The Akt signaling pathway is responsible for apoptosis, cell proliferation, and metabolism. In tumor cells, this pathway is up-regulated and aids in promoting cancer cell survival. Complete activation of Akt pathway requires phosphorylation at two amino-acid residues, which are phosporylated by se…

Previous work indicates that vitamin E succinate (VES) induces apoptosis in different types of cancers cells without significant toxicity to normal cells. Despite advances in the pre-clinical translation of VES in cancer therapy, the mechanisms underlying the effect of this redox-inactive vitamin …

The National Cancer Institute estimates that 1.7 million new cases of cancer are diagnosed each year. Substantial evidence indicates that cell adhesion is critical to the development of different aspects of malignant cancer cells, including survival, invasion, metastasis, and drug resistance. Cons…

The third leading cause of cancer death worldwide is hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Due to the rise in the incidence of hepatitis C virus infection, HCC is expected to increase in the United States. Many patients with HCC are not candidates for surgery because of the location or size of their tum…

A fundamental property of neoplastic cells is the shift in cellular metabolism from oxidative phosphorylation to aerobic glycolysis. This glycolytic shift, called the Warburg effect, enables cancer cells to adapt to low-oxygen microenvironments, to generate biosynthetic building blocks for cell pr…