Pro-apoptotic activity of BH3-only proteins and BH3 mimetics: from theory to potential cancer therapy.

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：:Polyphenol-protein interaction (PPI) is reversible in that polyphenol-protein complex can be dissociated and release the free polyphenols. The aim of this study is to evaluate the contribution of polyphenol-protein interaction on improving the DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) radical scavenging capacity of polyphe...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Cao H,Chen X,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The respiratory epithelium expresses the cholinergic system including nicotinic receptors (nAChRs). It was reported that normal human bronchial epithelial cells (BEC), which are the precursor for squamous cell carcinomas, and small airway epithelial cells (SAEC), which are the precursor for adenocarcinomas, have sligh...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Grozio A,Catassi A,Cavalieri Z,Paleari L,Cesario A,Russo P

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bendamustine, an N-mustard-benzoimidazole hybrid conjugate, was recently approved for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. However, the short half-life of bendamustine may limit its clinical applications. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to design and synthesize compounds with a more favorab...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Detroja D,Chen TL,Lin YW,Yen TY,Wu MH,Tsai TH,Mehariya K,Kakadiya R,Lee TC,Shah A,Su TL

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indroduction: This article presents a theoretical analysis of the safe form and dosage of the amygdalin derivative. By making a precise socio-anthropological analysis of the life of the ancient people of Botra (Hunza people, Burusho/Brusho people), a hypothesis has been postulated through a number of modern quantum-me...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Tsanov V,Tsanov H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compounds that can bind and stabilize non-canonical DNA structures are named quadruplex and are of interest in anticancer drug design due to their selective inhibitions of telomerase and consequent effects on cell proliferation. In this study, we report novel Co/Cu [II] complex compounds as G-quadruplex DNA binding li...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Saour K,Lafta D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel triazole nucleoside analogue was discovered to exhibit potent anticancer activity in prostate cancer cells via down-regulating heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) and related heat shock proteins, along with the consequential inhibition of androgen receptor (AR) expression and transactivation, arresting the cell cycle i...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Xia Y,Wang M,Beraldi E,Cong M,Zoubeidi A,Gleave M,Peng L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (PI3K/Akt/mTOR) pathway is a key regulator of authophagy. Natural products show anticancer activity and often induce apoptosis or autophagy. The crosstalk between these two types of cell death makes autophagy an interesting target since drugs targetin...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Sun H,Wang Z,Yakisich JS

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are emerging as important regulators in various pathobiological processes in cancer. Genistein, as a major isoflavonoid isolated from dietary soybean, possesses a wide variety of biological activities particularly in cancer prevention. However, the molecular mechanisms by which genistein elicits its...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Xu L,Xiang J,Shen J,Zou X,Zhai S,Yin Y,Li P,Wang X,Sun Q

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：:A number of N-alkylated 4-anilinofuro[2,3-b]quinoline derivatives were synthesized and evaluated in vitro against PC-3, A549, and MCF-7 cancer cells and M-10 normal human mammary epithelial cells. The known antimitotic CIL-102 was moderately active against the growth of PC-3 prostate cancer cells with an IC50 value of...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Lo WF,Chou YW,Tseng CH,Shiu YH,Chen YW,Yang SC,Chen YL,Lin MF,Tzeng CC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drinking green tea is associated with decreased frequency of cancer development. This review outlines the wide range of mechanisms by which epigallocatechin gallate (ECGC) and other green and black tea polyphenols inhibit cancer cell survival. EGCG suppressed androgen receptor expression and signalling via several gro...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Beltz LA,Bayer DK,Moss AL,Simet IM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:Cinnamic acid (CA), also known as 3-phenyl-2-propenoic acid, is a naturally occurring aromatic fatty acid found commonly in cinnamon, grapes, tea, cocoa, spinach and celery. Various studies have identified CA to have anti-proliferative action on glioblastoma, melanoma, prostate and lung carcinoma cells. OBJ...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Pal A,Tapadar P,Pal R

更新日期：2020-08-07 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：BACKGROUND:Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) is a highly aggressive malignancy. MYC family oncogenes are amplified and overexpressed in 20% of SCLCs, showing that MYC oncogenes and MYC regulated genes are strong candidates as therapeutic targets for SCLC. c-MYC plays a fundamental role in cancer stem cell properties and ma...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Tokgun O,Tokgun PE,Inci K,Akca H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare but typically aggressive malignancy. Radical surgery remains the potentially curative option. However, about one third of patients initially present with distant metastases. Regarding to chemotherapy, mitotane alone or in combination with cytotoxic drugs should be the first sel...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Xu YZ,Zhu Y

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine scaffold was reported to possess potent cytotoxic and CDK2 inhibitory activity as analogue of roscovitine. OBJECTIVE:To design and synthesize novel 1-(4-flourophenyl)pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine derivatives as bioisosters of roscovitine with potential cytotoxic and CDK2 inhibitory act...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Maher M,Kassab AE,Zaher AF,Mahmoud Z

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The development of cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) is one of the main causes of ovarian cancer tolerance to radiotherapy. Autophagy is an adaptive process by which cells repair damage due to radiation. As a metabolite of riboflavin, lumiflavin can enhance the chemotherapeutic effects of cisplatin on ovarian ca...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Wu M,Huang Y,Song Z,Yang R

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiolabelled peptides have shown to be an important class of radiopharmaceuticals for imaging and therapy of malignancies expressing receptors of regulatory peptides. These peptides have high affinity and specificity for their receptors. The majority of these receptors are present at different levels in different tis...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Breeman WA,Kwekkeboom DJ,de Blois E,de Jong M,Visser TJ,Krenning EP

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality with over half a million new cases diagnosed annually in the world, accounts for nearly 70% of cancer deaths in parts of Asia and Africa. Podophyllum, one of the important members of the lignane class of natural products der...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Chen H,Zhang M,Wang Z,Li L,Li Q,Wang H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is an important physiologic process multicellular organisms use to maintain homeostasis by providing a means for elimination of redundant cells during development. Furthermore, cells that have become damaged or are defective undergo apoptosis to prevent disease. It is an important ...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Zeng W,Miao W

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：:The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is dysregulated in various tumour types such as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), breast cancer, ovarian carcinoma, non-small cell lung cancer and other cancers. As the intracellular tyrosine kinase of the EGFR activates signalling cascades leading to cell proliferation, angiog...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Loew S,Schmidt U,Unterberg A,Halatsch ME

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：:Emetine and CGP-74514A have previously shown antitumor activity in neuroendocrine tumor cell lines. The aim of this study was to investigate the cytotoxic activity of the drugs in a three-dimensional model and to study if the mechanism of the cytotoxic activity was induction of apoptosis. An in vitro hollow fiber mode...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Larsson DE,Hassan SB,Oberg K,Granberg D

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The androgen receptor (AR) plays a crucial role in the physiological and pathological functions of androgen. As a transcription factor, the AR modulates androgen activity by regulating the transcription of target genes that are involved in numerous physiological functions and pathological disorders, such as acne vulga...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Shi Q,Shih CC,Lee KH

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Life expectancy has impressively increased over the past century and the US population over 65 years is rapidly growing, especially those over 80 years. In fact, persons older than 80 years have increased by more than 250% between the years 1960 and 2000, and it is expected that the population aged >75 years will trip...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Ciancia R,Tirelli U,Ribera J,Spina M

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The ratio of live cells to total cells in a sample is a definition for cell viability or cell toxicity. The assessment of the viable cells plays a critical role in all processes of the cell culture workflows. Overall, they are used to evaluate the survival of cells and also to optimize culture ...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Nozhat Z,Khalaji MS,Hedayati M,Kia SK

更新日期：2020-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclophosphamide (CPA) remains one of the most widely prescribed anticancer drugs. It is also used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, childhood nephrotic syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus. It is a potent immunosuppressive agent. It is commonly used in blood and bone marrow transplantation. With the grow...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Rengasamy P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00