Lipids and membrane microdomains: the glycerolipid and alkylphosphocholine class of cancer chemotherapeutic drugs

V Zaremberg, S Ganesan, M Mahadeo - Lipid Signaling in Human …, 2020 - Springer
Synthetic antitumor lipids are metabolically stable lysophosphatidylcholine derivatives,
encompassing a class of non-mutagenic drugs that selectively target cancerous cells. In this …

Alkyl ether lipids, ion channels and lipid raft reorganization in cancer therapy

PA Jaffres, C Gajate, AM Bouchet… - Pharmacology & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Synthetic alkyl lipids, such as the ether lipids edelfosine (1-O-octadecyl-2-O-methyl-rac-
glycero-3-phosphocholine) and ohmline (1-O-hexadecyl-2-O-methyl-rac-glycero-3-β …

New insights into targeting membrane lipids for cancer therapy

G Preta - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Modulation of membrane lipid composition and organization is currently developing as an
effective therapeutic strategy against a wide range of diseases, including cancer. This field …

The role of lipid species in membranes and cancer-related changes

T Skotland, S Kavaliauskiene, K Sandvig - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2020 - Springer
Several studies have demonstrated interactions between the two leaflets in membrane
bilayers and the importance of specific lipid species for such interaction and membrane …

Anticancer mechanisms and clinical application of alkylphospholipids

WJ van Blitterswijk, M Verheij - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Synthetic alkylphospholipids (ALPs), such as edelfosine, miltefosine, perifosine,
erucylphosphocholine and erufosine, represent a relatively new class of structurally related …

Antitumor lipids—structure, functions, and medical applications

A Kostadinova, T Topouzova-Hristova… - Advances in protein …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cell proliferation and metastasis are considered hallmarks of tumor progression. Therefore,
efforts have been made to develop novel anticancer drugs that inhibit both the proliferation …

Advances in understanding and in multi-disciplinary methodology used to assess lipid regulation of signalling cascades from the cancer cell plasma membrane

C Soteriou, AC Kalli, SD Connell, AII Tyler… - Progress in Lipid …, 2021 - Elsevier
The lipid bilayer is a functional component of cells, forming a stable platform for the initiation
of key biological processes, including cell signalling. There are distinct changes in the lipid …

Edelfosine and miltefosine effects on lipid raft properties: membrane biophysics in cell death by antitumor lipids

BM Castro, A Fedorov, V Hornillos… - The Journal of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Edelfosine (1-O-octadecyl-2-O-methyl-sn-glycero-phosphocholine) and miltefosine (
hexadecylphosphocholine) are synthetic alkylphospholipids (ALPs) that are reported to …

Glycosidated phospholipids: uncoupling of signalling pathways at the plasma membrane

K Danker, W Reutter, G Semini - British journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Cell expansion and metastasis are considered hallmarks of tumour progression. Therefore,
efforts have been made to develop novel anti‐cancer drugs that inhibit both the proliferation …

Anticancer alkylphospholipids: mechanisms of action, cellular sensitivity and resistance, and clinical prospects

WJ van Blitterswijk, M Verheij - Current pharmaceutical design, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Synthetic anticancer alkylphospholipids (APLs), such as edelfosine, miltefosine and
perifosine, are a group of structurally related lipids that act on cellular membranes rather …