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Role of NAD+ in regulating cellular and metabolic signaling pathways
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article Review)
BackgroundNicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), a critical coenzyme present in every living cell, is involved in a myriad of metabolic processes associated with cellular bioenergetics. For this reason, NAD+ is often ...
miRNAs as novel immunoregulators in cancer
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article Review)
The immune system is a well-known vital regulator of tumor growth, and one of the main hallmarks of cancer is evading the immune system. Immune system deregulation can lead to immune surveillance evasion, sustained cancer ...
Chemokine-cytokine networks in the head and neck tumor microenvironment
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article Review)
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) are aggressive diseases with a dismal patient prognosis. Despite significant advances in treatment modalities, the five-year survival rate in patients with HNSCC has improved ...
Insights Into the Role of CircRNAs: Biogenesis, Characterization, Functional, and Clinical Impact in Human Malignancies
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Frontiers Media
, 2021 , Article Review)
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are an evolutionarily conserved novel class of non-coding endogenous RNAs (ncRNAs) found in the eukaryotic transcriptome, originally believed to be aberrant RNA splicing by-products with decreased ...
RAS-mediated oncogenic signaling pathways in human malignancies
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article Review)
Abnormally activated RAS proteins are the main oncogenic driver that governs the functioning of major signaling
pathways involved in the initiation and development of human malignancies. Mutations in RAS genes and
or its ...
The tumor microenvironment as driver of stemness and therapeutic resistance in breast cancer: New challenges and therapeutic opportunities
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Springer
, 2021 , Article Review)
Background: Breast cancer (BC), the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths, remains a significant threat to the health and wellness of women worldwide. The tumor microenvironment (TME), comprising cellular ...
Liquid biopsy: a step closer to transform diagnosis, prognosis and future of cancer treatments
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BMC
, 2022 , Article Review)
Over the past decade, invasive techniques for diagnosing and monitoring cancers are slowly being replaced by non-invasive methods such as liquid biopsy. Liquid biopsies have drastically revolutionized the field of clinical ...
Genetics of glutamate and its receptors in autism spectrum disorder
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Springer Nature
, 2022 , Article Review)
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental impairment characterized by deficits in social interaction skills, impaired communication, and repetitive and restricted behaviors that are thought to be due to altered ...
Cytokine- and chemokine-induced inflammatory colorectal tumor microenvironment: Emerging avenue for targeted therapy
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Wiley
, 2022 , Article Review)
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a predominant life-threatening cancer, with liver and peritoneal metastases as the primary causes of death. Intestinal inflammation, a known CRC risk factor, nurtures a local inflammatory environment ...
Targeting cancer signaling pathways by natural products: Exploring promising anti-cancer agents
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article Review)
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death and significantly burdens the healthcare system. Due to its prevalence, there is undoubtedly an unmet need to discover novel anticancer drugs. The use of natural products as ...