The multifaceted role of glutathione s-transferases in health and disease

AMA Mazari, L Zhang, ZW Ye, J Zhang, KD Tew… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
In humans, the cytosolic glutathione S-transferase (GST) family of proteins is encoded by 16
genes presented in seven different classes. GSTs exhibit remarkable structural similarity …

Targeting drug chemo-resistance in cancer using natural products

WH Talib, AR Alsayed, M Barakat, MI Abu-Taha… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death globally. The development of drug resistance
is the main contributor to cancer-related mortality. Cancer cells exploit multiple mechanisms …

The double-faced role of nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species in solid tumors

S Mijatović, A Savić-Radojević, M Plješa-Ercegovac… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Disturbed redox homeostasis represents a hallmark of cancer phenotypes, affecting cellular
metabolism and redox signaling. Since reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) …

Current landscape of therapeutic resistance in lung cancer and promising strategies to overcome resistance

A Ashrafi, Z Akter, P Modareszadeh, P Modareszadeh… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Despite an initial response to therapy, many lung cancer patients
inevitably develop resistance to therapy leading to decreased duration of response and …

Monocarbonyl curcumin analogues as potent inhibitors against human glutathione transferase p1-1

P Pantiora, V Furlan, D Matiadis, B Mavroidi… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The isoenzyme of human glutathione transferase P1-1 (hGSTP1-1) is involved in multi-drug
resistance (MDR) mechanisms in numerous cancer cell lines. In the present study, the …

Glucose metabolism and oxidative stress in hepatocellular carcinoma: role and possible implications in novel therapeutic strategies

M Mossenta, D Busato, M Dal Bo, G Toffoli - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) metabolism is redirected to glycolysis to enhance the
production of metabolic compounds employed by cancer cells to produce proteins, lipids …

Understanding and targeting resistance mechanisms in cancer

ZN Lei, Q Tian, QX Teng, JND Wurpel, L Zeng… - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Resistance to cancer therapies has been a commonly observed phenomenon in clinical
practice, which is one of the major causes of treatment failure and poor patient survival. The …

Glutathione and glutathione-dependent enzymes: from biochemistry to gerontology and successful aging

D Lapenna - Ageing Research Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The tripeptide glutathione (GSH), namely γ-L-glutamyl-L-cysteinyl-glycine, is an ubiquitous
low-molecular weight thiol nucleophile and reductant of utmost importance, representing the …

[HTML][HTML] Dual-drug codelivery nanosystems: An emerging approach for overcoming cancer multidrug resistance

J Gong, T Shi, J Liu, Z Pei, J Liu, X Ren, F Li… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multidrug resistance (MDR) promotes tumor recurrence and metastasis and heavily reduces
anticancer efficiency, which has become a primary reason for the failure of clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Predictive biomarkers of platinum and taxane resistance using the transcriptomic data of 1816 ovarian cancer patients

JT Fekete, Á Ősz, I Pete, GR Nagy, I Vereczkey… - Gynecologic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective The first-line chemotherapy for ovarian cancer is based on a combination of
platinum and taxane. To date, no reliable predictive biomarker has been recognized that is …