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cancer cells
TUMORI
Nutrizione nei tumori: il delicato gioco metabolico di proteine, enzimi e metaboliti che coordina tutte le risposte cellulari
Background
Dieta e nutrizione svolgono un ruolo fondamentale nella salute umana, con quantità, composizione e qualità della dieta, nonché orari dei pasti, fattori determinanti per...
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Iron eating “stems off”: how to solve an AMLetic doubt to kill dormant leukemic progenitors
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common cancer of the blood and bone marrow in adults. Caused by an increase in immature cells...
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There is no “playing dices” where it comes with cancer: genetics and immunity always get in the way
A Stanford Medicine study of thousands of breast cancers has found that the gene sequences we inherit at conception are powerful predictors of the...
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DNA-bound lactate? True enough, but it’s not about tiredness: rather it’s cellular intentions and mood shifts
Lactic acid is a well-known metabolite, found in almost all cell types and is very abundant in proliferating tumor cells due to the Warburg...
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Cancer kills by lactate: how cellular junk becomes a signal to acquire more fuel and waste the body to death
Cachexia is a complex metabolic syndrome associated with rapid loss of body weight, mainly loss of fat and lean muscle. Patients with cancer cachexia...
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LifeTracking of cellular therapy: doom receptors show their “inner spark” to lead cancer cells to a FASt death
A research team from the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified a crucial epitope (a protein section that can activate the larger protein)...
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Interleukin (IL) seventeen (17): the streaked shapeshifter of immunity and its diseases
General knowledge on IL-17
IL-17 comprises IL-17A, IL-17B, IL-17C, IL-17D, IL-17E (IL-25), and IL-17F, all of which have related structures. IL-17A, also known as cytotoxic...
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BORIS: the cellular transcription factor will be useful as biomarker and breast cancer vaccine primer?
The transcription factor Brother Regulator Of Imprinted Sites (BORIS), is a member of the testicular cancer antigen (CTA) family. It maps to chromosome number...
