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Melissa R Cruz

Senior Research Associate, UTHealth @ Houston
Verified email at uth.tmc.edu
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[HTML][HTML] Current landscape and future of dual anti-CTLA4 and PD-1/PD-L1 blockade immunotherapy in cancer; lessons learned from clinical trials with melanoma and …

YK Chae, A Arya, W Iams, MR Cruz, S Chandra… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2018 - Springer
Immunotherapy is among the most rapidly evolving treatment strategies in oncology. The
therapeutic potential of immune-checkpoint inhibitors is exemplified by the recent hail of Food …

Targeting Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in triple negative breast cancer: New discoveries and practical insights for drug development

R Costa, AN Shah, CA Santa-Maria, MR Cruz… - Cancer treatment …, 2017 - Elsevier
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) accounts for 10–20% of cases in breast cancer. Despite
recent advances in the treatment of hormonal receptor+ and HER2+ breast cancers, there …

The chemistry of alkyl thiosulfate esters. 8.(E, Z)-Ajoene: a potent antithrombotic agent from garlic

…, RW Crecely, R Apitz-Castro, MR Cruz - Journal of the …, 1984 - ACS Publications
Apitz-Castro et al. 4a reported that 2-vinyl-4//-1, 3-dithiin (7) and an unknown compound,
now named ajoene, 4b are potent anti-thrombotic agents derived from garlic extract. Unlike …

[HTML][HTML] Aberrant FGFR signaling mediates resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitors in ER+ breast cancer

…, LJ Schwarz, ME Sanders, TC Dugger, MR Cruz… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Using an ORF kinome screen in MCF-7 cells treated with the CDK4/6 inhibitor ribociclib
plus fulvestrant, we identified FGFR1 as a mechanism of drug resistance. FGFR1-amplified/ER+ …

Effects of garlic extract and of three pure components isolated from it on human platelet aggregation, arachidonate metabolism, release reaction and platelet …

R Apitz-Cȧstro, S Cabrera, MR Cruz, E Ledezma… - Thrombosis research, 1983 - Elsevier
We studied the effect of the methanol extract of garlic bulbs (EOG) and of three pure
components isolated from it (F1, F2, F3), on human platelet aggreggation induced by ADP, …

[HTML][HTML] Ce-Duox1/BLI-3 Generated Reactive Oxygen Species Trigger Protective SKN-1 Activity via p38 MAPK Signaling during Infection in C. elegans

R van der Hoeven, KC McCallum, MR Cruz… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Infected animals will produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) and other inflammatory molecules
that help fight pathogens, but can inadvertently damage host tissue. Therefore specific …

Enterococcus faecalis bacteriocin EntV inhibits hyphal morphogenesis, biofilm formation, and virulence of Candida albicans

CE Graham, MR Cruz, DA Garsin… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
… We demonstrate the highest-resolution MR images ever obtained of the mouse brain. The
diffusion tensor images (DTI) @ 15 μm spatial resolution are 1,000 times the resolution of most …

[HTML][HTML] Time-restricted feeding plus resistance training in active females: a randomized trial

…, TA VanDusseldorp, DN Kennedy, MR Cruz - The American journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background A very limited amount of research has examined intermittent fasting (IF) programs,
such as time-restricted feeding (TRF), in active populations. Objective Our objective was …

Enterococcus faecalis inhibits hyphal morphogenesis and virulence of Candida albicans

MR Cruz, CE Graham, BC Gagliano… - Infection and …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
The Gram-positive bacterium Enterococcus faecalis and the fungus Candida albicans are
both found as commensals in many of the same niches of the human body, such as the oral …

A riboswitch-containing sRNA controls gene expression by sequestration of a response regulator

…, M Gebbie, A Ramesh, JR Goodson, MR Cruz… - Science, 2014 - science.org
The ethanolamine utilization (eut) locus of Enterococcus faecalis, containing at least 19 genes
distributed over four polycistronic messenger RNAs, appears to be regulated by a single …