Targeted regulation of PI3K/Akt/mTOR/NF-κB signaling by indole compounds and their derivatives: mechanistic details and biological implications for cancer therapy.

abstract：:Glioblastoma (GBM), the most common primary brain tumor in adults, is one of the most aggressive human cancers associated with high mortality. Standard treatments following diagnosis include surgical resection, radiotherapy and adjunctive chemotherapy. However, almost all patients develop disease progression following...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Sathornsumetee S

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A solid tumour forms an organ-like structure that is comprised of cancer cells as well as stroma cells (fibroblasts, inflammatory cells) that are embedded in an extracellular matrix and are nourished by vascular network. However, tumoral microenvironment is heterogeneous due to the abnormal vasculature network and hig...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Cosse JP,Michiels C

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phospholipase A2 (PLA2), Cyclooxygenase (COX) and 5-Lipoxygenase (5-LOX) are arachidonic acid metabolizing enzymes and their inhibitors have been developed as therapeutic molecules for cancer and inflammation related disorders. In the present study, PLA2, COX 1&2 and 5-LOX inhibitory studies of Borassus flabellifer se...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Yarla NS,Azad R,Basha M,Rajack A,Kaladhar DS,Allam BK,Pragada RR,Singh KN,K SK,Pallu R,Parimi U,Bishayee A,Duddukuri GR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, and ranks second among cancer deaths in women. Approximately 60% of all breast cancer patients have hormone-dependent breast cancer, which contains estrogen receptors and requires estrogen for tumor growth. Estradiol is biosynthesized from androgens by the cytochrom...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Díaz-Cruz ES,Brueggemeier RW

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer is the second leading cause of death, preceded only by cardiovascular diseases, and there is epidemiological evidence that demonstrate this tendency is emerging worldwide. Brazil has an extensive vegetal biodiversity with more than 55,000 species listed. Such biodiversity collaborates with the finding of compou...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Fuzer AM,Filho JC,Becceneri AB,Dos Santos DA,da Silva MF,Vieira PC,Fernandes JB,Selistre-de-Araujo HS,Cazal CM,Cominetti MR

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Replication fork reversal and restart has gained immense interest as a central response mechanism to replication stress following DNA damage. Although the exact mechanism of fork reversal has not been elucidated precisely, the involvement of diverse pathways and different factors has been demonstrated, which are centr...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Jain CK,Mukhopadhyay S,Ganguly A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In human pathologies, therapeutic treatments are often limited by the lack of selectivity of drugs and their elevated effective concentrations. Targeting these agents to a defined tissue could enhance their selectivity and then diminish their side effects when compared to drugs that accumulate in the entire body. Targ...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Schmitt F,Juillerat-Jeanneret L

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural product extracts are a rich source of small molecules that display antitumor activity. Cantharidin, in the form of the dried body of the Chinese blister beetles: Mylabris phalerata or M. cichorii, displays antitumor activity and induces apoptosis in many types of tumor cells. Cantharidin has been used as an an...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Liu D,Chen Z

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In both bacteria and eukaryotes the alkylated, oxidized, and deaminated bases and depurinated lesions are primarily repaired via an endogenous preventive pathway, i.e. base excision repair (BER). Radiation therapy and chemotherapy are two important modes of cancer treatment. Many of those therapeutic agents used in th...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Adhikari S,Choudhury S,Mitra PS,Dubash JJ,Sajankila SP,Roy R

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetogenins (ACG) are naturally occurring compounds that are chemically one of the least investigated families. In the review, we have provided a comprehensive listing of 133 of these compounds for which anti-tumor activity has been documented within the literature. We have compiled and studied their chemical structur...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Mangal M,Khan MI,Agarwal SM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Src family of kinases has nine known members, all of which are nonreceptor tyrosine kinases involved in signal transduction in both normal and cancer cells. Interest in these kinases has increased recently because of the development, initial clinical success, and low toxicity of pharmacologic inhibitors. c-Src is ...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Johnson FM,Gallick GE

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid approval of several novel agents has given prostate cancer patients and their treating physicians many new and effective therapeutic options. Four new medical therapies were recently approved on the basis of prolonged overall survival in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) patients: sipuleucel-T, cab...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Massari F,Maines F,Modena A,Brunelli M,Bria E,Artibani W,Martignoni G,Tortora G

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A physiologically stable thiolate gold(I) derivative [Au(Spyrimidine)(PTA-CH2Ph)]Br has shown inhibition in colon cancer proliferation of Caco-2/TC7, Caco-2/PD7 and HTC-116-luc2 cell lines via apoptotic pathway and S-phase arrest in the cell cycle. Intraperitoneal injection of [Au(Spyrimidine)(PTA-CH2Ph)]Br in athymic...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： García-Moreno E,Gascón S,García de Jalón JA,Romanos E,Rodriguez-Yoldi MJ,Cerrada E,Laguna M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Esophageal cancer responds poorly to traditional therapies, and novel treatments are needed. The phytochemical curcumin is a potential treatment for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC). A curcumin metabolite, tetrahydrocurcumin (THCUR), has anti-cancer effects and greater bioavailability than curcumin....

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Pendleton EG,Jamasbi RJ,Geusz ME

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Elderly patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) differ from the general population and are underrepresented in clinical trials. We, retrospectively, analyzed the safety and efficacy of XELOX regimen in the treatment of elderly patients affected by mCRC. PATIENTS AND METHODS:One-hundred-eleven consecu...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Berretta M,Aprile G,Nasti G,Urbani M,Bearz A,Lutrino S,Foltran L,Ferrari L,Talamini R,Fiorica F,Lleshi A,Canzonieri V,Lestuzzi C,Borsatti E,Fisichella R,Tirelli U

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third most common cause of cancer-related mortality in the world because current treatments, including both surgical and non-surgical ones, cannot effectively cure this disease. Increasing evidence has revealed the importance of cancer stem cells (CSCs) in hepatocarcinogenesis, an...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Lau CK,Yang ZF,Fan ST

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tea catechins exhibit a broad range of pharmacological activities that impart beneficial effects on human health. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), one of the major tea catechins, has been widely associated with cancer prevention and treatment. In addition, tea catechins in combination with anticancer drugs are being...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Shang W,Lu W,Han M,Qiao J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk of developing colorectal cancer increases in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and a growing body of evidence shows the critical role of interleukin (IL-6) in this process. IL-6 is both a pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine whose effects are mediated through activation of STAT3. Recent studies ha...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Moriasi C,Subramaniam D,Awasthi S,Ramalingam S,Anant S

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A majority of breast cancers (BC) display characteristics of epithelial cells and express estrogen receptors and/or HER-2 (a member of the epidermal growth factor receptor family). About one-fifth of BC is constituted of basal cells for which there is no specific category of proliferation regulators. Insulin-like grow...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Mester J,Redeuilh G

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the major goals of computational chemists is to determine and develop the pathways for anticancer drug discovery and development. In recent past, high performance computing systems elicited the desired results with little or no side effects. The aim of the current review is to evaluate the role of com...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Hameed R,Khan A,Khan S,Perveen S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present review, the discovery and development of quinazoline as tyrosine kinase inhibitors has been described. The synthesis of most potent quinazoline inhibitors of EGFR, VEGFR and PDGRF has been discussed. Structure activity relationship for quinazoline as tyrosine kinase inhibitors has been established. It w...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Srivastava SK,Kumar V,Agarwal SK,Mukherjee R,Burman AC

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional foods, neutraceuticals and natural antioxidants have established their potential roles in the protection of human health and diseases. Thymoquinone (TQ), the main bioactive component of Nigella sativa seeds (black cumin seeds), a plant derived neutraceutical was used by ancient Egyptians because o...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Sundaravadivelu S,Raj SK,Kumar BS,Arumugamand P,Ragunathan PP

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to chemotherapy, biological and targeted therapies is an important clinical problem. Resistance can arise and/or be selected for multiple mechanisms of action. Unfortunately, acquired resistance to antitumor agents or regimens is nearly inevitable in all patients with metastatic disease. Until recently, it ...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Oronsky B,Oronsky N,Knox S,Fanger G,Scicinski J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Classical chemotherapeutic agents such as mitotic inhibitors (spindle poisons), alkylating agents, antimetabolites, topoisomerase inhibitors, and anthracenediones (anthracyclines) inhibit DNA synthesis and mitosis, thereby killing or impeding the proliferation of rapidly dividing cells. During the last decade, targete...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Kontos CK,Christodoulou MI,Scorilas A

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer is the deadliest disease worldwide and the development of safer chemical entities to treat cancer is one of the major challenges of medicinal chemistry. Emergence of new cases every year and development of multiple drug resistance against available molecular entities has turned the focus of researchers towards ...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Shukla S,Sood AK,Goyal K,Singh A,Sharma V,Guliya N,Gulati S,Kumar S

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Artepillin C (3,5-diprenyl-4-hydroxycinnamic acid) is the main bioactive component of Brazilian green propolis, and possesses, among other things, anticancer properties. However, to the best of our knowledge, there are no studies of artepillin C in cervical cancer. METHOD:To explore a new therapeutic candid...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Souza RP,Bonfim-Mendonça PS,Damke GMZF,de-Assis Carvalho ARB,Ratti BA,Dembogurski DSO,da-Silva VRS,Silva SO,Da-Silva DB,Bruschi ML,Maria-Engler SS,Consolaro MEL

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, there has been an expansion of the understanding of how epigenetic dysregulation plays a role in tumorigenesis, progression, metastasis and treatment resistance. Evidence has focused on two common and well-studied "epigenetic codes", i.e., DNA methylation and histone posttranslational modification, wh...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Jin P,Chen X

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Esophageal cancer remains an aggressive disease with poor survival rates. FAK and IGF-1R are two important tyrosine kinases important for cell survival signaling and found to be upregulated in esophageal cancer. Our hypothesis is that a novel small molecule compound that disrupts FAK and IGF-1R protein-pro...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Ucar DA,Cox A,He DH,Ostrov DA,Kurenova E,Hochwald SN

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumor recurrence and metastasis are still leading causes of cancer mortality worldwide. The influence of traditional treatment strategies against metastatic tumors may still be limited. To search for novel and powerful agents against tumors has become a major research focus. In this study, Artemisinin (ARM),...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Li Y,Zhou X,Liu J,Yuan X,He Q

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of monoclonal antibodies in oncology has increased drastically following the discovery of Milstein and Kohler. Since the first approval of the monoclonal antibody, i.e. Rituximab in 1997 by the FDA, there was a decline in further applications but this number has significantly increased over the last thr...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Kaur N,Goyal A,Sindhu RK

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00