Blog of Signaling Pathways

Sildenafil suppresses the proliferation and enhances the apoptosis of hemangioma endothelial cells

482 views | Jan 13 2019

He X et al. indicated the present study concluded that PDE-5 may be a potential therapeutic target for hemangiomas and Id-1 may serve a vital role in the associated signaling transduction pathways. [Read the Full Post]

Inhibition of Histone Deacetylases Permits Lipopolysaccharide-Mediated Secretion of Bioactive IL-1β via a Caspase-1-Independent Mechanism

2575 views | Jan 11 2019

Stammler D et al. indicated that in addition to the conventional inflammasome-dependent IL-1β cleavage pathway, dendritic cells and macrophages are capable of generating, secreting, and processing bioactive IL-1β by a novel, caspase-8-dependent mechanism. [Read the Full Post]

MK2206 enhances the cytocidal effects of bufalin in multiple myeloma by inhibiting the AKT/mTOR pathway

570 views | Jan 11 2019

Xiang RF et al. suggested that MK2206 significantly enhanced the cytocidal effects of bufalin in MM cells, regardless of the sensitivity to bortezomib, via the inhibition of the AKT/mTOR pathway. The study provided the basis of a promising treatment approach for MM. [Read the Full Post]

Inhibition of Histone Deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) Mediates Ischemic Preconditioning and Protects Cortical Neurons against Ischemia in Rats

885 views | Jan 09 2019

Yang X et al. demonstrated that the inhibition of HDAC3 preconditions the brain against ischemic insults, indicating a new approach to evoke endogenous protection against stroke. [Read the Full Post]

Inhibition of related JAK/STAT pathways with molecular targeted drugs shows strong synergy with ruxolitinib in chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm

1031 views | Jan 08 2019

Barrio S et al. showed the combination of ruxolitinib with inhibitors that target these pathways has a strong synergistic effect, which may be due to decreased activation of the common effector, STAT5. [Read the Full Post]

CFTR protects against vascular inflammation and atherogenesis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice

533 views | Jan 08 2019

Li Z et al. suggested that CFTR may present a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of vascular inflammation and development of atherosclerotic disease. [Read the Full Post]

PAFR selectively mediates radioresistance and irradiation-induced autophagy suppression in prostate cancer cells

576 views | Jan 07 2019

Yao B et al. elucidated a significant role of GB in selectively improving the outcomes of PCa receiving radiation therapy. [Read the Full Post]

Differential effects of histone deacetylase inhibitors on cellular drug transporters and their implications for using epigenetic modifiers in combination chemotherapy

0 views | Jan 07 2019

Valdez BC et al. further imply the possibility of antagonistic effects when HDAC inhibitors are combined with anthracyclines and other MDR1 drug ligands in chemotherapy. [Read the Full Post]

Targeting MCL-1 sensitizes human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells to cisplatin-induced apoptosis

413 views | Jan 06 2019

Yu X et al. suggested that MCL-1 contributes to the development of ESCC and is a promising therapeutic target for chemosensitization of ESCC cells to cisplatin. This might provide a scientific basis for developing effective approaches to treat the subset of ESCCs patients with MCL-1 overexpression. [Read the Full Post]

The pharmacokinetics and metabolism of lumiracoxib in chimeric humanized and murinized FRG mice

906 views | Jan 06 2019

Dickie AP et al. showed taht comparison of the metabolic profiles obtained from the present study with previously published data from C57bl/6J mice and humans, revealed a greater though not complete match between chimeric humanized mice and humans, such that the liver-humanized FRG model may represent a useful approach to assessing the biotransformation of such compounds in humans. [Read the Full Post]

Low-Dose Farnesyltransferase Inhibitor Suppresses HIF-1α and Snail Expression in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer MDA-MB-231 Cells In Vitro

545 views | Jan 05 2019

Tanaka T et al. suggested that FTIs may be capable of ameliorating the aggressive phenotype of TNBC by suppressing the HIF-1α-Snail pathway. [Read the Full Post]

Inhibition of the Pentose-phosphate Pathway Selectively Sensitizes Leukemia Lymphocytes to Chemotherapeutics by ROS-independent Mechanism

0 views | Jan 05 2019

Zhelev Z et al. suggested that 6-ANA could be used as a supplementary component in anticancer chemotherapy, and would allows therapeutic doses of anticancer drugs to be reduced, thereby minimizing their side-effects. [Read the Full Post]

Selective HDAC inhibition by ACY-241 enhances the activity of paclitaxel in solid tumor models

747 views | Jan 04 2019

Huang P et al. provided a strong rationale for clinical development of this combination in patients with advanced solid tumors. [Read the Full Post]

Synergistic Cytotoxicity of Melatonin and New-generation Anticancer Drugs Against Leukemia Lymphocytes But Not Normal Lymphocytes

0 views | Jan 04 2019

Zhelev Z et al. suggested that melatonin is a promising supplementary component in chemotherapy which allows the therapeutic doses of anticancer drugs to be reduced, minimizing their side-effects. [Read the Full Post]

Cell-based assay system for high-throughput screening of anti-photo-aging agents in fibroblast transfectants

0 views | Jan 03 2019

Lee S et al. indicated sclareol attenuated UVB-induced photo-aging by an increase in collagen synthesis and decrease in MMP-1 activity. [Read the Full Post]

GM-CSF and IL-3 Modulate Human Monocyte TNF-α Production and Renewal in In Vitro Models of Trained Immunity

2078 views | Jan 03 2019

Borriello F et al. provided insights to understand the biology of monocytes in health and disease conditions in which the hematopoietic cytokines GM-CSF and IL-3 play a role and also extend our knowledge of the cellular and molecular mechanisms of trained immunity. [Read the Full Post]

Preclinical evaluation of the BET bromodomain inhibitor BAY 1238097 for the treatment of lymphoma

738 views | Jan 02 2019

Bernasconi E et al. indicated the use of combination schemes targeting EZH2, mTOR and BTK alongside BET bromodomains. [Read the Full Post]

BAP1 dependent expression of long non-coding RNA NEAT-1 contributes to sensitivity to gemcitabine in cholangiocarcinoma

767 views | Jan 02 2019

Parasramka M et al. showed that NEAT-1 is a downstream effector of gemcitabine sensitivity in CCA. The expression of BAP1 is a determinant of sensitivity to therapeutic drugs that can be exploited to enhance responses through combination strategies. [Read the Full Post]

Dual inhibition of ATR and ATM potentiates the activity of trabectedin and lurbinectedin by perturbing the DNA damage response and homologous recombination repair

856 views | Jan 01 2019

Lima M et al. identify ATR and ATM as central coordinators of the DDR to ecteinascidins and provide a mechanistic rationale for combining these compounds with ATR and ATM inhibitors. [Read the Full Post]

IL27 controls skin tumorigenesis via accumulation of ETAR-positive CD11b cells in the pre-malignant skin

529 views | Dec 31 2018

Dibra D et al. indicated that these findings are clinically relevant, as the number of IL27RA-positive cells in the stroma is highly related to tumor de-differentiation in patients with squamous cell carcinomas. [Read the Full Post]