ATP-binding cassette efflux transporters and MDR in cancer

MS Pote, RN Gacche - Drug Discovery Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•The most common reason for the failure of the cancer treatment is the evolving
drug resistance.•The ABC transporters mainly P-gp, BCRP and MRP1 are responsible for …

Cancer chemotherapy resistance: Mechanisms and recent breakthrough in targeted drug delivery

F Davodabadi, SF Sajjadi, M Sarhadi… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Conventional chemotherapy, one of the most widely used cancer treatment methods, has
serious side effects, and usually results in cancer treatment failure. Drug resistance is one of …

The bioavailability of drugs—the current state of knowledge

M Stielow, A Witczyńska, N Kubryń, Ł Fijałkowski… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Drug bioavailability is a crucial aspect of pharmacology, affecting the effectiveness of drug
therapy. Understanding how drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated in …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic modifications: Key players in cancer heterogeneity and drug resistance

HQ Sadida, A Abdulla, S Al Marzooqi, S Hashem… - Translational …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cancer heterogeneity and drug resistance remain pivotal obstacles in effective cancer
treatment and management. One major contributor to these challenges is epigenetic …

Astrocytic MicroRNAs and transcription factors in Alzheimer's disease and therapeutic interventions

A Nassar, T Kodi, S Satarker, P Chowdari Gurram… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Astrocytes are important for maintaining cholesterol metabolism, glutamate uptake, and
neurotransmission. Indeed, inflammatory processes and neurodegeneration contribute to …

Neuroprotective potential of flavonoids in brain disorders

S Hasan, N Khatri, ZN Rahman, AA Menezes, J Martini… - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Flavonoids are a large subgroup of polyphenols known to be sourced from over 6000
natural products, including fruits, vegetables, bark, and herbs. Due to their antioxidant …

Changes in Expression and Function of Placental and Intestinal P-gp and BCRP Transporters during Pregnancy

P Szatmári, E Ducza - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
ABC transporters are ubiquitous in the human body and are responsible for the efflux of
drugs. They are present in the placenta, intestine, liver and kidney, which are the major …

Gilteritinib: The Story of a Proceeding Success into Hard-to-Treat FLT3-Mutated AML Patients

M Molica, S Perrone, M Rossi - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023 - mdpi.com
The traditionally dismal outcome of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients carrying the FMS-
related tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) mutations has been mitigated by the recent introduction of …

Dual pH-/Thermoresponsive Shell-Cross-Linked Magnetic Mesoporous Nanospheres for Doxorubicin Delivery and In Vitro/In Vivo Cancer Treatment

NV Mdlovu, RS Juang, MT Weng, YS Lin… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Engineered nanomaterials have been explored for chemotherapeutic drug delivery systems
toward improved therapeutic effects. In this study, magnetic nanospheres consisting of MCM …

[HTML][HTML] Vitexin along with verapamil downregulates efflux pump P-glycoprotein in macrophages and potentiate M1 to M2 switching via TLR4-NF-κB-TNFR2 pathway …

A Kundu, P Ghosh, B Bishayi - Immunobiology, 2024 - Elsevier
The lipopolysaccharide, a microbial toxin, is one of the major causative agents of sepsis. P-
gp expression and its functions are altered during inflammation. LPS has been known to …