Switch in site of inhibition: a strategy for structure-based discovery of human topoisomerase IIα catalytic inhibitors

AT Baviskar, SM Amrutkar, N Trivedi… - ACS medicinal …, 2015 - ACS Publications
A study of structure-based modulation of known ligands of hTopoIIα, an important enzyme
involved in DNA processes, coupled with synthesis and in vitro assays led to the …

In vitro investigating of anticancer activity of new 7-MEOTA-tacrine heterodimers

J Janockova, J Korabecny, J Plsikova… - Journal of Enzyme …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
A combination of biochemical, biophysical and biological techniques was used to study calf
thymus DNA interaction with newly synthesized 7-MEOTA-tacrine thiourea 12–17 and urea …

Pharmacodynamics of telomerase inhibition and telomere shortening by noncytotoxic suramin

Y Gan, J Lu, BZ Yeung, CT Cottage, MG Wientjes… - The AAPS journal, 2015 - Springer
We reported that suramin is an effective chemosensitizer at noncytotoxic concentrations (<
50 μM); this effect was observed in multiple types of human xenograft tumors in vitro and in …

Phase I trial of non-cytotoxic suramin as a modulator of docetaxel and gemcitabine therapy in previously treated patients with non-small cell lung cancer

ET Lam, JLS Au, GA Otterson… - Cancer chemotherapy …, 2010 - Springer
Purpose In preclinical models, non-cytotoxic suramin (concentrations< 50 μM) potentiates
the activity of multiple chemotherapeutic agents. The present study evaluated the safety and …

Combined treatment with paclitaxel and suramin prevents the development of metastasis by inhibiting metastatic colonization of circulating tumor cells

AK Singla, A Bondareva, FR Jirik - Clinical & experimental metastasis, 2014 - Springer
Metastatic disease accounts for most deaths due to breast cancer and thus identification of
novel ways to prevent this complication remains a key goal. A frequently employed …

Intravital microscopic characterization of suramin effects in an orthotopic immunocompetent rat model of pancreatic cancer

B Hotz, HJ Buhr, HG Hotz - Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2008 - Elsevier
Objectives We investigated the effect of suramin on tumor growth and spread in an
immunocompetent, orthotopic rat model of pancreatic cancer and analyzed the tumor …

Nanoparticle-based formulation for drug repurposing in cancer treatment

B Cheng, P Xu - Drug Repurposing in Cancer Therapy, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanomedicine, which has the advantage of enhancing drug efficacy while attenuating side
effects, has been extensively explored in repurposing drugs, especially for cancer therapy …

Suramin inhibits macrophage activation by human group IIA phospholipase A2, but does not affect bactericidal activity of the enzyme

EA Aragão, L Chioato, TL Ferreira, AI De Medeiros… - Inflammation …, 2009 - Springer
Objective: Suramin is a polysulphonated napthylurea antiprotozoal and anthelminitic drug,
which also presents inhibitory activity against a broad range of enzymes. Here we evaluate …

Translational Research: Using Suramin as a Platform

T Shen - 2010 - rave.ohiolink.edu
Laboratory scientists in cancer research typically focus on unraveling the molecular basis of
carcinogenesis, identifying novel cellular and molecular targets for interventions, and …

Translational Research in Cancer: Preclinical Pharmacodynamics and Cancer Epidemiology

J Ji - 2009 - rave.ohiolink.edu
Translational research bridges preclinical and clinical research and shortens distance
between these two areas in biomedical research. In preclinical study, our laboratory has …