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Luciana Madeira da Silva

Researcher at University of South Alabama

Publications -  23
Citations -  697

Luciana Madeira da Silva is an academic researcher from University of South Alabama. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Ovarian cancer. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 20 publications receiving 534 citations. Previous affiliations of Luciana Madeira da Silva include Washington University in St. Louis & University of Miami.

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Immunoregulatory Protein B7-H3 Reprograms Glucose Metabolism in Cancer Cells by ROS-Mediated Stabilization of HIF1α

TL;DR: The results illuminate the critical immune-independent contributions of B7-H3 to cancer metabolism, presenting a radically new perspective on B7 family immunoregulatory proteins in malignant progression.
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Expansion of the target of rapamycin (TOR) kinase family and function in Leishmania shows that TOR3 is required for acidocalcisome biogenesis and animal infectivity

TL;DR: The TOR kinase family has expanded to encompass a unique role in AC function and biology, one that is essential for parasite survival in the mammalian infective stage of trypanosomatids and offers an attractive target for chemotherapy.
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The Susceptibility of Trypanosomatid Pathogens to PI3/mTOR Kinase Inhibitors Affords a New Opportunity for Drug Repurposing

TL;DR: These studies strongly suggest that mammalian PI3/TOR kinase inhibitors are a productive starting point for anti-trypanosomal drug discovery and suggest that NVP-BEZ235, an advanced clinical candidate against solid tumors, merits further investigation as an agent for treating African sleeping sickness.
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Interplay between Immune Checkpoint Proteins and Cellular Metabolism.

TL;DR: How cancer cells with altered expression of immune checkpoint proteins can potently inhibit immune function through the alteration of cellular and microenvironmental metabolism is discussed, providing a new perspective on the interplay between these pathways and offering a potential therapeutic intervention strategy in the treatment of malignant disease.