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Cancer Stem Cells: From Birth to Death
2019
Abstract Conspicuous investigations have proven the role of cancer stem cells (CSCs) in the onset and progression of a plethora of liquid and solid neoplasms. CSCs are endowed with the capability of initiating tumor growth and becoming dormant at distant organ sites just waiting for optimal conditions amenable for metastatic outgrowth. This cancer subpopulation is inherently resistant to anticancer therapeutics, and its targeting could avoid metastatic disease, which is largely incurable, and clinical relapses. CSCs are considered the Achilles heel of cancer. However, many efforts are necessary to identify univocal CSC markers as well as specific CSC biomarkers of therapeutic response. Here…
Messing Up the Cancer Stem Cell Chemoresistance Mechanisms Supported by Tumor Microenvironment
2021
Despite the recent advances in cancer patient management and in the development of targeted therapies, systemic chemotherapy is currently used as a first-line treatment for many cancer types. After an initial partial response, patients become refractory to standard therapy fostering rapid tumor progression. Compelling evidence highlights that the resistance to chemotherapeutic regimens is a peculiarity of a subpopulation of cancer cells within tumor mass, known as cancer stem cells (CSCs). This cellular compartment is endowed with tumor-initiating and metastasis formation capabilities. CSC chemoresistance is sustained by a plethora of grow factors and cytokines released by neighboring tumor…
Metabolic Escape Routes of Cancer Stem Cells and Therapeutic Opportunities
2020
Although improvement in early diagnosis and treatment ameliorated life expectancy of cancer patients, metastatic disease still lacks effective therapeutic approaches. Resistance to anticancer therapies stems from the refractoriness of a subpopulation of cancer cells—termed cancer stem cells (CSCs)—which is endowed with tumor initiation and metastasis formation potential. CSCs are heterogeneous and diverge by phenotypic, functional and metabolic perspectives. Intrinsic as well as extrinsic stimuli dictated by the tumor microenvironment (TME)have critical roles in determining cell metabolic reprogramming from glycolytic toward an oxidative phenotype and vice versa, allowing cancer cells to th…
Role of biomarkers in monitoring antiblastic cardiotoxicity
2016
Early detection of anticancer drug-induced cardiotoxicity (CTX) has been evaluated by most international scientific cardiology and oncology societies. High expectations have been placed on the use of specific biomarkers. In recent years, conventional biomarkers and molecules of more recent interest have been tested and compared in the context of anticancer drug-related CTX. Encouraging results were obtained from studies on molecules of myocardial damage, such as troponin and markers of myocardial wall stress, including circulating natriuretic peptides, as well as from the assessment of the products of inflammation or circulating levels of free radicals. However, clear guidelines on their se…
In vitro effects of extracts from leaves and rhizomes of P.oceanica on HepG2 tumor cells
2023
Komplementāras terapijas lietošana pacientiem, kas saņem pretvēža ārstēšanu - biežums, anamnēzes dokumentācija, un iespējamā mijiedarbība ar terapiju
2015
Ievads Pētījuma mērķis bija komplementārās un alternatīvās medicīnas (KAM) pielietošanas analīze plaušu vēža pacientu vidū, kas saņem standarta pretvēža terapiju; izvērtēt, kāds KAM veids ir vispopulārākais, kāda ir pacientu motivācija to izmantot, kā arī novērtēt ar KAM saistītās priekšrocības, toksicitātes un riskus. Metodes Pētījumā tika iekļauti izplatīta sīkšūnu un ne-sīkšūnu plaušu vēža pacienti, kas saņem paliatīvu ķīmijterapiju un/vai staru terapiju Paula Stradiņa Klīniskās Universitātes Slimnīcas Onkoloģijas klīnikā (Rīga). Dalībniekiem tika piedāvāta aprakstoša anketa latviešu un krievu valodās. Atbilžu precizēšanai tika izmantotas pus-strukturētas intervijas. Dati par toksicitāti…
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POSITIVELY CHARGED FUNCTIONALIZED HALLOYSITE/CURCUMIN SYSTEMS AND EVALUATION OF THEIR ANTICANCER ACTIVITY
2014
Phenolic compound originated from one of the main class of secondary metabolites, as curcumin and its derivatives have been studied and their biological and pharmacological activities have been evaluated, too [1,2]. Unfortunately, curcumin exhibits poor bioavailability after oral or topic administration [3]. Therefore a carefully designed carrier could significantly facilitate curcumin delivery and broaden the range of its possible pharmaceutical applications. Halloysite was found to be a viable and inexpensive nanoscale container for the encapsulation of biological active molecules [4]. In this communication we report data about a new potential curcumin carrier based on positively charged …
Fluorescent supramolecular hydrogels for biomedical applications
2019
Acetic Acid Mediated for One-Pot Synthesis of Novel Pyrazolyl s-Triazine Derivatives for the Targeted Therapy of Triple-Negative Breast Tumor Cells (…
2022
Here, we described the synthesis of novel pyrazole-s-triazine derivatives via an easy one-pot procedure for the reaction of β-dicarbonyl compounds (ethylacetoacetate, 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexadione or 1,3-cyclohexadionone) with N,N-dimethylformamide dimethylacetal, followed by addition of 2-hydrazinyl-4,6-disubstituted-s-triazine either in ethanol-acetic acid or neat acetic acid to afford a novel pyrazole and pyrazole-fused cycloalkanone systems. The synthetic protocol proved to be efficient, with a shorter reaction time and high chemical yield with broad substrates. The new pyrazolyl-s-triazine derivatives were tested against the following cell lines: MCF-7 (breast cancer); MDA-MB-231 (tr…