Targeting immune cell types of tumor microenvironment to overcome resistance to PD-1/PD-L1 blockade in lung cancer DOI Creative Commons
Man Wang, Lijie Zhu, Xiaoxu Yang

et al.

Frontiers in Pharmacology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14

Published: Feb. 15, 2023

Lung cancer is the common malignant tumor with highest mortality rate. patients have achieved benefits from immunotherapy, including immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) therapy. Unfortunately, acquire adaptive resistance, leading to poor prognosis. Tumor microenvironment (TME) has been demonstrated play a critical role in participating acquired resistance. TME associated molecular heterogeneity of immunotherapy efficacy lung cancer. In this article, we discuss how cell types are correlated Moreover, describe driven gene mutations cancer, KRAS, TP53, EGFR, ALK, ROS1, KEAP1, ZFHX3, PTCH1, PAK7, UBE3A, TNF-α, NOTCH, LRP1B, FBXW7, and STK11. We also emphasize that modulation could be promising strategy for improving resistance

Language: Английский

Morphogenesis, Growth Cycle and Molecular Regulation of Hair Follicles DOI Creative Commons

Xiangyu Lin,

Zhu Liang, Jing He

et al.

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 10

Published: May 12, 2022

As one of the main appendages skin, hair follicles play an important role in process skin regeneration. Hair follicle is a tiny organ formed by interaction between epidermis and dermis, which has complex fine structure periodic growth characteristics. The cycle divided into three continuous stages, (anagen), apoptosis-driven regression (catagen) relative quiescence (telogen). And Morphogenesis are regulated variety signal pathways. When molecules pathways abnormal, it will affect development follicles, lead to follicle-related diseases.This article review structure, development, molecular regulation order provide new ideas for solving diseases forming functional follicle.

Language: Английский

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Gli1 promotes epithelial–mesenchymal transition and metastasis of non-small cell lung carcinoma by regulating snail transcriptional activity and stability DOI Creative Commons
Xueping Lei, Zhan Li,

Yihang Zhong

et al.

Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(10), P. 3877 - 3890

Published: May 26, 2022

Metastasis is crucial for the mortality of non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) patients. The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays a critical role in regulating tumor metastasis. Glioma-associated oncogene 1 (Gli1) aberrantly active series tissues. However, molecular regulatory relationships between Gli1 and NSCLC metastasis have not yet been identified. Herein, we reported promoted High expression was associated with poor survival Ectopic low metastatic A549 NCI-H460 cells enhanced their migration, invasion abilities facilitated EMT process, whereas knock-down high NCI-H1299 NCI-H1703 showed an opposite effect. Notably, overexpression accelerated liver intravenously injected model. Further research that positively regulated Snail by binding to its promoter enhancing protein stability, thereby facilitating NSCLC. In addition, administration GANT-61, inhibitor, obviously suppressed Collectively, our study reveals regulator suggests targeting prospective therapy strategy

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Cell–cell communication: new insights and clinical implications DOI Creative Commons

Jimeng Su,

Ying Song,

Zhipeng Zhu

et al.

Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 9(1)

Published: Aug. 7, 2024

Multicellular organisms are composed of diverse cell types that must coordinate their behaviors through communication. Cell-cell communication (CCC) is essential for growth, development, differentiation, tissue and organ formation, maintenance, physiological regulation. Cells communicate direct contact or at a distance using ligand-receptor interactions. So cellular encompasses two processes: signal conduction generation intercellular transmission signals, transduction reception procession signals. Deciphering networks critical understanding metabolism. First, we comprehensively review the historical milestones in CCC studies, followed by detailed description mechanisms molecule importance main signaling pathways they mediate maintaining biological functions. Then systematically introduce series human diseases caused abnormalities progress clinical applications. Finally, summarize various methods monitoring interactions, including imaging, proximity-based chemical labeling, mechanical force analysis, downstream analysis strategies, single-cell technologies. These aim to illustrate how functions depend on these interactions complexity regulatory regulate crucial processes, homeostasis, immune responses diseases. In addition, this enhances our processes occur after cell-cell binding, highlighting its application discovering new therapeutic targets biomarkers related precision medicine. This collective provides foundation developing targeted drugs personalized treatments.

Language: Английский

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Berberine is a suppressor of Hedgehog signaling cascade in colorectal cancer DOI
Qiang Sun, Tao Qiu,

Tianqi Ming

et al.

Phytomedicine, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 114, P. 154792 - 154792

Published: March 30, 2023

Language: Английский

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Berberine suppresses colorectal cancer by regulation of Hedgehog signaling pathway activity and gut microbiota DOI
Qiang Sun, Han Yang,

Maolun Liu

et al.

Phytomedicine, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 103, P. 154227 - 154227

Published: June 2, 2022

Language: Английский

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Emerging Roles of Hedgehog Signaling in Cancer Immunity DOI Open Access
Alessandro Giammona, Enrica Crivaro, Barbara Stecca

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International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 24(2), P. 1321 - 1321

Published: Jan. 10, 2023

Hedgehog–GLI (HH) signaling plays an essential role in embryogenesis and tissue homeostasis. Aberrant activation of the pathway through mutations or other mechanisms is involved development progression numerous types cancer, including basal cell carcinoma, medulloblastoma, melanoma, breast, prostate, hepatocellular pancreatic carcinomas. Activation HH sustains proliferation, suppresses death signals, enhances invasion metastasis, deregulates cellular metabolism promotes angiogenesis tumor inflammation. Targeted inhibition has therefore emerged as attractive therapeutic strategy for treatment a wide range cancers. Currently, Smoothened (SMO) receptor downstream GLI transcriptional factors have been investigated targeted drugs. Recent studies revealed that also immune evasion poor responses to cancer immunotherapy. Here we focus on effects major components adaptive innate systems, present recent discoveries elucidating how immunosuppressive function engaged by cells prevent surveillance. In addition, discuss future prospect options combining checkpoint inhibitors.

Language: Английский

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Research progress on the hedgehog signalling pathway in regulating bone formation and homeostasis DOI
Huan Zhou, Lei Zhang, Yue Chen

et al.

Cell Proliferation, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 55(1)

Published: Dec. 16, 2021

Abstract Bone formation is a complex regeneration process that was regulated by many signalling pathways, such as Wnt, Notch, BMP and Hedgehog (Hh). All of these have been demonstrated to participate in the bone repair process. In particular, one promising pathway involved homeostasis Hh pathway. According present knowledge, plays vital role development various tissues organs embryo. adults, dysregulation has verified be bone‐related diseases terms osteoarthritis, osteoporosis fracture; during processes, could reactivated further modulate formation. this chapter, we summarize our current understanding on function homeostasis. Additionally, therapeutic strategies targeting cascade coordinate mediate osteogenesis reviewed.

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The role of Hedgehog and Notch signaling pathway in cancer DOI Creative Commons

Ruolan Xia,

Maosen Xu, Jing Yang

et al.

Molecular Biomedicine, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 3(1)

Published: Dec. 15, 2022

Notch and Hedgehog signaling are involved in cancer biology pathology, including the maintenance of tumor cell proliferation, stem-like cells, microenvironment. Given complexity tumors, its role as both a promoter suppressor, crosstalk between pathways, goal developing clinically safe, effective, tumor-specific Notch-targeted drugs has remained intractable. Drugs developed against pathway have affirmed definitive therapeutic effects basal carcinoma; however, some contexts, challenges resistance recurrence leap to forefront. The efficacy is very limited for other types. In recent years, we witnessed an exponential increase investigation recognition critical roles pathways cancers, these vast space value explore. A series clinical trials targeting been launched continually. this review, introduce current advances understanding specific populations microenvironments. Moreover, also discuss potential therapy, intending promote from bench bedside.

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The molecular mechanisms of glycosaminoglycan biosynthesis regulating chondrogenesis and endochondral ossification DOI
Yongjian Chen, Khalid Mehmood, Yung‐Fu Chang

et al.

Life Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 335, P. 122243 - 122243

Published: Nov. 8, 2023

Language: Английский

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Nanomedicine Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer DOI

Katerina Kitsios,

Shahriar Sharifi, Morteza Mahmoudi

et al.

ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 6(5), P. 671 - 682

Published: April 21, 2023

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women worldwide, yet conventional treatments have several shortcomings, including low specificity, systemic toxicity, and drug resistance. Nanomedicine technologies provide a promising alternative while also overcoming limitations posed by therapies. This mini-Review highlights important signaling pathways related to occurrence development breast current therapies, followed an analysis various nanomedicine developed for diagnosis treatment cancers.

Language: Английский

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