Glioblastomas are highly aggressive brain tumors. Various pathways are involved in gliomagenesis, among which the Wingless (Wnt) signaling. Dickkopf protein-related protein 3 (Dkk-3) interacts with proteins of Wnt pathwayas inhibitor. The Wnt signaling contributes to activity of the claudins, that are critical components of tight junctions, whose expression was altered selectively in cerebral microvessels of glioblastoma. The aim of this study was to determine the role of Wnt pathways in the regulation of tumor growth, apoptosis process by targeting Dkk-3, tight junctions alteration involving claudin-5, suggesting possible therapeutic interactions involving Wnt/Toll-like receptors (TLRs) pathways.
TLR-4/Wnt modulation as new therapeutic strategy in the treatment of glioblastomas / Casili, Giovanna; Caffo, Maria; Campolo, Michela; Barresi, Valeria; Caruso, Gerardo; Cardali, Salvatore M; Lanza, Marika; Mallamace, Raffaella; Filippone, Alessia; Conti, Alfredo; Germanò, Antonino; Cuzzocrea, Salvatore; Esposito, Emanuela. - In: ONCOTARGET. - ISSN 1949-2553. - STAMPA. - 9:101(2018), pp. 37564-37580. [10.18632/oncotarget.26500]
TLR-4/Wnt modulation as new therapeutic strategy in the treatment of glioblastomas
Conti, Alfredo;
2018
Abstract
Glioblastomas are highly aggressive brain tumors. Various pathways are involved in gliomagenesis, among which the Wingless (Wnt) signaling. Dickkopf protein-related protein 3 (Dkk-3) interacts with proteins of Wnt pathwayas inhibitor. The Wnt signaling contributes to activity of the claudins, that are critical components of tight junctions, whose expression was altered selectively in cerebral microvessels of glioblastoma. The aim of this study was to determine the role of Wnt pathways in the regulation of tumor growth, apoptosis process by targeting Dkk-3, tight junctions alteration involving claudin-5, suggesting possible therapeutic interactions involving Wnt/Toll-like receptors (TLRs) pathways.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
