Intermittent Fasting Enhances the Antitumor Activity of Cisplatin and Metformin Combination in Therapy-Resistant Ovarian Cancer PDXs DOI
Laura Brunelli, Federica Guffanti, Giulia De Simone

et al.

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

The development of platinum resistance is a significant challenge in the management ovarian cancer. Targeting metabolic adaptability cancer cells and combining dietary interventions with pharmacological treatments are emerging strategies oncology, enhancing therapy efficacy at low costs. Using cisplatin resistant patient-derived xenografts, we showed that repeated cycles plus metformin reversed by remodelling tumour metabolism. Then, based on metabolomic studies, explored use different food approaches, particular diets high vs methionine content, intermittent fasting regimen, to further stress metabolism, increase effect drug treatment. Our findings demonstrated only enhanced antitumor effects combination, significantly improved survival, impairing energy states. This research highlights potential integrating food-based approaches overcome

Language: Английский

Demystifying the Role of Histone Demethylases in Colorectal Cancer: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities DOI Creative Commons
Yuanbin Liu, Min Huang, Tian Xia

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Current Issues in Molecular Biology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 47(4), P. 267 - 267

Published: April 9, 2025

Histone demethylases (HDMs) play a pivotal role in colorectal cancer (CRC) progression through dynamic epigenetic regulation. This review summarizes the and therapeutic potential of HDM CRC. HDMs primarily target lysine (K) for demethylation (lysine demethylase, KDM). The KDM family is divided into lysine-specific demethylase Jumonji C domain-containing family. complex roles CRC cell proliferation, invasion, migration, stemness, epithelial–mesenchymal transition, immune response, chemoresistance regulation different histone sites. Increasing evidence suggests that may interact with certain factors regulate tumorigenesis by modulating multiple signaling pathways affecting transcription genes. These processes be regulated upstream genes thus form regulatory network. However, mechanisms some remain understudied. Preclinical studies have revealed small-molecule inhibitors targeting impact activity specific inhibiting expression, thereby reshaping tumorigenic landscape clinical translational these remains unexplored. In conclusion, critical dynamically regulating methylation patterns. shape malignant behavior influencing key reprogramming. Targeting promising direction treatment. Further exploration HDM-specific needed future.

Language: Английский

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Mapping small metabolite changes after traumatic brain injury using AP-MALDI MSI DOI Creative Commons

Angela Marika Siciliano,

Federico Moro, Giulia De Simone

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Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 416(22), P. 4941 - 4949

Published: Aug. 1, 2024

Abstract Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an alteration of function caused by a sudden transmission external force to the head. The biomechanical impact induces acute and chronic metabolic changes that highly contribute evolution outcome. TBI heterogeneity calls for approaches allowing mapping regional molecular underpinning disease progression, with mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) as efficient tool study spatial distribution small metabolites. In this study, we applied innovative targeted atmospheric pressure-MALDI (AP-MALDI MSI) approach, starting from extensive list metabolites, representative different pathways, individually validated on tissue under analysis original standards using 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB), characterize metabolites in brain. Brains sham mice obtained 21 days post-injury were analyzed examine profile belonging pathways. By whole analysis, identified four (alanine, lysine, histidine, inosine) higher abundance than mice. Within group, inosine hemisphere ipsilateral vs. contralateral one. Images showed major involvement thalamus characterized increase arginine, significant reduction glutamic acid, N-acetylaspartic compared thalamus. These findings indicate high-resolution powerful identify region-specific after understand underlying evolution.

Language: Английский

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Research progress of tumor-associated macrophages in immune checkpoint inhibitor tolerance in colorectal cancer DOI
Fan Qi, Zhengwei Fu, Ming Xu

et al.

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(10), P. 4064 - 4079

Published: Sept. 25, 2024

The relevant mechanism of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) in the treatment colorectal cancer patients with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is discussed, and application prospects TAMs reversing tolerance ICIs are discussed to provide a reference for related studies. As class drugs widely used clinical tumor immunotherapy, can act on regulatory molecules cells that play an inhibitory role-immune checkpoints-and kill tumors form response by activating variety system. sensitivity different types ICI varies greatly. phenotype function microenvironment closely efficacy ICIs. regulate phenotypic TAMs, also affect therapy. important role resistance, making full use this target as therapeutic strategy expected improve immunotherapy prognosis cancer.

Language: Английский

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Intermittent Fasting Enhances the Antitumor Activity of Cisplatin and Metformin Combination in Therapy-Resistant Ovarian Cancer PDXs DOI
Laura Brunelli, Federica Guffanti, Giulia De Simone

et al.

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

The development of platinum resistance is a significant challenge in the management ovarian cancer. Targeting metabolic adaptability cancer cells and combining dietary interventions with pharmacological treatments are emerging strategies oncology, enhancing therapy efficacy at low costs. Using cisplatin resistant patient-derived xenografts, we showed that repeated cycles plus metformin reversed by remodelling tumour metabolism. Then, based on metabolomic studies, explored use different food approaches, particular diets high vs methionine content, intermittent fasting regimen, to further stress metabolism, increase effect drug treatment. Our findings demonstrated only enhanced antitumor effects combination, significantly improved survival, impairing energy states. This research highlights potential integrating food-based approaches overcome

Language: Английский

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