pH Deregulation as the Eleventh Hallmark of Cancer

Langue : Anglais

Auteurs : Koltai Tomas, Fliegel Larry, Reshkin Stephan J., Baltazar Fatima, Cardone Rosa Angela, Alfarouk Khalid Omer, Afonso Julieta

Couverture de l’ouvrage pH Deregulation as the Eleventh Hallmark of Cancer

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pH Deregulation as the Eleventh Hallmark of Cancer presents key concepts about pH deregulation in a concise and straight-forward manner. The book discusses topics such as pH regulation and metabolism, sodium hydrogen exchanger, monocarboxylate transporter, V-ATPase proton pump, carbonic anhydrases, and voltage gated sodium channels. In addition, it covers clinical and therapeutic implications and future perspectives. This is a valuable resource for researchers, oncologists, students and members of the biomedical and medical fields who want to learn more about the role of pH deregulation in cancer treatment.

pH deregulation can improve the outcome of classical treatments without adding toxicity to them, and the book shows that treating the pH peculiarities of cancer is simple and can be performed with existing drugs. Based on the classification of tumor malignancy in ten hallmarks, the authors put pH deregulation at the spotlight and separated from metabolic reprogramming due to its impact on all other hallmarks, proposing it as an additional characteristic to evaluate and fight cancer.

1. Introductory words2. pH regulation and metabolism: Basic concepts3. pH deregulation4. Components of the pH deregulation: the pHtome5. Results of the coordinated action of the pHtome components6. How pH deregulation favors the hallmarks of cancer7. Clinical and therapeutic implications8. Discussion9. Conclusions10. Future perspectives

Tomas Koltai is Board Certified Specialist in Medical Oncology (1985), PhD in Chemistry (1997) and Master’s in Sciences in Molecular Oncology, University of Buenos Aires (2011). He has vast experience on cancer treatment at several positions: staff oncologist, Sanatorio Mater Dei, Argentina (1985-1990); Head of Oncology, Central Hospital of the Centro Gallego de Buenos Aires (1990-2000) and Medical Director, at the same institution (2000-2002); Head of the Department of Chemotherapy, National Social Services for Retirees, Argentina (2002-2014); Head of the Department of Oncology, Social Services of the National Food Workers Union, Argentina (2010-2014) and Medical Director at the same institution (2014-2016). He has authored several seminal publications on cancer and created the new “triple-edged cancer treatment.
Research in Dr. Fliegel’s laboratory investigates membrane proteins’ function, how intracellular pH is regulated and the role of Na+/H+ exchanger in human disease, especially heart disease and breast cancer. The work is funded by CIHR and other sources. Dr. Fliegel has published over 150 publications in numerous journals including J. Biological Chemistry, J. Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Hypertension, Cancer Research, Basic Research in Cardiology and others. He has authored two books and served on several editorial boards of Journals and grant panels such as CIHR. His awards include a Killam Annual Professor Award (2009-10), a Tier one Basic Science Mentoring Award (2013), McCalla Research Professorship Award (2007) and Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Scientist Award (2006-2013).
Stephan Reshkin, PhD, is molecular biologist and Associate Professor at the University of Bari (Italy). Dr. Reshkin has published 108 scientific papers, several book chapters and co-authored An Innovative Approach to Understanding and Treating Cancer: Targeting pH (Elsevier, 2020). His main research interests are cancer cell and pancreatic ductal aden

Proposes that pH deregulation should be considered as an independent hallmark of cancer from metabolic reprogramming due to its impact on all other hallmarks (based on seminal work of Hanahan and Weinberg)
Explains basic issues of cancer pH deregulation and its consequences in a simple and concise manner
Discusses the subject from the start with very elementary concepts on pH and pH regulation to help readers understand key concepts without proper background
Presents key concepts through original illustrations and table for easy comprehension