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Cytokine-chemokine network driven metastasis in esophageal cancer; promising avenue for targeted therapy
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BMC
, 2021 , Article Review)
Esophageal cancer (EC) is a disease often marked by aggressive growth and poor prognosis. Lack of targeted therapies, resistance to chemoradiation therapy, and distant metastases among patients with advanced disease account ...
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 ...
Tumor microenvironment: an evil nexus promoting aggressive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and avenue for targeted therapy.
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Springer Nature
, 2021 , Article Review)
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a very aggressive disease with a poor prognosis for advanced-stage tumors. Recent clinical, genomic, and cellular studies have revealed the highly heterogeneous and ...
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 ...
Ubiquitin-specific peptidase 37: an important cog in the oncogenic machinery of cancerous cells.
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BMC
, 2021 , Article Review)
Protein ubiquitination is one of the most crucial posttranslational modifications responsible for regulating the stability and activity of proteins involved in homeostatic cellular function. Inconsistencies in the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...