Advances of podophyllotoxin and its derivatives: Patterns and mechanisms

R Shi, H Fan, X Yu, Y Tang, J Jiang, X Liang - Biochemical Pharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Podophyllotoxin (PPT) has attracted researchers' attention because of its ability to treat
various ailments. A series of podophyllotoxin derivatives (PPTs) have been synthesized as …

[HTML][HTML] Insight into the molecular mechanism of podophyllotoxin derivatives as anticancer drugs

H Fan, Z Zhu, H Xian, H Wang, B Chen… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Podophyllotoxin (PTOX) is a biologically active compound derived from the podophyllum
plant, and both it and its derivatives possess excellent antitumor activity. The PTOX …

Podophyllotoxin derivatives as an excellent anticancer aspirant for future chemotherapy: a key current imminent needs

X Zhang, KP Rakesh, CS Shantharam… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cancer is one of the leading groups of threatened caused by abnormal state cell growth and
second leading diseases involved in the major global death. To treat this, research looking …

Recent advances in the application of podophyllotoxin derivatives to fight against multidrug-resistant cancer cells

Q Guo, E Jiang - Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Podophyllotoxins, including epipodophyllotoxin derivatives, can act on a diverse array of
drug targets in cancer cells and thus possess potent activity against various forms of cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Reduction-Hypersensitive Podophyllotoxin Prodrug Self-Assembled Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment

X Wang, Y Wang, J Yu, Q Qiu, R Liao, S Zhang, C Luo - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Podophyllotoxin (PPT) has shown strong antitumor effects on various types of cancers.
However, the non-specific toxicity and poor solubility severely limits its clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in nanoscale carrier-based approaches to reduce toxicity and enhance efficacy of podophyllotoxin

C Zhang, Y Zuo, T Zhang, X Zhang, J Ling… - Acta Materia …, 2023 - scienceopen.com
Podophyllotoxin (PPT), an aryltetralin-type lignan isolated from Podophyllum species,
exhibits a wide range of biologic and pharmacologic activities, and mainly serves as an …

Recent progress on C‐4‐modified podophyllotoxin analogs as potent antitumor agents

YQ Liu, J Tian, K Qian, XB Zhao… - Medicinal research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Podophyllotoxin (PPT), as well as its congeners and derivatives, exhibits pronounced
biological activities, especially antineoplastic effects. Its strong inhibitory effect on tumor cell …

Challenges and potential for improving the druggability of podophyllotoxin-derived drugs in cancer chemotherapy

W Zhao, Y Cong, HM Li, S Li, Y Shen, Q Qi… - Natural Product …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to 2020 As a main bioactive component of the Chinese, Indian, and American
Podophyllum species, the herbal medicine, podophyllotoxin (PTOX) exhibits broad spectrum …

The ester derivatives obtained by C-ring modification of podophyllotoxin induce apoptosis and inhibited proliferation in PC-3M cells via down-regulation of PI3K/Akt …

Y Zhao, D Li, M Wei, R Du, Z Yan - Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Podophyllotoxin (PPT) has been reported to have many pharmacological activities,
especially its anti-tumor effects. To improve the cytotoxicity and selective effect of PPT, in this …

Recent advances of podophyllotoxin/epipodophyllotoxin hybrids in anticancer activity, mode of action, and structure-activity relationship: An update (2010–2020)

J Xiao, M Gao, Z Sun, Q Diao, P Wang, F Gao - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Podophyllotoxins and epipodophyllotoxins, possess excellent activity against both drug-
sensitive and drug-resistant even multidrug-resistant cancer cells via inhibition of tubulin …