The manipulation of apoptosis for cancer therapy using BH3-mimetic drugs

ST Diepstraten, MA Anderson, PE Czabotar… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Apoptosis is a form of programmed cell death that is regulated by the balance between
prosurvival and proapoptotic BCL-2 protein family members. Evasion of apoptosis is a …

Nanoparticles in clinical translation for cancer therapy

D Mundekkad, WC Cho - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The advent of cancer therapeutics brought a paradigm shift from conventional therapy to
precision medicine. The new therapeutic modalities accomplished through the properties of …

Combination of bazedoxifene with chemotherapy and SMAC-mimetics for the treatment of colorectal cancer

RS Dmello, M Palmieri, PS Thilakasiri, L Doughty… - Cell Death & …, 2024 - nature.com
Excessive STAT3 signalling via gp130, the shared receptor subunit for IL-6 and IL-11,
contributes to disease progression and poor survival outcomes in patients with colorectal …

Targeting the BCL-2-regulated apoptotic pathway for the treatment of solid cancers

WD Fairlie, EF Lee - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2021 - portlandpress.com
The deregulation of apoptosis is a key contributor to tumourigenesis as it can lead to the
unwanted survival of rogue cells. Drugs known as the BH3-mimetics targeting the pro …

BCL-XL inhibitors enhance the apoptotic efficacy of BRAF inhibitors in BRAFV600E colorectal cancer

LJ Jenkins, IY Luk, F Chionh, T Tan, K Needham… - Cell Death & …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Metastatic BRAF V600E colorectal cancer (CRC) carries an extremely poor
prognosis and is in urgent need of effective new treatments. While the BRAFV600E inhibitor …

Synthesis of 1, 3, 4-Thiadiazole Derivatives and Their Anticancer Evaluation

CE Stecoza, GM Nitulescu, C Draghici… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Thiadiazole derivatives have garnered significant attention in the field of medicinal chemistry
due to their diverse pharmacological activities, including anticancer properties. This article …

Osteosarcoma cells depend on MCL-1 for survival, and osteosarcoma metastases respond to MCL-1 antagonism plus regorafenib in vivo

Y Ji, MA Harris, LM Newton, TJ Harris, WD Fairlie… - BMC cancer, 2024 - Springer
Osteosarcoma is the most common form of primary bone cancer, which primarily afflicts
children and adolescents. Chemotherapy, consisting of doxorubicin, cisplatin and …

Combined treatment with a WNT inhibitor and the NSAID sulindac reduces colon adenoma burden in mice with truncated APC

MC Faux, J Weinstock, S Gogos, E Prato… - Cancer Research …, 2022 - AACR
Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) truncations occur in many colorectal cancers and are
often associated with immune infiltration. The aim of this study was to determine whether a …

Effective Targeting of Melanoma Cells by Combination of Mcl-1 and Bcl-2/Bcl-xL/Bcl-w Inhibitors

Z Peng, B Gillissen, A Richter, T Sinnberg… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Recent advances in melanoma therapy have significantly improved the prognosis of
metastasized melanoma. However, large therapeutic gaps remain that need to be closed by …

Synthesis and performance evaluation of 5-fluorouracil-loaded zwitterionic poly (4-vinylpyridine) nanoparticles

A Malekzadeh, P Zahedi, M Abdouss - New Journal of Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, we synthesized and characterized a zwitterionic polymer based on the 4-
vinylpyridine monomer (4-VP) and used it as a practical drug carrier for 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) …