3 documents found, page 1 of 1
loysia citrodora extract as a chemopreventive agent against HPV16-induced lesio...
Medeiros-Fonseca, Beatriz; Faustino-Rocha, Ana I; Silva, Jessica; Pires, Maria João; Neuparth, Maria João; Vala, Helena; Vasconcelos-Nóbrega, CarmenAim: Aloysia citrodora has a long history of traditional use in treating various ailments. This study evaluated the in vivo chemopreventive efficacy and systemic toxicity of an extract of A. citrodora in a transgenic mouse model of HPV16 (human papillomavirus type 16)-induced cancer. Methods: The experiment involved six groups (n = 5): group 1 (G1, wild-type (WT), water), group 2 (G2, HPV, water), group 3 (G3, ...
Klotho in cancer: potential diagnostic and prognostic applications
Mota, J; Lima, AMM; Souza de Andrade, M; Brito, HO; Silva, MMAL; Faustino-Rocha, Ana; Oliveira, PA; Lopes, FF; Gil da Costa, RuiKlotho proteins, αKlotho, βKlotho, and γKlotho, exert tumor-suppressive activities via the fibroblast growth factor receptors and multiple cell-signaling pathways. There is a growing interest in Klotho proteins as potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for multiple diseases. However, recent advances regarding their roles and potential applications in cancer remain disperse and require an integrated anal...
Pharmacological NF-κB inhibition decreases cisplatin chemoresistance in muscle-...
Gil da Costa, Rui; Levesque, C; Bianchi-Frias D; Chatterjee, P; Lam, HM; Santos, C; Coleman, IM; Ferreirinha, P; Vilanova, M; Pinto da Cunha, NMost patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) are not cured with platinum chemotherapy. Up-regulation of nuclear factor kappa light-chain enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) is a major mechanism underlying chemoresistance, suggesting that its pharmacological inhibition may increase platinum efficacy. NF-κB signaling was investigated in two patient cohorts. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) was used to...