d1-10). The primary endpoint was dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) in the first 28 days of treatment. The aim was the determination of the maximum tolera

Impact of Alterations in Homocysteine, Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and Vitamins-Related Pathways in Some Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Narrative Review.

Hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) influences the development and progression of neurodegenerative disorders in different ways. Homocysteine (Hcy) metabolism is related to that of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and group B vitamins. The breakdown of the pathway involving nitric oxide (NO) and ADMA can be considered one of the causes of endothelial alteration that represents a crucial step in the development of several neurodegenerative disorders. Deficiencies of vitamins other than group B ones, such as D and A, have also been associated with central nervous system disorders. The aim of this narr

Oleocanthal as a Multifunctional Anti-Cancer Agent: Mechanistic Insights, Advanced Delivery Strategies, and Synergies for Precision Oncology.

Oleocanthal (OC), a secoiridoid phenolic compound exclusive to extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), has emerged as a promising nutraceutical with multifaceted anti-cancer properties. Despite its well-characterized anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, the mechanistic breadth and translational potential of OC in oncology remain underexplored and fragmented across the literature. This comprehensive review synthesizes and critically analyzes recent advances in the molecular, pharmacological, and translational landscape of OC's anti-cancer activities, providing an integrative framework to bridge pr

IDH Mutations in Glioma: Molecular, Cellular, Diagnostic, and Clinical Implications.

In 2021, the World Health Organization classified isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutant gliomas as a distinct subgroup of tumors with genetic changes sufficient to enable a complete diagnosis. Patients with an IDH mutant glioma have improved survival which has been further enhanced by the advent of targeted therapies. IDH enzymes contribute to cellular metabolism, and mutations to specific catalytic residues result in the neomorphic production of D-2-hydroxyglutarate (D-2-HG). The accumulation of D-2-HG results in epigenetic alterations, oncogenesis and impacts the tumor microenvironment via i

Совпадение в полном тексте источника
… Active DNA Demethylation at Enhancers during the Vertebrate Phylotypic Period Nat. Genet. 2016 48 417 426 10.1038/ng.3522 26928226 PMC5912259 50. Sanstead P.J. Ashwood B. Dai Q. He C. Tokmakoff A. … DNA Demethylation is Associated with Malignant Progression of Lower-Grade Gliomas Sci. Rep. 2019 9 1903 30760837 10.1038/s41598-019-38510-0 PMC6374451 54. Chou W.-C. Chou S.-C. Liu C.-Y. Chen C.-Y. Hou H.-A. Kuo Y.-Y. Lee M.-C. Ko B.-S. Tang J.-L. Yao M. …

Epimutational profile of hematologic malignancies as attractive target for new epigenetic therapies.

In recent years, recurrent somatic mutations in epigenetic regulators have been identified in patients with hematological malignancies. Furthermore, chromosomal translocations in which the fusion protein partners are themselves epigenetic regulators or where epigenetic regulators are recruited/targeted by oncogenic fusion proteins have also been described. Evidence has accumulated showing that "epigenetic drugs" are likely to provide clinical benefits in several hematological malignancies, granting their approval for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes and cutaneous T-cell lymphomas. A

Overview on Molecular Biomarkers for Laryngeal Cancer: Looking for New Answers to an Old Problem.

Laryngeal squamous cell cancer (LSCC) accounts for almost 25-30% of all head and neck squamous cell cancers and is clustered according to the affected districts, as this determines distinct tendency to recur and metastasize. A major role for numerous genetic alterations in driving the onset and progression of this neoplasm is emerging. However, major efforts are still required for the identification of molecular markers useful for both early diagnosis and prognostic definition of LSCC that is still characterized by significant morbidity and mortality. Non-coding RNAs appear the most promising

Совпадение в полном тексте источника
… The observation was validated by DNA demethylation experiments, where decitabine treatment of two LSCC cell lines restored low levels of genes’ transcription. … The aberrant DNA methylation was then reverted by transfecting HEp-2 cells with S100A4 siRNA, thus confirming the hypothesis that transcriptional regulation of S100A4 gene involves a DNA demethylation process [ 162 ]. 4. …