Blog of Signaling Pathways

Targeted inhibition of FGF19/FGFR cascade improves antitumor immunity and response rate in hepatocellular carcinoma

353 views | Aug 26 2021

David Wai Meng Tai et al. suggested that HCC patients with high FGFR2/3 or FGF19/FGFR4 expressing tumors might benefit from a combination infigratinib/FGF401. [Read the Full Post]

Pharmacovigilance analysis of cardiac toxicities associated with targeted therapies for metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma

855 views | Aug 25 2021

Sarah Waliany et al. thought that monitoring for heart failure and arrhythmias should be considered with NSCLC targeted therapies, especially osimertinib. [Read the Full Post]

ARTEMIN Promotes Oncogenicity and Resistance to 5-Fluorouracil in Colorectal Carcinoma by p44/42 MAPK Dependent Expression of CDH2

810 views | Aug 25 2021

Qiu-Shi Zhuang et al. thought that ARTN might be of prognostic and theranostic utility in CRC. [Read the Full Post]

Local FK506 implants in non-human primates to prevent early acute rejection in vascularized composite allografts

800 views | Aug 24 2021

Alexandre G Lellouch et al. showed preliminary results of local FK506 implants in potentially mitigating VCA acute rejection for tolerance protocols based on mixed chimerism approach. [Read the Full Post]

Myelocytomatosis-Protein Arginine N-Methyltransferase 5 Axis Defines the Tumorigenesis and Immune Response in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

485 views | Aug 24 2021

Yuhong Luo et al. revealed that PRMT5 was an epigenetic executer of MYC, leading to repression of the transcriptional regulation of downstream genes that promoted hepatocellular carcinogenesis. [Read the Full Post]

Phase II trial of veliparib and temozolomide in metastatic breast cancer patients with and without BRCA1/2 mutations

644 views | Aug 23 2021

Jing Xu et al. found that veliparib and temozolomide demonstrated clinical activity in platinum-naïve BRCA-associated metastatic breast cancer with manageable toxicity at doses of veliparib well below the single-agent active dose. [Read the Full Post]

Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Inhibitor, ABT888, Improved Cisplatin Effect in Human Oral Cell Carcinoma

629 views | Aug 23 2021

Irene Paterniti et al. indicated PARP inhibitors as adjuvants for therapeutic strategy of oral cancer. [Read the Full Post]

Neurocytological Advances in the Treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme

281 views | Aug 22 2021

Brian Fiani et al. discussed the recent neurocytological treatment strategies for GMB and the results of the studies. [Read the Full Post]

Optimal Supportive Care With Selinexor Improves Outcomes in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

337 views | Aug 22 2021

Ajai Chari et al. suggested that in addition to more frequent dose reductions, prompter and more aggressive supportive care might have contributed to the low discontinuation rate, longer duration therapy, and greater efficacy rates observed in the MSSM cohort. [Read the Full Post]

Tofacitinib Ameliorates Lupus Through Suppression of T Cell Activation Mediated by TGF-Beta Type I Receptor

986 views | Aug 20 2021

Qing Yan et al. thought that tofacitinib could suppress T cell activation by upregulating TGFβRI expression, which provided a possible molecular mechanism underlying clinical efficacy of tofacitinib in treating SLE patients. [Read the Full Post]

Clinical benefit of systemic therapies for recurrent ovarian cancer-ESMO-MCBS scores

248 views | Aug 20 2021

K E Broekman et al. found that only a few licensed systemic therapies for recurrent ovarian cancer showed substantial clinical benefit based on ESMO-MCBS scores. [Read the Full Post]

ER+ Breast Cancer Strongly Depends on MCL-1 and BCL-xL Anti-Apoptotic Proteins

425 views | Aug 19 2021

Clara Alcon et al. found that the anti-apoptotic proteins BCL-xL and MCL-1 were crucial for ER+ breast cancer cells resistance to therapy. [Read the Full Post]

IL-1β-induced Elevation of SLC7A11 Promotes Hepatocellular Carcinoma Metastasis through Upregulating PD-L1 and CSF1

310 views | Aug 19 2021

Qin He et al. found that IL-1β-induced SLC7A11 overexpression upregulated PD-L1 and CSF1 through αKG/HIF1α axis, which promoted TAMs and MDSCs infiltration. [Read the Full Post]

Interleukin-6 promotes ferroptosis in bronchial epithelial cells by inducing reactive oxygen species-dependent lipid peroxidation and disrupting iron homeostasis

248 views | Aug 18 2021

Fei Han et al. found that IL-6 promoted ferroptosis in bronchial epithelial cells by inducing reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent lipid peroxidation and disrupting iron homeostasis. [Read the Full Post]

Pharmacokinetics of Ipatasertib in Subjects With Hepatic Impairment Using Two Methods of Classification of Hepatic Function

456 views | Aug 18 2021

Rucha Sane et al. showed that no dosage adjustment was required for ipatasertib when treating patients with mild hepatic impairment, whereas a dose reduction would be recommended for subjects with moderate or severe hepatic impairment. [Read the Full Post]

Wnt-C59 inhibits proinflammatory cytokine expression by reducing the interaction between β-catenin and NF-κB in LPS-stimulated epithelial and macrophage cells

796 views | Aug 17 2021

Jaewoong Jang et al. suggested that the anti-inflammatory effect of Wnt-C59 was mediated by the reduction of the cellular level of β-catenin and the interaction between β-catenin and NF-κB. [Read the Full Post]

Ferrostatin-1 alleviated TNBS induced colitis via the inhibition of ferroptosis

288 views | Aug 17 2021

Junxuan Xu et al. provided a new hopeful therapeutic strategy in treating CD, especially for those who suffered from the tolerance of existing immunosuppressive agent drugs. [Read the Full Post]

MiR-221 confers lapatinib resistance by negatively regulating p27 kip1 in HER2-positive breast cancer

882 views | Aug 16 2021

Thanh Kieu Huynh et al. suggested Src inhibition as a potential strategy to overcome lapatinib resistance. [Read the Full Post]

Wnt-Signaling Inhibitor Wnt-C59 Suppresses the Cytokine Upregulation in Multiple Organs of Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Endotoxemic Mice via Reducing the Interaction between β-Catenin and NF-κB

381 views | Aug 16 2021

Jaewoong Jang et al. thought that Wnt-C59 might be useful for the suppression of the multiple-organ dysfunction during sepsis. [Read the Full Post]

Calcyphosine promotes the proliferation of glioma cells and serves as a potential therapeutic target

423 views | Aug 15 2021

Zheng Zhu et al. suggested that CAPS promoted the proliferation of glioma by regulating cell cycle and PLK1 inhibitor volasertib might be a chemosensitizer of glioma. [Read the Full Post]