Sphingolipid modulation: a strategy for cancer therapy.

abstract：:Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACIs) represent one of the most promising, recently developed classes of anticancer agents already approved by the U.S. FDA. The effectiveness of these new drugs has currently being explored in a variety of cancer cell lines, in vitro, animal models, in vivo, as well as in clinical tr...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Katafygiotis P,Giaginis C,Patsouris E,Theocharis S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glutathione (GSH), which is the predominant low molecular weight intracellular thiol in mammals, has multiple functions, such as those of protecting against oxidative stress and detoxifying endogenous and exogenous electrophiles. High GSH levels, which have been observed in various types of tumors, have been...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Cilurzo F,Cristiano MC,Da Pian M,Cianflone E,Quintieri L,Paolino D,Pasut G

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a cancer with extremely poor prognosis. This review discusses the pathological characteristics of multi-step hepatocarcinogenesis, tumor growth, invasion and metastasis, the expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their inhibitors via signal transduction in relation to dedi...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Okazaki I,Inagaki Y

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin has a broad-spectrum antitumor activity and is widely used for the treatment of various malignant tumors. However, acquired or intrinsic resistance of cisplatin is a major problem for patients during the therapy. Recently, it has been reported cancer stem cell (CSC)-derived drug resistance is a great challen...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Safi A,Bastami M,Delghir S,Ilkhani K,Seif F,Alivand MR

更新日期：2020-09-03 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：BACKGROUND:Intrinsic resistance to apoptotic cell death due to co-occurrence of mutated KRAS and p53 is frequently reported in pancreatic cancer that renders them aggressive, highly proliferative and metastatic. In addition, these cancer types are less sensitive to apoptosis inducing drugs where promotion of autophagic...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Pal S,Salunke-Gawalib S,Konkimallaa VB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As chemotherapy with temozolomide is far from providing satisfactory clinical outcomes for patients with glioblastoma, more efficient drugs and drug combinations are urgently needed. The anti-malarial artesunate was previously shown to exert a profound cytotoxic effect on various tumor cell lines including those deriv...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Karpel-Massler G,Westhoff MA,Kast RE,Dwucet A,Nonnenmacher L,Wirtz CR,Debatin KM,Halatsch ME

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Cassane-type diterpenoids are widely distributed in the medical plants of genus Caesalpinia. To date, plenty of cassane diterpenoids have been isolated from the genus Caesalpinia, and some of them were documented to exhibit multiple biological activities. However, the effects of these compounds on autophagy ...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Zhang LL,Bao H,Xu YL,Jiang XM,Li W,Zou L,Lin LG,Lu JJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is characterized by increased long chain fatty acids (LCFA) uptake and impaired lipid metabolism in hepatocytes. Consequently, an enhanced intracellular lipid content, including sphingolipids, may lead to lipotoxicity. It is believed that resveratrol (RSV), one of the most extensively studied plant-d...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Charytoniuk T,Harasim-Symbor E,Polak A,Drygalski K,Berk K,Chabowski A,Konstantynowicz-Nowicka K

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is a bioactive lipid with diverse biological functions, including cell proliferation, differentiation, angiogenesis, chemotaxis, and migration. Many of the activities of S1P are mediated through five closely related G-protein-coupled receptors of the sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor famil...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Watters RJ,Wang HG,Sung SS,Loughran TP,Liu X

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, intensive laboratory and preclinical studies have identified and validated therapeutic molecular targets in cancer, particularly the receptor tyrosine kinases, the intracellular pathways, and the genetic and epigenetic alterations, resulting in an unprecedented surge of novel, targeted therapies and therapeu...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Yasui H,Imai K

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fruits of Morus alba L. (mulberry) have various bioactive compounds such as polyphenols and anthocyanins and used as a herbal medicine. However, the anti-cancer effects and molecular basis have not been elucidated. METHODS:We isolated the cyanidin-3-glucoside in various cultivar of mulberry by acidified-met...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Cho E,Chung EY,Jang HY,Hong OY,Chae HS,Jeong YJ,Kim SY,Kim BS,Yoo DJ,Kim JS,Park KH

更新日期：2017-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural and synthetic carbazoles, either in a pure substituted or in an annellated substituted form, represent an important and heterogeneous class of anticancer agents, which has grown considerably over the last two decades. Many carbazole derivatives have been tested for cyctotoxic activity, some of them have entere...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Asche C,Demeunynck M

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For thousands of years medicine and natural products have been closely linked through the use of traditional medicines and natural poisons. Mushrooms have an established history of use in traditional oriental medicine, where most medicinal mushroom preparations are regarded as a tonic, that is, they have beneficial he...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Ferreira IC,Vaz JA,Vasconcelos MH,Martins A

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Curcumin is a natural hydrophobic product showing anticancer activity. Many studies show its potential use in the field of cancer treatment due to its safety and efficiency. However, its application is limited due to its low water-solubility and poor selective delivery to cancer. OBJECTIVE:A Y-shaped folic ...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Feng R,Zhu W,Chu W,Teng F,Meng N,Deng P,Song Z

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Edible and medicinal plants are still an interesting source of promising biologically active substances to drug discovery and development. At a time of increasing cancer incidence in the world, alleviating the bothersome side effects of radiotherapy in debilitated cancer patients is becoming an important cha...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Karpiński TM,Adamczak A,Ożarowski M

更新日期：2020-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary liver cancer is one of the most commonly occurring cancers worldwide. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents the majority of primary liver cancer and is the 3rd most common cause of cancer-related deaths globally. Survival rates of patients with HCC are dependent upon early detection as concomitant liver dy...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Sokolowski KM,Koprowski S,Kunnimalaiyaan S,Balamurugan M,Gamblin TC,Kunnimalaiyaan M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel process for the preparation of two ketomethylenic antifolates, 2-(2-{4-[(2,4-diamino-pteridin-6-ylmethyl)-amino]- phenyl}-2-oxo-ethyl) pentanedioic acid and 2-(2-{4-[(2,4-diamino-pteridin-6-ylmethyl)-methyl-amino]-phenyl}-2-oxo-ethyl) pentanedioic acid is described herein. Both compounds were compared with met...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Stoicescu DF,Rotaru M

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article has been withdrawn at the request of the editor of the journal Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry. Bentham Science apologizes to the readers of the journal for any inconvenience this may cause. Bentham Science Disclaimer:It is a condition of publication that manuscripts submitted to this journal ha...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Ristau BT,Fuller TW,Rios R,Ho C,Tomaszewski JJ

更新日期：2017-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Common therapy of cancer such as chemotherapy have various side effects for the patients. In recent studies, new therapeutic approaches in cancer treatment are adjuvant therapy, along with a reduction in side effects of chemotherapy drugs. Treatment by herbal medicines may have some advantages over treatment with sing...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Tajaldini M,Asadi J

更新日期：2020-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND METHOD:A new series of benzothiazole-piperazine derivatives was synthesized and a complete chemical characterization of the novel compounds was provided. In vitro cytotoxic activities were screened against colorectal (HCT-116), breast (MCF-7) and hepatocellular (Huh7) cancer cell lines by Sulforhodamine B...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Gurdal EE,Turgutalp B,Gulcan HO,Ercetin T,Sahin MF,Durmaz I,Atalay RC,Nguyen QD,Sippl W,Yarim M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), also recognized as chronic myelogenous leukemia, is initiated in some types of blood-forming cells of the bone marrow. The therapeutic approach to CML is usually chemotherapy; however, severe side effects and complications are major problems in the clinical research. Thus, rec...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Tavakolfar S,Mousavi E,Almasirad A,Amanzadeh A,Atyabi SM,Yaghamii P,Samiee-Sadr S,Salimi M

更新日期：2016-01-01 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 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：:Sphingolipids are major constituents of the cells with emerging roles in the regulation of cellular processes. Deregulation of sphingolipid metabolism is reflected as various pathophysiological conditions including metabolic disorders and several forms of cancer. Ceramides, ceramide-1-phosphate (C1P), glucosyl ceramid...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Ekiz HA,Baran Y

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chalcones, aromatic ketones and enones acting as the precursor for flavonoids such as Quercetin, are known for their anticancer effects. Although, parent chalcones consist of two aromatic rings joined by a three-carbon α,β-unsaturated carbonyl system, various synthetic compounds possessing heterocyclic rings like pyra...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Sharma V,Kumar V,Kumar P

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE:Nowadays, the interaction between natural products and microRNAs provides a promising field for exploring the chemo preventive agents for various cancers.As a member of microRNAs, the expression of let-7f-5p is universally down regulated in colorectal cancer (CRC). The present study aimed to unco...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Feng Y,Liu X,Han Y,Chen M,Zhang L,Hu Y,Chen L,Chen G,Li N

更新日期：2020-07-30 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：:Recently mutual interactions of chemotherapy and immunotherapy have been widely accepted, and several synergistic mechanisms have been elucidated as well. Although much attention has focused on the combination of DC vaccine and chemotherapy, there are still many problems remaining to be resolved, including the optimal...

journal_title：Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

authors： Dong W,Wei R,Shen H,Ni Y,Meng L,Du J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00