Interested

• biochemistry molecular biology
• melanoma
• adipocytes
• tumor microenvironment
• cancer associated adipocytes
• cancer‑associated adipocytes
• cancer associated adipocytes caas
• tumor microenvironment tme
• cancer associated fibroblasts
• adipokines

Scientific discipline

• medical sciences

Latest publications

• Mutual impact of adipocytes and colorectal cancer cells growing in co-culture conditions
• Differential MMP-14 targeting by lumican-derived peptides unraveled by in silico approach.
• Evaluation of apelin and apelin receptor level in the primary tumor and serum of colorectal cancer patients.
• The impact of cellular elements of TME on melanoma biology and its sensitivity to EGFR and MET targeted therapy
• Small leucine-rich proteoglycans and matrix metalloproteinase-14: key partners?
• Characterization of Melanoma Cell Lines Resistant to Vemurafenib and Evaluation of Their Responsiveness to EGFR- and MET-Inhibitor Treatment
• Melanoma Progression under Obesity: Focus on Adipokines
• Melanoma stimulates the proteolytic activity of HaCaT keratinocytes
• Melanoma cells with diverse invasive potential differentially induce the activation of normal human fibroblasts
• Melanoma cells induce dedifferentiation and metabolic changes in adipocytes present in the tumor niche
• Combination of selected MET and EGFR inhibitors decreases melanoma cells’ invasive abilities.
• Expression level of EGFR and MET receptors regulates invasiveness of melanoma cells.
• The Role of Apelin and Apelin Receptor Expression in Migration and Invasiveness of Colon Cancer Cells
• Gefitinib or lapatinib with foretinib synergistically induce a cytotoxic effect in melanoma cell lines.
• The role of apelin in cardiovascular diseases, obesity and cancer.
• Are non-muscle actin isoforms functionally equivalent?
• Apelin
• Apelin effects migration and invasion abilities of colon cancer cells.