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Systematic profiling of cancer‐fibroblast interactions reveals drug combinations in ovarian cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Fibroblasts, cells in the tumor environment, support ovarian cancer cell growth and alter morphology and drug response. We used fibroblast and cancer cell co‐culture models to test 528 drugs and discovered new drugs for combination treatment. We showed that adding Vorinostat or Birinapant to standard chemotherapy may improve drug response, suggesting ...
Greta Gudoityte, Osheen Sharma, Laura Leuenberger, Emelie Wallin, Josefin Fernebro, Päivi Östling, Rebecka Bergström, Johan Lindberg, Ulrika Joneborg, Olli Kallioniemi, Brinton Seashore‐Ludlow   +10 more
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Loss of primary cilia promotes EphA2‐mediated endothelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition in the ovarian tumor microenvironment

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Loss of primary cilia in endothelial cells promotes EndMT and vascular abnormalities in the ovarian tumor microenvironment through EphA2 activation. Using human samples, in vitro models, and endothelial‐specific Kif3a‐knockout mice, we show that primary cilia loss drives the acquisition of cancer‐associated fibroblast‐like phenotypes, thereby ...
Jin Gu Cho, Yubin Hah, Eunsik Yun, Hye In Ka, Aram Lee, Sora Han, Dawn Lee, Sung Wook Kim, Jong Hoon Park, Byung Su Kwon, Young Yang, Jongmin Kim   +11 more
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Serotonylation of vascular proteins important to contraction. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2009
BACKGROUND:Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) was named for its source (sero-) and ability to modify smooth muscle tone (tonin). The biological effects of 5-HT are believed to be carried out by stimulation of serotonin receptors at the plasma membrane.
Stephanie W Watts, Jessica R C Priestley, Janice M Thompson   +2 more
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Smad7 Misexpression during Embryonic Angiogenesis Causes Vascular Dilation and Malformations Independently of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Function [PDF]

, 2001
Numerous in vitro and in vivo studies implicate transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) superfamily signaling in vascular development and maintenance. Mice and humans with mutations in TGFβ superfamily signaling pathway genes exhibit a range of vascular ...
Laufer, Ed, Vargesson, Neil
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Genomics‐led approach to drug testing in models of undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
GA text Genomic data from undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma patients and preclinical models were used to inform a targeted drug screen. Selected compounds were tested in 2D and 3D cultures of UPS cell lines. A combination of trametinib and infigratinib was synergistic in the majority of UPS cell lines tested, which was further confirmed in an ex ...
Piotr J. Manasterski, Molly R. Danks, John P. Thomson, Morwenna Muir, Martin Lee, John C. Dawson, Ana T. Amaral, Juan Diaz‐Martin, David S. Moura, Javier Martin‐Broto, Ali Alsaadi, Donald M. Salter, Ailsa J. Oswald, Graeme Grimes, Larry Hayward, Ted R. Hupp, Karen Sisley, Paul H. Huang, Neil O. Carragher, Valerie G. Brunton   +19 more
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Biochemical Properties of a Bushmaster Snake Venom Serine Proteinase (LV-Ka), and Its Kinin Releasing Activity Evaluated in Rat Mesenteric Arterial Rings

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2004
A serine proteinase with kallikrein-like activity (LV-Ka) has been purified to homogeneity from bushmaster snake (Lachesis muta muta) venom. Physicochemical studies indicated that LV-Ka is a single chain glycoprotein with a molecular mass (Mr) of 33 kDa ...
Maria L.D. Weinberg, Liza F. Felicori, Cynthia A. Bello, Henrique P.B. Magalhães, Alvair P. Almeida, Arinos Magalhães, Eladio F. Sanchez   +6 more
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Regulation of Pulmonary Vascular Smooth Muscle Contractility in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Implications for Therapy

Frontiers in Physiology, 2017
There are two primary components that produce pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH); aberrant structural changes (smooth muscle cell proliferation, smooth muscle cell hypertrophy, and the deposition of matrix proteins within the media of pulmonary ...
Melissa A. Lyle, Jonathan P. Davis, Frank V. Brozovich   +2 more
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Endoglin mediates the tumor‐ and metastasis‐promoting traits of stromal myofibroblasts in human breast carcinomas

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Carcinoma‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in tumors influence cancer progression. We identified endoglin (ENG) as a key factor in TGF‐β signaling in myofibroblastic CAFs (myCAFs), linked to poor breast cancer outcomes. Inhibiting ENG on myCAFs suppressed the TGF‐β‐Smad2/3 pathway, reducing primary tumor growth and metastasis.
Shoki Okubo, Yoshihiro Mezawa, Zixu Wang, Ahmet Acar, Yasuhiko Ito, Atsushi Takano, Yohei Miyagi, Tomoyuki Yokose, Toshinari Yamashita, Yataro Daigo, Takuya Shirakihara, Akira Orimo   +11 more
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Pericytes change function depending on glioblastoma vicinity: emphasis on immune regulation

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Pericytes alter their transcriptome depending on their proximity to the tumor core. In the tumor core, pericytes display a more active state with higher communication strength but with lower immune activation potential and a shift toward extracellular matrix production.
Carolina Buizza, Robert Carlsson, Coralie Gamper, Gayatri Chitale, Johan Bengzon, Gesine Paul   +5 more
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SRSF1 promotes vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation through a Δ133p53/EGR1/KLF5 pathway

Nature Communications, 2017
The hyperproliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells underlies many vascular diseases. Here Xieet al. show that the splicing factor SRSF1 is an endogenous stimulator of human and mouse aortic smooth muscle cell proliferation via the Δ133p53/EGR1/KLF5 ...
Ning Xie, Min Chen, Rilei Dai, Yan Zhang, Hanqing Zhao, Zhiming Song, Lufeng Zhang, Zhenyan Li, Yuanqing Feng, Hua Gao, Li Wang, Ting Zhang, Rui-Ping Xiao, Jianxin Wu, Chun-Mei Cao   +14 more
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