Targeting polyamine metabolism for cancer therapy and prevention

TR Murray-Stewart, PM Woster… - Biochemical …, 2016 - portlandpress.com
The chemically simple, biologically complex eukaryotic polyamines, spermidine and
spermine, are positively charged alkylamines involved in many crucial cellular processes …

Targeting polyamine metabolism and function in cancer and other hyperproliferative diseases

RA Casero Jr, LJ Marton - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2007 - nature.com
The polyamines spermidine and spermine and their diamine precursor putrescine are
naturally occurring, polycationic alkylamines that are essential for eukaryotic cell growth …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolism and function of polyamines in cancer progression

IN Sari, T Setiawan, KS Kim, YT Wijaya, KW Cho… - Cancer Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyamines are essential for the proliferation, differentiation, and development of
eukaryotes. They include spermine, spermidine, and the diamine precursor putrescine, and …

Polyamine catabolism in carcinogenesis: potential targets for chemotherapy and chemoprevention

V Battaglia, C DeStefano Shields, T Murray-Stewart… - Amino acids, 2014 - Springer
Polyamines, including spermine, spermidine, and the precursor diamine, putrescine, are
naturally occurring polycationic alkylamines that are required for eukaryotic cell growth …

The old and new biochemistry of polyamines

DH Bae, DJR Lane, PJ Jansson… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polyamines are ubiquitous positively charged amines found in all organisms. These
molecules play a crucial role in many biological functions including cell growth, gene …

Polyamines and cancer: implications for chemotherapy and chemoprevention

SL Nowotarski, PM Woster, RA Casero - Expert reviews in molecular …, 2013 - cambridge.org
Polyamines are small organic cations that are essential for normal cell growth and
development in eukaryotes. Under normal physiological conditions, intracellular polyamine …

Polyamine metabolism and cancer: treatments, challenges and opportunities

RA Casero Jr, T Murray Stewart, AE Pegg - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2018 - nature.com
Advances in our understanding of the metabolism and molecular functions of polyamines
and their alterations in cancer have led to resurgence in the interest of targeting polyamine …

Spermine metabolism and anticancer therapy

R Amendola, M Cervelli, E Fratini… - Current cancer drug …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
The natural polyamines (PA), putrescine (PUT), spermidine (SPD) and spermine (SPM) are
ubiquitous constituents of eukaryotic cells. The increase of PA in malignant and proliferating …

Spermidine as a target for cancer therapy

J Fan, Z Feng, N Chen - Pharmacological Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Spermidine, as a natural component from polyamine members, is originally isolated from
semen and also existed in many natural plants, and can be responsible for cell growth and …

Polyamine metabolism and cancer

T Thomas, TJ Thomas - Journal of cellular and molecular …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Polyamines are aliphatic cations present in all cells. In normal cells, polyamine levels are
intricately controlled by biosynthetic and catabolic enzymes. The biosynthetic enzymes are …