[HTML][HTML] Glutathione transferases: substrates, inihibitors and pro-drugs in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases

N Allocati, M Masulli, C Di Ilio, L Federici - Oncogenesis, 2018 - nature.com
Glutathione transferase classical GSH conjugation activity plays a critical role in cellular
detoxification against xenobiotics and noxious compounds as well as against oxidative …

[HTML][HTML] Glutathione-mediated conjugation of anticancer drugs: an overview of reaction mechanisms and biological significance for drug detoxification and …

A Potęga - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The effectiveness of many anticancer drugs depends on the creation of specific metabolites
that may alter their therapeutic or toxic properties. One significant route of biotransformation …

Selenium nanoparticles are more efficient than sodium selenite in producing reactive oxygen species and hyper-accumulation of selenium nanoparticles in cancer …

G Zhao, X Wu, P Chen, L Zhang, CS Yang… - Free Radical Biology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
We have previously demonstrated that selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) administered via
oral route possess similar capacities of increasing selenoenzyme activities as the …

Clarifying busulfan metabolism and drug interactions to support new therapeutic drug monitoring strategies: a comprehensive review

AL Myers, JD Kawedia, RE Champlin… - Expert opinion on …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Busulfan (Bu) is an alkylating agent with a limited therapeutic
margin and exhibits inter-patient variability in pharmacokinetics (PK). Despite decades of …

[HTML][HTML] Glutathione: Lights and shadows in cancer patients

HR Marini, BA Facchini, R di Francia, J Freni… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
In cases of cellular injury, there is an observed increase in the production of reactive oxygen
species (ROS). When this production becomes excessive, it can result in various conditions …

Review of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of intravenous busulfan in paediatric patients

R Lawson, CE Staatz, CJ Fraser, S Hennig - Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 2021 - Springer
We aimed to review the pharmacokinetics (PK) of intravenous busulfan in paediatric
patients, identify covariate factors influencing exposure, investigate evidence of changes in …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolism of glutathione S-conjugates: multiple pathways

AJL Cooper, MH Hanigan - Comprehensive toxicology, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Many potentially toxic electrophilic xenobiotics and some endogenous compounds are
detoxified by conversion to the corresponding glutathione S-conjugate, which is metabolized …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization and quantitation of busulfan DNA adducts in the blood of patients receiving busulfan therapy

V Guidolin, Y Li, FC Jacobs, ML MacMillan… - Molecular Therapy …, 2023 - cell.com
DNA alkylating drugs have been used as cancer chemotherapy with variable outcomes. The
establishment of predictive biomarkers to identify patients who will effectively respond to …

[HTML][HTML] Epigallocatechin-3-gallate enhances key enzymatic activities of hepatic thioredoxin and glutathione systems in selenium-optimal mice but activates hepatic …

R Dong, D Wang, X Wang, K Zhang, P Chen, CS Yang… - Redox Biology, 2016 - Elsevier
Selenium participates in the antioxidant defense mainly through a class of selenoproteins,
including thioredoxin reductase. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is the most abundant …

Population pharmacokinetic model for once‐daily intravenous busulfan in pediatric subjects describing time‐associated clearance

R Lawson, CE Staatz, CJ Fraser… - CPT …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study aimed to characterize the population pharmacokinetics (PK) of busulfan focusing
on how busulfan clearance (CL) changes over time during once‐daily administration and …