Publications by authors named "V Kesherwani"
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- Pediatric low-grade gliomas (pLGGs) show varying treatment responses and poor outcomes when complete tumor removal isn't possible, making early treatment prediction important.
- A radiogenomic analysis combining MRI and RNA sequencing reveals three immune clusters in pLGGs, with one cluster having higher immune activity but worse prognosis, suggesting they might benefit from immunotherapy.
- A developed radiomic signature accurately predicts these immune profiles and progression-free survival, identifying high-risk patients for potential targeted therapies.
Background: Medulloblastoma (MB) patients with MYC oncogene amplification or overexpression exhibit extremely poor prognoses and therapy resistance. However, MYC itself has been one of the most challenging targets for cancer treatment. Here, we identify a novel marinopyrrole natural derivative, MP1, that shows desirable anti-MYC and anti-cancer activities in MB.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Medulloblastoma (MB) patients with MYC oncogene amplification or overexpression exhibit extremely poor clinical outcomes and respond poorly to current therapies. Epigenetic deregulation is very common in MYC-driven MB. The bromodomain extra-terminal (BET) proteins and histone deacetylases (HDACs) are epigenetic regulators of MYC transcription and its associated tumorigenic programs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe glutamate delta family of receptors is composed of GluD1 and GluD2 and serve as synaptic organizers. We have previously demonstrated several autism-like molecular and behavioral phenotypes including an increase in dendritic spines in GluD1 knockout mice. Based on previous reports we evaluated whether disruption of autophagy mechanisms may account for these phenotypes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntercellular communication between tumor cells within the hypoxic microenvironment promote aggressiveness and poor patient prognoses for reasons that remain unclear. Here we show that hypoxic Ewing's sarcoma (EWS) cells release exosomes that promote sphere formation, a stem-like phenotype, in EWS cells by enhancing survival. Analysis of the hypoxic exosomal miRNA cargo identified a HIF-1α regulated miRNA, miR-210, as a potential mediator of sphere formation in cells exposed to hypoxic exosomes.
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