[HTML][HTML] Accomplishment of α-Chymotrypsin on Photodynamic Effect of Octa-Substituted Zn (II)-and Ga (III)-Phthalocyanines against Melanoma Cells

V Mantareva, D Braikova, N Vilhelmova-Ilieva… - Inorganics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Octa-methylpyridiloxy-substituted Zn (II)-and Ga (III)-phthalocyanines (ZnPc1 and GaPc1)
were studied on human pigmented melanoma (SH4) and keratinocyte (HaCaT) cell lines …

A Protease Activatable Interleukin-2 Fusion Protein Engenders Antitumor Immune Responses by Interferon Gamma-Dependent and Interferon Gamma-Independent …

K Norville, D Skrombolas, SL Ferry… - Journal of Interferon & …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Cytokines are powerful mediators of immune responses and some, such as interleukin-2 (IL-
2), have achieved dramatic responses as cancer immunotherapies. Unfortunately, systemic …

Addressing the unmet clinical need for low-volume assays in early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer

DA Sheik, K Byers, M Thomas, UC Rajesh… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The incidental detection of pancreatic cysts, an opportunity for the early detection of
pancreatic cancer, is increasing, owing to an aging population and improvements in imaging …

Lanthanide DO3A-complexes bearing peptide substrates: The effect of peptidic side chains on metal coordination and relaxivity

S Laine, JF Morfin, M Galibert, V Aucagne, CS Bonnet… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Two DO3A-type ligands conjugated to substrates of urokinase (L3) and caspase-3 (L4) via a
propyl-amide linker were synthesized and their lanthanide (III)(Ln3+) complexes studied. A …

Interrogating the Impact of Protease Activity on Tumor Progression Using 3D Spheroid Models

SV Gibson, EP Carter, RP Grose - Proteases and Cancer: Methods and …, 2023 - Springer
Cancers have a complex relationship with the surrounding environment that regulates
everything from progression to response to treatment. Cell–cell and cell–matrix interactions …

[HTML][HTML] Conditionally activated affibody-based prodrug targeting EGFR demonstrates improved tumour selectivity

CD Leitao, AM Borras, T Xu, M Oroujeni, Y Liu… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Safety and efficacy of cancer-targeting treatments can be improved by conditional activation
enabled by the distinct milieu of the tumour microenvironment. Proteases are intricately …

A high throughput blood-based assay for the early detection of pancreatic cancer

JL Montoya Mira, A Quentel, RK Patel, D Keith… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the deadliest cancers due in part
to the cancer being diagnosed is at a late stage when effective treatment options are limited …

[HTML][HTML] Proteomic Analysis of HepG2 Cells Reveals FAT10 and BAG2 Signaling Pathways Affected by a Protease Inhibitor from Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook. f …

BS Chougule, K Gaurav, M Kumar… - Turk J Pharm …, 2024 - turkjps.org
Objectives Dysregulation of proteolysis underlies diseases like cancer. Protease inhibitors
(PIs) regulate many biological functions and hence have potential anticancer properties …

Biological Evaluation, Molecular Docking Analyses, and ADME Profiling of Certain New Quinazolinones as Anti-colorectal Agents

NNE El-Sayed, NM Almaneai, A Ben Bacha… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Colorectal carcinogenesis is a complex process, which is linked to dysregulation of human
secretory phospholipases A2 (hsPLA2-G-IIA, hsPLA2-GV, and hsPLA2-GX), proteases …

Proteolytic system parameters in the brain of rats with hyperhomocysteinemia

T Synelnyk, N Raksha, O Kostiuk… - … Società Italiana di …, 2024 - pagepressjournals.org
Hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) is now being actively studied as a potential risk factor and/or
biomarker for numerous pathological conditions, including brain diseases. This study aimed …