Ferroptosis: The entanglement between traditional drugs and nanodrugs in tumor therapy

K Liu, L Huang, S Qi, S Liu, W Xie, L Du… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ferroptosis is a non‐apoptotic programmed cell death caused by the accumulation of lipid
peroxide. System Xc‐/glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) axis and iron axis are two main …

Sesquiterpene lactones as emerging biomolecules to cease cancer by targeting apoptosis

CY Hsu, S Rajabi, M Hamzeloo-Moghadam… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Apoptosis is a programmed cell death comprising two signaling cascades including the
intrinsic and extrinsic pathways. This process has been shown to be involved in the therapy …

Evaluation of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities of diosgenin enriched Paris polyphylla rhizome extract of Indian Himalayan landraces

DD Gupta, S Mishra, SS Verma, A Shekher… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Traditional medicinal plants have gained attention as a
potential therapeutic agent to combat cancer and inflammation. Diosgenin rich fresh extracts …

Piperlongumine, a piper alkaloid, enhances the efficacy of doxorubicin in breast cancer: involvement of glucose import, ROS, NF-κB and lncRNAs

N Awasthee, A Shekher, V Rai, SS Verma, S Mishra… - Apoptosis, 2022 - Springer
Piperlongumine (PL, piplartine) is an alkaloid derived from the Piper longum L.(long pepper)
roots. Originally discovered in 1961, the biological activities of this molecule against some …

Melatonin induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in cervical cancer cells via inhibition of NF-κB pathway

T Minocha, M Das, V Rai, SS Verma, N Awasthee… - …, 2022 - Springer
Cervical cancer is the most prevalent cancer in females. Melatonin, a neurohormone has
been documented as a promising therapeutic molecule for cervical cancer. However, the …

Scabertopin Derived from Elephantopus scaber L. Mediates Necroptosis by Inducing Reactive Oxygen Species Production in Bladder Cancer In Vitro

Y Gao, Z Nie, H Cao, D Huang, M Chen, Y Xiang, X Yu… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Scabertopin is one of the major sesquiterpene lactones from
Elephantopus scaber L. Sesquiterpene lactones are thought to have fairly strong anti-cancer …

Deoxyelephantopin and its isomer isodeoxyelephantopin: anti-cancer natural products with multiple modes of action

T Mehmood, C Muanprasat - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The development of cancer
involves aberrations in multiple pathways, representing promising targets for anti-cancer …

Long non-coding RNAs as novel targets for phytochemicals to cease cancer metastasis

S Rajabi, HF Rajani, N Mohammadkhani… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Metastasis is a multi-step phenomenon during cancer development leading to the
propagation of cancer cells to distant organ (s). According to estimations, metastasis results …

Plant-derived natural biomolecule picein attenuates menadione induced oxidative stress on neuroblastoma cell mitochondria

KK Kesari, A Dhasmana, S Shandilya, N Prabhakar… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Several bioactive compounds are in use for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders,
such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Historically, willow (salix sp.) bark has been …

SCP-7, a germacrane-type sesquiterpene lactone derivative, induces ROS-mediated apoptosis in NSCLC cells in vitro and in vivo

YY Zhang, H Ren, QL Yan, YL Li, Q Liu, GD Yao… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Scabertopin (SCP), an abundant germacrane-type sesquiterpene lactone (SLC) isolated
from Elephantopus scaber, was selected as a reference compound for modification and …