Blog of Signaling Pathways

HGF-mediated elevation of ETV1 facilitates hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis through upregulating PTK2 and c-MET

50 views | Sep 25 2022

Tongyue Zhang et al. uncovered functional and prognostic roles for ETV1 in HCC and exposed a positive feedback loop of HGF-ERK1/2-ETV1-c-MET. [Read the Full Post]

New 1,2,3-Triazole-Coumarin-Glycoside Hybrids and Their 1,2,4-Triazolyl Thioglycoside Analogs Targeting Mitochondria Apoptotic Pathway: Synthesis, Anticancer Activity and Docking Simulation

12 views | Sep 24 2022

Wael A El-Sayed et al. found that enzymes and that might be used as an optimum lead for further modification in the anticancer field. [Read the Full Post]

FLT3 Inhibitors as Maintenance Therapy after Allogeneic Stem-Cell Transplantation

125 views | Sep 23 2022

Amanda Blackmon et al. reviewed the toxicities and efficacy of FLT3 inhibitors as posttransplant maintenance, recommendations on the use of FLT3 inhibitors by international consensus guidelines, and highlighted key remaining questions. [Read the Full Post]

Cdk5 Promotes Mitochondrial Fission via Drp1 Phosphorylation at S616 in Chronic Ethanol Exposure-Induced Cognitive Impairment

18 views | Sep 23 2022

Dandan Liu et al. demonstrated that inhibition of aberrant Cdk5 activation attenuates hippocampal neuron injury and cognitive deficits induced by chronic exposure to ethanol through Drp1-mediated mitochondrial fission and mitochondrial dysfunction. [Read the Full Post]

A combination of PARP and CHK1 inhibitors efficiently antagonizes MYCN-driven tumors

32 views | Sep 22 2022

Stefano Di Giulio et al. highlighted the combination of PARP and CHK1 inhibitors as a new potential chemo-free strategy to treat MYCN-driven tumors, which might be promptly translated into clinical trials. [Read the Full Post]

An overview of agents and treatments for PDGFRA-mutated gastrointestinal stromal tumors

42 views | Sep 22 2022

Yingchao Sun et al. focused on the most recent literature that described the development of PDGFRA inhibitors and their use in clinical trials, as well as the potential benefits from different combination therapy strategies. [Read the Full Post]

GW4064 Alters Gut Microbiota Composition and Counteracts Autism-Associated Behaviors in BTBR T+tf/J Mice

85 views | Sep 21 2022

Jiayin Liu et al. suggested that GW4064 supplementation might prove a potential strategy for improving ASD symptoms. [Read the Full Post]

Chk1 inhibition-induced BRCAness synergizes with olaparib in p53-deficient cancer cells

55 views | Sep 21 2022

Yang Zhao et al. found that Chk1 inhibition could be effectively targeted and confer sensitivity to olaparib toward p53-deficient and HR-proficient cancers. [Read the Full Post]

Arylsulfatase I is a prognostic biomarker for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and Pan-cancer

36 views | Sep 20 2022

Yiming Shen et al. showed that ARSI was highly involved in tumor cell escape and inflammatory responses. [Read the Full Post]

Identification of NAPRT Inhibitors with Anti-Cancer Properties by In Silico Drug Discovery

104 views | Sep 20 2022

Moustafa S Ghanem et al. showed comparable anti-cancer activity to 2-HNA and improved predicted aqueous solubility, in addition to demonstrating favorable drug-like profiles. [Read the Full Post]

Helicase-primase inhibitors from Medshine Discovery Inc. (WO2018/127207 and WO2020/007355) for the treatment of herpes simplex virus infections - structure proposal for Phaeno Therapeutics drug candidate HN0037

35 views | Sep 19 2022

Christian Gege described the opportunities and limitations of the helicase-primase inhibitor patent portfolio from Phaeno Therapeutics. [Read the Full Post]

Comprehensive clinical and virological characterization of three cases of fulminant liver failure owing to HSV1 primary infection

20 views | Sep 19 2022

Stephan Spahn et al. thought that ACV/HPI-combinations might offer new therapeutic options for HSV-induced ALF. [Read the Full Post]

Arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1 deficiency inhibits drug-induced cell death in breast cancer cells: switch from cytochrome C-dependent apoptosis to necroptosis

21 views | Sep 18 2022

Courtney E McAleese et al. found NAT1 deficiency could switch cell death from apoptosis to necroptosis resulting in decreased response to cytotoxic drugs. [Read the Full Post]

Determining the Potential of DNA Damage Response (DDR) Inhibitors in Cervical Cancer Therapy

30 views | Sep 18 2022

Santu Saha et al. found that while all inhibitors investigated might increase the efficacy of CRT, the greatest clinical potential of rucaparib might be in limiting kidney damage, which was dose-limiting. [Read the Full Post]

[Correlation between low expression of Hsp90 protein in keratinocytes and the number of small extracellular vesicles and its potential clinical significance]

92 views | Sep 17 2022

Jun Chen et al. found that the secretion of sEVs in HaCaT cells. sEVs may be involved in the transfer of molecules between epithelial cells and immune cells. [Read the Full Post]

Pharmacologic inhibition of LAT1 predominantly suppresses transport of large neutral amino acids and downregulates global translation in cancer cells

21 views | Sep 17 2022

Kou Nishikubo et al. demonstrated a predominant contribution of LAT1 to the transport of large neutral amino acids in cancer cells and the suppression of protein synthesis by JPH203 supposed to underly its broad anti-proliferative effects across various types of cancer cells. [Read the Full Post]

Delay of endothelial cell senescence protects cerebral barrier against age-related dysfunction: role of senolytics and senomorphics

55 views | Sep 16 2022

Jingyuan Ya et al. found that effectively mitigate accumulation of senescent endothelial cells in cerebrovasculature might prevent age-related BBB dysfunction and might be of prophylactic or therapeutic value to extend lifelong health and wellbeing. [Read the Full Post]

Identification of potential immunotherapy biomarkers for breast cancer by bioinformatics analysis

100 views | Sep 16 2022

Yao Song et al. found that CD24, MMP1, SDC1, and SPP1 were potentially associated with five immune cell types infiltration (CD8+ T cells, CD4+ T cells, neutrophils, macrophages,and dendritic cells) by TIMER. [Read the Full Post]

Dibutyl phthalate promotes angiogenesis in EA.hy926 cells through estrogen receptor-dependent activation of ERK1/2, PI3K-Akt, and NO signaling pathways

63 views | Sep 15 2022

Dunja Kokai et al. found that DBP exerted a pro-angiogenic effect on human vascular ECs and described the molecular mechanism involving ER- and GPER-dependent activation of ERK1/2, PI3K-Akt, and NO signaling pathways. [Read the Full Post]

Autophagic sequestration of SQSTM1 disrupts the aggresome formation of ubiquitinated proteins during proteasome inhibition

55 views | Sep 15 2022

Chenliang Zhang et al. demonstrated that in the early stage of proteasome inhibition, the maturation of the autophagosome was suppressed, which facilitated aggresome formation of misfolded proteins. [Read the Full Post]