[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of chloride intracellular channel 1 (CLIC1) as biguanide class-effect to impair human glioblastoma stem cell viability

F Barbieri, R Würth, A Pattarozzi, I Verduci… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The antidiabetic biguanide metformin exerts antiproliferative effects in different solid tumors.
However, during preclinical studies, metformin concentrations required to induce cell growth …

[HTML][HTML] IUPHAR review–Data-driven computational drug repurposing approaches for opioid use disorder

Z Gao, P Ding, R Xu - Pharmacological Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) is a chronic and relapsing condition characterized by
the misuse of opioid drugs, causing significant morbidity and mortality in the United States …

[HTML][HTML] Quinacrine-induced autophagy in ovarian cancer triggers cathepsin-l mediated lysosomal/mitochondrial membrane permeabilization and cell death

P Thirusangu, CL Pathoulas, U Ray, Y Xiao, J Staub… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Ovarian cancer (OC) is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths
among women worldwide, and its incidence has been increasing and has continued to …

Subterminal hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids: Crucial lipid mediators in normal physiology and disease states

SM Shoieb, AA El-Sherbeni, AOS El-Kadi - Chemico-biological interactions, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Cytochrome P450 (P450) enzymes are superfamily of monooxygenases that hold
the utmost diversity of substrate structures and catalytic reaction forms amongst all other …

Repurposing of acriflavine to target chronic myeloid leukemia treatment

R Nehme, R Hallal, M El Dor, F Kobeissy… - Current Medicinal …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Drug repurposing has lately received increasing interest in several diseases especially in
cancers, due to its advantages in facilitating the development of new therapeutic strategies …

[HTML][HTML] Drug-based therapy for advanced adenoid cystic carcinoma: Current landscape and challenges based on an overview of registered clinical trials

VP Wagner, R Ferrarotto, PA Vargas… - Critical reviews in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) has a significant patient-population in need of effective
systemic therapy, as no drug is currently approved by the FDA for its management. We …

Drug repurposing: An emerging strategy in alleviating skin cancer

P Kumbhar, K Kole, T Yadav, A Bhavar… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer. Several million people are
estimated to have affected with this condition worldwide. Skin cancer generally includes …

New perspectives in cancer: Modulation of lipid metabolism and inflammation resolution

N Prevete, F Liotti, A Amoresano, P Pucci… - Pharmacological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Inflammation is considered an enabling feature of cancer. Besides the persistence of
inflammatory stimuli, also defective mechanisms of resolution can lead to chronic …

Watermap and molecular dynamic simulation-guided discovery of potential PAK1 inhibitors using repurposing approaches

J Biswal, P Jayaprakash, SK Rayala… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
p21-Activated kinase 1 (PAK1) is positioned at the nexus of several oncogenic signaling
pathways. Currently, there are no approved inhibitors for disabling the transfer of phosphate …

[HTML][HTML] Alcohol-abuse drug disulfiram targets pediatric glioma via MLL degradation

S Meier, S Cantilena, MV Niklison Chirou… - Cell death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Pediatric gliomas comprise a broad range of brain tumors derived from glial cells. While high-
grade gliomas are often resistant to therapy and associated with a poor outcome, children …