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  • Reference: Atorvastatin inhibits the proliferation of MKN45-derived gastric cancer stem cells in a mevalonate pathway-independent manner

    Published On: September 1, 2022

    Auhtors: Choi YS, Cho HJ, Jung HJ PMID: 36039737 PMCID: PMC9437372 DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2022.26.5.367 Abstract Gastric cancer stem cells (GCSCs) are a major cause of radioresistance and chemoresistance in gastric cancer (GC). Therefore, targeting GCSCs is regarded as a powerful strategy for the effective treatment of GC. Atorvastatin is a widely prescribed cholesterol-lowering drug that inhibits [...]

    Categories: Cancer Care

    Tags: Cancer Stem Cells

  • Reference: Does Ashwagandha supplementation have a beneficial effect on the management of anxiety and stress? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

    Published On: August 25, 2022

    Auhtors: Akhgarjand C, Asoudeh F, Bagheri A, Kalantar Z, Vahabi Z, Shab-Bidar S, et al. PMID: 36017529 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7598 Abstract Clinical trial studies revealed conflicting results on the effect of Ashwagandha extract on anxiety and stress. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the effect of Ashwagandha supplementation on anxiety as well as stress. A systematic search [...]

    Categories: Cancer Care

    Tags: Ashwagandha

  • Reference: Restricted Ketogenic Diet Therapy for Primary Lung Cancer With Metastasis to the Brain: A Case Report.

    Published On: August 2, 2022

    Auhtors: Evangeliou AE, Spilioti MG, Vassilakou D, Goutsaridou F, Seyfried TN PMID: 36059366 PMCID: PMC9435310 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.27603 Abstract A high-fat and low-carbohydrate diet was administered as a complementary and alternative therapy to a 54-year-old man suffering from non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with brain metastasis. Three months after the cessation of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, a ketogenic [...]

    Categories: Cancer Care

    Tags: Cancer Metastasis, Keto Diet, Lung Cancer

  • Reference: Rapidly increasing serum 25(OD)D boosts immune system, against infections – Sepsis and COVID-19

    Published On: July 21, 2022

    Auhtors: Wimalawansa SJ PMID: 35889955 PMCID: PMC9319502 DOI: 10.3390/nu14142997 Abstract Vitamin D deficiency is a global public health problem, a pandemic that commonly affects the elderly and those with comorbidities such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, respiratory disorders, recurrent infections, immune deficiency, and malignancies, as well as ethnic minorities living in temperate countries. The same groups [...]

    Categories: Cancer Care

    Tags: COVID-19, Sepsis

  • Reference: Emerging role of human microbiome in cancer development and response to therapy: special focus on intestinal microflora.

    Published On: July 6, 2022

    Auhtors: Sadrekarimi H, Gardanova ZR, Bakhshesh M, Ebrahimzadeh F, Yaseri AF, Thangavelu L, et al. PMID: 35794566 PMCID: PMC9258144 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-022-03492-7 Abstract In recent years, there has been a greater emphasis on the impact of microbial populations inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract on human health and disease. According to the involvement of microbiota in modulating physiological [...]

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    Tags: Microbiome

  • Reference: Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor sildenafil potentiates the antitumor activity of cisplatin by ROS-mediated apoptosis: a role of deregulated glucose metabolism

    Published On: June 20, 2022

    Auhtors: Rawat SG, Tiwari RK, Jaiswara PK, Gupta VK, Sonker P, Vishvakarma NK, et al. PMID: 35725975 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-022-01741-0 Abstract Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) has been recently identified to play a crucial role in the progression of many cancers. PDE5 promotes tumorigenesis by dysregulating various cellular processes such as proliferation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, and invasion [...]

    Categories: Cancer Care

    Tags: Glucose Metabolism

  • Reference: SARS-CoV-2 and cancer: the intriguing and informative cross-talk.

    Published On: June 14, 2022

    Auhtors: Goubran H, Stakiw J, Seghatchian J, Ragab G, Burnouf T PMID: 35753906 PMCID: PMC9192107 DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2022.103488 Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has significantly disrupted and burdened the diagnostic workup and delivery of care, including transfusion, to cancer patients across the globe. Furthermore, cancer patients suffering from solid tumors or hematologic [...]

    Categories: Cancer Care

    Tags: Cancer, SARS-CoV-2

  • Reference: Resveratrol Induces Autophagy and Apoptosis in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Cells by Activating the NGFR-AMPK-mTOR Pathway

    Published On: June 10, 2022

    Auhtors: Li J, Fan Y, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Yu Y, Ma M PMID: 35745143 PMCID: PMC9228598 DOI: 10.3390/nu14122413 Abstract Resveratrol (RSV) has been reported to induce autophagy and apoptosis in non-small-cell lung cancer A549 cells, and the nerve growth factor receptor (NGFR) regulates autophagy and apoptosis in many other cells. However, the effect of [...]

    Categories: Cancer Care

    Tags: autophagy, Lung Cancer, resveratrol

  • Reference: Novel Effects of Statins on Cancer via Autophagy

    Published On: May 24, 2022

    Auhtors: Mengual D, Medrano LE, Villamizar-Villamizar W, Osorio-Llanes E, Mendoza-Torres E, Bolívar S PMID: 35745567 PMCID: PMC9228383 DOI: 10.3390/ph15060648 Abstract Cancer is one of the main causes of death globally. Most of the molecular mechanisms underlying cancer are marked by complex aberrations that activate the critical cell-signaling pathways that play a pivotal role in cell [...]

    Categories: Cancer Care

    Tags: autophagy

  • Reference: Immunosuppressive cells in cancer: mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets.

    Published On: May 18, 2022

    Auhtors: Tie Y, Tang F, Wei YQ, Wei XW PMID: 35585567 PMCID: PMC9118588 DOI: 10.1186/s13045-022-01282-8 Abstract Immunotherapies like the adoptive transfer of gene-engineered T cells and immune checkpoint inhibitors are novel therapeutic modalities for advanced cancers. However, some patients are refractory or resistant to these therapies, and the mechanisms underlying tumor immune resistance have not [...]

    Categories: Cancer Care

    Tags: Immunosuppressive Cells

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