The role of P2X7 receptor in infection and metabolism: Based on inflammation and immunity

X Cai, Y Yao, F Teng, Y Li, L Wu, W Yan… - International …, 2021 - Elsevier
The P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) is a ligand-gated receptor belonging to the P2 receptor family.
It is distributed in various tissues of the human body and is involved in regulating the …

[HTML][HTML] Secretory phosphoprotein 1 secreted by fibroblast-like synoviocytes promotes osteoclasts formation via PI3K/AKT signaling in collagen-induced arthritis

X Cai, Y Zheng, F Ren, S Zhang, L Wu, Y Yao - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Synovial tissue hyperplasia is a major cause of bone damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Over-proliferation and secretion of cytokines of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs) are key …

ApoC1 promotes the metastasis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma via activation of STAT3

Y Li, L Wu, L Zeng, Z Zhang, W Wang, C Zhang, N Lin - Oncogene, 2020 - nature.com
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common renal cancer and frequently
diagnosed at an advanced stage. It is prone to develop unpredictable metastases even with …

DYRK1A inhibition suppresses STAT3/EGFR/Met signalling and sensitizes EGFR wild‐type NSCLC cells to AZD9291

Y Li, K Ding, X Hu, L Wu, D Zhou, M Rao… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
DYRK1A is considered a potential cancer therapeutic target, but the role of DYRK1A in
NSCLC oncogenesis and treatment requires further investigation. In our study, high DYRK1A …

Harmine suppresses the proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells and sensitizes pancreatic cancer to gemcitabine treatment

LW Wu, JK Zhang, M Rao, ZY Zhang… - OncoTargets and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Pancreatic carcinoma is one of the most deadliest types of cancer, and relatively
insensitive to the currently available chemotherapy. Thus, the discovery of novel therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] DYRK1A suppression restrains Mcl-1 expression and sensitizes NSCLC cells to Bcl-2 inhibitors

Y Li, D Zhou, S Xu, M Rao, Z Zhang, L Wu… - Cancer biology & …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: Mcl-1 overexpression confers acquired resistance to Bcl-2 inhibitors in non-small
cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but no direct Mcl-1 inhibitor is currently available for clinical use. …

[HTML][HTML] DYRK1A reinforces epithelial-mesenchymal transition and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma via cooperatively activating STAT3 and SMAD

Y Li, M Zhang, L Wu, Y Liu, Z Zhang, L Zeng… - Journal of biomedical …, 2022 - Springer
Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for the majority of liver cancer cases,
while metastasis is considered the leading cause of HCC-related death. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] DYRK1A suppression attenuates HIF‑1α accumulation and enhances the anti‑liver cancer effects of regorafenib and sorafenib under hypoxic conditions

…, LW Wu, ZD Li, MM Zhang, J Wu… - International …, 2022 - spandidos-publications.com
Hypoxia promotes drug resistance and induces the expression of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)‑1α
in liver cancer cells. However, to date, no selective HIF‑1α inhibitor has been …

Suppression of LSD1 enhances the cytotoxic and apoptotic effects of regorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma cells

L Wu, D Zhou, Z Zhang, J Zhang, H Zhu, N Lin… - Biochemical and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Regorafenib has been approved to treat patients who have HCC progression after sorafenib
failure, however, regorafenib also faces the risk of drug resistance and subsequent …

Evodiamine induces apoptosis and promotes hepatocellular carcinoma cell death induced by vorinostat via downregulating HIF-1α under hypoxia

Y Li, N Zhang, X Hu, J Chen, M Rao, L Wu, Q Li… - Biochemical and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Hypoxia promotes HCC progression and therapy resistance, and there is no systemic
treatment for HCC patients after sorafenib resistance. Thus, it is urgent to develop potential …