Elham Ahmadi's research while affiliated with McMaster University and other places

Publications (3)

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Background: Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) - positron emission tomography (PET) guides metastasis-directed radiotherapy (MDRT) in prostate cancer (PrCa). However, its value as a treatment response assessment tool after MDRT remains unclear. Importantly, there is limited understanding of the potential of radiotherapy (RT) to alter PSMA g...
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Elevated liver de novo lipogenesis contributes to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and can be inhibited by targeting acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC). However, hypertriglyceridemia limits the use of pharmacological ACC inhibitors as a monotherapy. ATP-citrate lyase (ACLY) generates acetyl-CoA and oxaloacetate from citrate, but whether inhibition is...
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Background There is need for well-tolerated therapies for prostate cancer (PrCa) secondary prevention and to improve response to radiotherapy (RT). The anti-diabetic agent metformin (MET) and the aspirin metabolite salicylate (SAL) are shown to activate AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), suppress de novo lipogenesis (DNL), the mammalian target of...

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... Acetyl-CoA is not directly transported to the cytosol; thus, the citrate-malate shuttle provides a major source of cytosolic acetyl-CoA pools [52][53][54]. Further inhibition of hepatocyte ACLY reduces lipogenesis and dyslipidemia, improving non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and liver fibrosis [55]. Of note, endoplasmic reticulum stress influences the expression of CTP suggesting the involvement of citrate in proteostasis [56]. ...
... Lung Chemosensitizes NSCLC to both radiotherapy as well as chemotherapy (86) reprogramming to achieve metabolic plasticity. Recent studies attribute tumor aggressiveness and chemoresistance to the hybrid glycolysis/OXPHOS (oxidative phosphorylation) phenotype of cancer cells. ...