Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM): An overview of current therapies and mechanisms of resistance

W Wu, JL Klockow, M Zhang, F Lafortune… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a WHO grade IV glioma and the most common malignant,
primary brain tumor with a 5-year survival of 7.2%. Its highly infiltrative nature, genetic …

Targeting cancer with antibody-drug conjugates: Promises and challenges

AQ Dean, S Luo, JD Twomey, B Zhang - MAbs, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are a rapidly expanding class of biotherapeutics that
utilize antibodies to selectively deliver cytotoxic drugs to the tumor site. As of May 2021, the …

Killing by degradation: regulation of apoptosis by the ubiquitin-proteasome-system

R Abbas, S Larisch - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Apoptosis is a cell suicide process that is essential for development, tissue homeostasis and
human health. Impaired apoptosis is associated with a variety of human diseases, including …

Chrysin mitigates diclofenac-induced hepatotoxicity by modulating oxidative stress, apoptosis, autophagy and endoplasmic reticulum stress in rats

B Varışlı, C Caglayan, FM Kandemir, C Gür… - Molecular Biology …, 2023 - Springer
Background Diclofenac (DF) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) generally
prescribed for the treatment of pain. In spite of the widespread use of DF, hepatotoxicity has …

Programmed cell death, redox imbalance, and cancer therapeutics

X Dai, D Wang, J Zhang - Apoptosis, 2021 - Springer
Cancer cells are disordered by nature and thus featured by higher internal redox level than
healthy cells. Redox imbalance could trigger programmed cell death if exceeded a certain …

Combining neratinib with CDK4/6, mTOR, and MEK inhibitors in models of HER2-positive cancer

M Zhao, S Scott, KW Evans, E Yuca, T Saridogan… - Clinical Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Purpose: Neratinib is an irreversible, pan-HER tyrosine kinase inhibitor that is FDA
approved for HER2-overexpressing/amplified (HER2+) breast cancer. In this preclinical …

Discovery of IAP-recruiting BCL-XL PROTACs as potent degraders across multiple cancer cell lines

X Zhang, Y He, P Zhang, V Budamagunta, D Lv… - European journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Targeting BCL-X L via PROTACs is a promising strategy in reducing BCL-X L
inhibition associated platelet toxicity. Recently, we reported potent BCL-X L PROTAC …

Targeting Bcl-2 family proteins: what, where, when?

VV Senichkin, NV Pervushin, AP Zuev… - Biochemistry …, 2020 - Springer
Proteins of the Bcl-2 family are known as regulators of apoptosis, one of the most studied
forms of programmed cell death. The Bcl-2 protein family is represented by both pro-and …

[HTML][HTML] Clinicopathological Significance and Expression pattern of Bcl2 in Breast Cancer: A comprehensive in silico and in vitro Study

U Mehraj, N Jan, A Almilaibary, I Ahmad… - Saudi Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
B-cell lymphoma/leukemia gene-2 (Bcl-2) is the primary proto-oncogene that has been
shown to work by preventing apoptosis/programmed cell death. Bcl-2 combines a variety of …

Patent landscape of inhibitors and PROTACs of the anti-apoptotic BCL-2 family proteins

P Pal, P Zhang, SK Poddar, G Zheng - Expert opinion on …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The anti-apoptotic BCL-2 family proteins, such as BCL-2, BCL-XL, and MCL-1,
are excellent cancer therapeutic targets. The FDA approval of BCL-2 selective inhibitor …