Indole alkaloids with potential anticancer activity

D Xu, Z Xu - Current topics in medicinal chemistry, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Indole alkaloids, which are abundant in nature, are a significant source of pharmacologically
active compounds. Indole alkaloids have the potential to exert anticancer activity via various …

Focusing on the role of natural products in overcoming cancer drug resistance: An autophagy-based perspective

J Yao, C Ma, K Feng, G Tan, Q Wen - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Autophagy is a critical cellular adaptive response in tumor formation. Nutritional deficiency
and hypoxia exacerbate autophagic flux in established malignancies, promoting tumor cell …

Autophagic compound database: a resource connecting autophagy‐modulating compounds, their potential targets and relevant diseases

Y Deng, L Zhu, H Cai, G Wang, B Liu - Cell Proliferation, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Autophagy, a highly conserved lysosomal degradation process in eukaryotic
cells, can digest long‐lived proteins and damaged organelles through vesicular trafficking …

Baicalein induces autophagy and apoptosis through AMPK pathway in human glioma cells

B Liu, L Ding, L Zhang, S Wang, Y Wang… - The American Journal …, 2019 - World Scientific
Baicalein (BAI) is a natural flavonoid. It has been shown that BAI has anticancer effects, but
the molecular mechanism is still unclear. The aim of the current study was to confirm …

3, 3′-Diindolylmethane induces anti-human gastric cancer cells by the miR-30e-ATG5 modulating autophagy

Y Ye, Y Fang, W Xu, Q Wang, J Zhou, R Lu - Biochemical pharmacology, 2016 - Elsevier
Diindolylmethane (DIM), a class of relatively non-toxic indole derivatives from cruciferous
vegetables, has been reported as a promising anticancer phytochemical, but the underlying …

Ancistrolikokine E3, a 5,8′-Coupled Naphthylisoquinoline Alkaloid, Eliminates the Tolerance of Cancer Cells to Nutrition Starvation by Inhibition of the Akt/mTOR …

S Awale, DF Dibwe, C Balachandran… - Journal of Natural …, 2018 - ACS Publications
PANC-1 human pancreatic cancer cells are characterized by their ability to proliferate
aggressively under hypovascular and hypoxic conditions in the tumor microenvironment …

ISL Induces Apoptosis and Autophagy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma via Downregulation of PI3K/AKT/mTOR Pathway in vivo and in vitro

L Song, Y Luo, S Li, M Hong, Q Wang… - Drug Design …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Aims Isoliquiritigenin (ISL), a flavonoid from Glycyrrhiza glabra, has previously been
reported to have anti-tumor effects in vivo and in vitro. However, the mechanisms whereby …

A novel autophagy/mitophagy inhibitor liensinine sensitizes breast cancer cells to chemotherapy through DNM1L-mediated mitochondrial fission

J Zhou, G Li, Y Zheng, HM Shen, X Hu, QL Ming… - Autophagy, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Autophagy inhibition has been widely accepted as a promising therapeutic strategy in
cancer, while the lack of effective and specific autophagy inhibitors hinders its application …

Targeting PI3K/AKT/mTOR-mediated autophagy for tumor therapy

Z Xu, X Han, D Ou, T Liu, Z Li, G Jiang, J Liu… - Applied microbiology …, 2020 - Springer
Autophagy is a highly conserved catabolic process and participates in a variety of cellular
biological activities. The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B …

Indole alkaloids, synthetic dimers and hybrids with potential in vivo anticancer activity

F Song, Y Bian, J Liu, Z Li, L Zhao… - Current Topics in …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Indole, a heterocyclic organic compound, is one of the most promising heterocycles found in
natural and synthetic sources since its derivatives possess fascinating structural diversity …