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GLUT2, glucose sensing and glucose homeostasis

Thorens, Bernard

In: Diabetologia, 2015, vol. 58, no. 2, p. 221-232

Université de Fribourg

Effects of the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor olaparib in cerulein-induced pancreatitis

Ahmad, Akbar ; Haas De Mello, Aline ; Szczesny, Bartosz ; Törö, Gábor ; Marcatti, Michela ; Druzhyna, Nadiya ; Liaudet, Lucas ; Tarantini, Stefano ; Salomao, Reinaldo ; Garcia Soriano, Francisco ; Szabo, Csaba

In: Shock, 2020, vol. 53, no. 5, p. 653–665

Objective: Activation of the constitutive nuclear and mitochondrial enzyme poly (ADP- ribose) polymerase (PARP) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of cell dysfunction, inflammation, and organ failure in various forms of critical illness. The objective of our study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the clinically approved PARP inhibitor olaparib in an experimental model of...

Université de Fribourg

Modulation of calretinin expression in human mesothelioma cells reveals the implication of the fak and wnt signaling pathways in conferring chemoresistance towards cisplatin

Wörthmüller, Janine ; Salicio, Valérie ; Oberson, Anne ; Blum, Walter ; Schwaller, Beat

In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019, vol. 20, no. 21, p. 5391

Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an aggressive asbestos-linked neoplasm, characterized by dysregulation of signaling pathways. Due to intrinsic or acquired chemoresistance, MM treatment options remain limited. Calretinin is a Ca2+-binding protein expressed during MM tumorigenesis that activates the FAK signaling pathway, promoting invasion and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Constitutive...

Université de Fribourg

Breast cancer stem cells with tumor- versus metastasis-initiating capacities are modulated by TGFBR1 inhibition

Fico, Flavia ; Bousquenaud, Mélanie ; Rüegg, Curzio ; Santamaria-Martínez, Albert

In: Stem Cell Reports, 2019, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 1–9

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are defined by their ability to regenerate a tumor upon transplantation. However, it is not yet clear whether tumors contain a single CSC population or different subsets of cells with mixed capacities for initiating primary and secondary tumors. Using two different identification strategies, we studied the overlap between metastatic stem cells and tumor-initiating...