Recent developments in single-cell multi-omics technologies have provided the ability to identify diverse cell types and decipher key components of the tumor microenvironment (TME), leading to important advancements toward a much deeper understanding of how tumor microenvironment heterogeneity contributes to cancer progression and therapeutic resistance. These technologies are able to integrate data from molecular genomic, transcriptomic, proteomics, and metabolomics studies of cells at a single-cell resolution scale that give rise to the full cellular and molecular complexity in the TME. Understanding the complex and sometimes reciprocal relationships among cancer cells, CAFs, immune cells, and ECs has led to novel insights into their immense heterogeneity in functions, which can have important consequences on tumor behavior.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBreast cancer remains a significant global health concern, with approximately 2.3 million diagnosed cases and 670,000 deaths annually. Current targeted therapies face challenges such as resistance and adverse side effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBreast cancer (BC), a major cause of death among women worldwide, has traditionally been linked to genetic and environmental factors. However, emerging research highlights the gut microbiome's significant role in shaping BC development, progression, and treatment outcomes. This review explores the intricate relationship between the gut microbiota and the breast tumor microenvironment, emphasizing how these microbes influence immune responses, inflammation, and metabolic pathways.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCervical Cancer remains a women's health concern worldwide and ranks among the most prevalent cancers, particularly in developing countries. Many women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, with a substantial number succumbing to the disease even after the availability of vaccines and drugs. The tumour microenvironment often exhibits immune evasion, including suppression of T-cell activity and altered cytokine, impacting the efficacy of therapeutic interventions and highlighting the need for treatments to modulate the immune response.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMed Oncol
October 2023
Cervical cancer remains a significant global health concern that starts in the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina and is caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), necessitating the development of effective multitargeted effective and resistance-proof therapies. In early-stage cervical cancer may not show any symptoms, however, as the cancer progresses, some people may experience- abnormal vaginal bleeding, watery or bloody vaginal discharge, pain in the pelvis or lower back, pain during sex, and frequent and painful urination. In this study, we screened the complete FDA-approved drug library using a multitargeted inhibitory approach against four cervical cancer proteins, namely mitotic arrest deficient -2, DNA polymerase epsilon B-subunit, benzimidazole-related -1, and threonine-protein kinase-1 which crucially plays its role for the in its development process.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that can cause substantial social, communication, and behavioral challenges. Genetic factors play a significant role in ASD, where the risk of ASD has been increased for unclear reasons. Twin studies have shown important evidence of both genetic and environmental contributions in ASD, where the level of contribution of these factors has not been proven yet.
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May 2022
Banning antibiotic growth promoters has negatively impacted poultry production and sustainability, which led to exploring efficient alternatives such as probiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics. Effect of injection of , raffinose, and their synbiotics on growth performance, cecal microbial population and volatile fatty acid concentration, ileal histomorphology, and ileal gene expression was investigated in broilers () raised for 21 days. On 300 h of incubation, a total of 1,500 embryonated eggs were equally allotted into 10 groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCancer is the second most common cause of death globally, surpassed only by cardiovascular disease. One of the hallmarks of cancer is uncontrolled cell division and resistance to cell death. Multiple approaches have been developed to tackle this disease, including surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntellectual disability (ID) has become very common and is an extremely heterogeneous disorder, where the patients face many challenges with deficits in intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviors. A single affected family revealed severe disease phenotypes such as ID, developmental delay, dysmorphic facial features, postaxial polydactyly type B, and speech impairment. DNA of a single affected individual was directly subjected to whole exome sequencing (WES), followed by Sanger sequencing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHollow silica spheres (HSS) exhibited high-specific surface area, low toxicity, low density, and good biocompatibility. The effectivity of HSS material can be improved further by loading nanoparticles for smart biological applications. In this work, magnetic nanoparticle (iron oxide; FeO)-loaded pure HSS (c-HSS-Fe) were synthesized successfully using a template-free chemical route and investigated for their anticancer cell proliferation capabilities against cancerous cell lines: human colorectal carcinoma cells (HCT-116).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGastric cancer is the fifth most frequent cancer and the third major cause of mortality worldwide. , a bacterial infection linked with GC, injects the cytotoxin-associated antigen A (CagA; an oncoprotein) into host cells. When the phosphorylated CagA protein enters the cell, it attaches to other cellular components, interfering with normal cellular signaling pathways.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, five keratinolytic bacteria were isolated from poultry farm waste of Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. The highest keratinase activity was obtained at 40-45 °C, pH 8-9, feather concentration 0.5-1%, and using white chicken feather as keratin substrate for 72 h.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCancer Treat Res Commun
January 2022
Background: Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women, with an estimated 235,760 new cases and 131,880 deaths in 2021 in the US. Despite the modern therapies being available such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy, death rates are still increasing. Erlotinib (ERL) is one of the treatment options for lung cancer, although the probability for the patients to develop resistance to ERL constrains its reliability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPolydactyly is a prevalent digit abnormality characterized by having extra digits/toes. Mutations in eleven known genes have been associated to cause nonsyndromic polydactyly: . A single affected family member (IV-4) was subjected to whole-exome sequencing (WES) to identify the causal gene.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, we have isolated and characterized proteolytic soil bacteria and their alkaline protease. Based on 16S rRNA sequence analysis, 12 isolates with the highest protease activity were classified as and groups. D9 isolate showing the highest protease activity was selected for and analysis for its ِِAKD9 protease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Proteases are among the most important industrial enzymes, playing a critical role in the physiological, biochemical, and regulatory processes of all living organisms. This study evaluated the histological effects of a D10 protease in combination with the antibacterial ointment silver sulfadiazine (SSD) on the burned skin of mice.
Materials And Methods: The bacterial proteolytic enzyme was produced and purified through DEAE-Sepharose CL-6B and Sephadex G-100 FF.
CRISPR/Cas9 has revolutionized genome-editing techniques in various biological fields including human cancer research. Cancer is a multi-step process that encompasses the accumulation of mutations that result in the hallmark of the malignant state. The goal of cancer research is to identify these mutations and correlate them with the underlying tumorigenic process.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new class of anti-diabetic medication (a sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor) in 2013. However, SGLT2 inhibitor drugs are under evaluation due to their associative side effects, such as urinary tract and genital infection, urinary discomfort, diabetic ketosis, and kidney problems. Even clinicians have difficulty in recommending it to diabetic patients due to the increased probability of urinary tract infection.
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December 2021
Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, where nearly 1 in 6 deaths is due to cancer, with 70% of all deaths from cancer occur in low- and middle-income countries. The overall lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer is 1 in 22 in men and 1 in 24 in women. In this work, we aimed to evaluate the role of temozolomide (TMZ) in controlling colon cancer cells (CRC) via regulating the miRnome.
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