The role of tribbles homolog 2 in cell proliferation by Wenkang Zhang, Mingkang Li, Minhao Zhang, Gaoliang Yan, Chengchun Tang

“…TRIB2 is not only involved in the physiological proliferation of cells (granulosa cells, myoblasts, naive T cells, and thymocytes) during normal development but also in the pathological proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells and a variety of cancer cells (lung cancer cells, liver cancer cells, leukemia cells, pancreatic cancer cells, gastric cancer cells, prostate cancer cells, thyroid cancer cells, cervical cancer cells, melanoma cells, colorectal cancer cells, ovarian cancer cells and osteosarcoma cells) under disease conditions. …”
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Transcription Factor FXR Activates DHRS9 to Inhibit the Cell Oxidative Phosphorylation and Suppress Colon Cancer Progression by Jinlai Zhao, Yigang Wang, Yang Wang, Jianchao Gao, Haichao Yang, Xiaotang Wu, Hua Li

“…The mRNA and protein expression of FXR in colon cancer cells were measured by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blot. …”
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Role of P2X7 receptor in the progression and clinicopathological characteristics of gastric cancer by Wen-jun Zhang, Xiong-wei Pi, Yi-guan Le, Teng-zheng Li

“…Moreover, the activation of P2X7R by ATP and its analogue BzATP increased the calcium current of gastric cancer cells, enhanced YF actin stress and cell viability, and promoted the proliferation, migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells. …”
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Extracellular vesicles—a new player in the development of urinary bladder cancer by Damian Kasiński, Kamil Szeliski, Tomasz Drewa, Marta Pokrywczyńska

“…What brings more attention and potential implications is the fact that cancer cells secrete more EVs than non-malignant cells. …”
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Lactobacillus fermentum and Lactobacillus crispatus Do Not Have Cytotoxic Effects on HN5 Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Line by Sepideh Mokhtari, Saede Atarbashi-Moghadam, Elahe Motevaseli, Soudeh Ghafouri-Fard, Ardeshir Hesampour

“…The MTT method was used to study the effects of lactobacilli on inhibition of cancer cell growth. Results. The results showed that these lactobacilli do not prevent the progression of oral cancer cells. …”
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Noninvasive Manganese-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Early Detection of Breast Cancer Metastatic Potential by Joris Tchouala Nofiele, Gregory J. Czarnota, Hai-Ling Margaret Cheng

“…Cancer cells with a high metastatic potential will more likely escape and form distant tumors. …”
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Papaverine Enhances the Oncolytic Effects of Newcastle Disease Virus on Breast Cancer In Vitro and In Vivo by Sura Akram, Ahmed Majeed Al-Shammari, Hayder B. Sahib, Majid Sakhi Jabir

“…At the same time, it was widely noticed that virotherapy using the Newcastle disease virus proved to be safe and selective against a broad range of cancer cells. Furthermore, combination therapy is favorable, as it attacks cancer cells with multiple mechanisms and enhances virus entrance into the tumor mass, overcoming cancer cells’ resistance to therapy. …”
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PI3K Functions in Cancer Progression, Anticancer Immunity and Immune Evasion by Tumors by Francesco Dituri, Antonio Mazzocca, Gianluigi Giannelli, Salvatore Antonaci

“…The immunological surveillance of tumors relies on a specific recognition of cancer cells and their associate antigens by leucocytes of innate and adaptive immune responses. …”
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SLC31A1 promotes chemoresistance through inducing CPT1A-mediated fatty acid oxidation in ER-positive breast cancer by Xudong Li, Jingjing Ge, Mengdi Wan, Tongtong Feng, Xiaoqian Li, Haibo Zhang, Zhangyan Wang, Yongsheng Gao, Meiting Chen, Fei Pan

“…Conversely, promoting SLC31A1 significantly facilitated the proliferation and invasion of wild-type breast cancer cells. Subsequently, we detected reduced copper levels in TAM-resistant breast cancer cells with SLC31A1 depletion. …”
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Oxidative Stress, Tumor Microenvironment, and Metabolic Reprogramming: A Diabolic Liaison by Tania Fiaschi, Paola Chiarugi

“…Conversely to normal cells, where deregulated oxidative stress drives the activation of death pathways, malignant cells exploit oxidative milieu for its advantage. Cancer cells are located in a very complex microenvironment together with stromal components that participate to enhance oxidative stress to promote tumor progression. …”
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Analysis of a immunity system using qualitative methods by Algis Kavaliauskas

“… The article deals with analysis of reciprocity model of cancer cells and lymphocites, when cancer cells are restricted by cylindrical surfaces. …”
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Glutamine and cancer: metabolism, immune microenvironment, and therapeutic targets by Ding Nan, Weiping Yao, Luanluan Huang, Ruiqi Liu, Xiaoyan Chen, Wenjie Xia, Hailong Sheng, Haibo Zhang, Xiaodong Liang, Yanwei Lu

“…Moreover, it is widely known that glutamine metabolism is reprogrammed in cancer cells. Many cancer cells undergo metabolic reprogramming targeting glutamine, increasing its uptake to meet their rapid proliferation demands. …”
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The role of mitochondrial dysfunction in the cytotoxic synergistic effect of gemcitabine and arsenic on breast cancer. by Farshid Maleki, Somayeh Handali, Mohsen Rezaei

“…A significant decrease in cellular GSH was observed in cancer cells treated with ATO and GCB. In addition, migration and invasion were significantly reduced in breast cancer cells treated with the combination of ATO and GCB compared to cells treated with ATO and GCB. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells Carrying Viral Fusogenic Protein p14 to Treat Solid Tumors by Inducing Cell–Cell Fusion and Immune Activation by Yao Wang, Xunlei Pang, Ruirui Li, Jiuzhou Chen, Chen Wen, Huihuang Zhu, Tingyu Long, Jianjie Li, Lijun Zheng, Youcai Deng, Junnian Zheng, Bo Xu

“…MSCs-p14 cocultured with different cancer cells and effienctly induced cancer cell fusion and caused widespread cancer cell death in vitro. …”
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Lactoferrin Modulates Radiation Response Under Hypoxic Conditions, Possibly Through the Regulation of ROS Production in a Cell Type-Specific Manner by Daitoku Murakami, Takahiro Fukazawa, Michihito Kyo, Mutsumi Miyauchi, Shigehiro Ono, Tomonao Aikawa, Nobuyuki Hirohashi, Keiji Tanimoto

“…High-dose LF treatment showed cytotoxic activity in a variety of cells, including both non-cancer and cancer cells. Interestingly, hypoxic treatment increased the sensitivity to LF in some cancer cells but decreased it in non-cancer cells. …”
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The mevalonate pathway contributes to breast primary tumorigenesis and lung metastasis by Javier Conde, Isabel Fernández‐Pisonero, L. Francisco Lorenzo‐Martín, Rocío García‐Gómez, Berta Casar, Piero Crespo, Xosé R. Bustelo

“…These results reveal a hitherto unknown, VAV‐catalysis‐dependent mechanism involved in the regulation of the mevalonate pathway in breast cancer cells. They also identify specific mevalonate‐pathway‐dependent processes that contribute to the malignant features of breast cancer cells.…”
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Studies on the Dual Cytotoxicity and Antioxidant Properties of Berberis vulgaris Extracts and Its Main Constituent Berberine by Lamyae El khalki, Mounir Tilaoui, Abdeslam Jaafari, Hassan Ait Mouse, Abdelmajid Zyad

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Alternative Splicing and Its Impact as a Cancer Diagnostic Marker by Yun-Ji Kim, Heui-Soo Kim

“…Genome instability and flexible proteomes by alternative splicing could affect cancer cells to grow and survive, leading to metastasis. …”
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Exploring anti-cancer activities of epidermal growth factor-immobilized polymeric nanoparticles by Shota Yamamoto, Chia-Jung Chang, Masao Kamimura, Jun Nakanishi

“…As alternatives to conventional EGFR inhibitors (EGFRi), which exert side effects on non-cancer cells, EGF-immobilized gold nanoparticles exhibit selective cytotoxicity in EGFR-overexpressing cancer cells by locally enhancing EGFR activation and modulating signal transduction through a signal condensation mechanism. …”
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Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhance Ovarian Cancer Growth and Metastasis by Increasing Thymosin Beta 4X-Linked Expression by Yijing Chu, Min You, Jingjing Zhang, Guoqiang Gao, Rendong Han, Wenqiang Luo, Tingting Liu, Jianxin Zuo, Fuling Wang

“…In this study, a proteomics analysis was performed to compare protein expression treated with and without ADSCs in ovarian cancer cells. Protein levels were altered in ovarian cancer cells due to the treatment of ADSCs. …”
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