Indole: A privileged scaffold for the design of anti-cancer agents

Y Wan, Y Li, C Yan, M Yan, Z Tang - European journal of medicinal …, 2019 - Elsevier
In general, heterocyclic compounds are a significant source of pharmacologically active
compounds. Among them, the indole scaffold widely distributes in natural products and …

Indole in the target-based design of anticancer agents: A versatile scaffold with diverse mechanisms

S Dadashpour, S Emami - European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
The indole scaffold is one of the most widespread heterocycles in the naturally occurring
and synthetic bioactive compounds including anticancer agents. Due to its biodiversity and …

In vitro evaluation of biodegradable lignin-based nanoparticles for drug delivery and enhanced antiproliferation effect in cancer cells

P Figueiredo, K Lintinen, A Kiriazis, V Hynninen, Z Liu… - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
Currently, nanosystems have been developed and applied as promising vehicles for
different biomedical applications. We have developed three lignin nanoparticles (LNPs) …

Strategies of targeting CK2 in drug discovery: challenges, opportunities, and emerging prospects

Y Chen, Y Wang, J Wang, Z Zhou, S Cao… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
CK2 (casein kinase 2) is a serine/threonine protein kinase that is ubiquitous in eukaryotic
cells and plays important roles in a variety of cellular functions, including cell growth …

For better or for worse: the role of Pim oncogenes in tumorigenesis

MC Nawijn, A Alendar, A Berns - Nature reviews Cancer, 2011 - nature.com
Pim oncogenes are overexpressed in a wide range of tumours from a haematological and
epithelial origin. Pim genes encode serine/threonine kinases that have been shown to …

Administration, distribution, metabolism and elimination of polymer therapeutics

E Markovsky, H Baabur-Cohen, A Eldar-Boock… - Journal of controlled …, 2012 - Elsevier
Polymer conjugation is an efficient approach to improve the delivery of drugs and biological
agents, both by protecting the body from the drug (by improving biodistribution and reducing …

The PIM family of serine/threonine kinases in cancer

M Narlik‐Grassow, C Blanco‐Aparicio… - Medicinal research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The proviral insertion site in Moloney murine leukemia virus, or PIM proteins, are a family of
serine/threonine kinases composed of three different isoforms (PIM1, PIM2, and PIM3) that …

Pim2 is required for maintaining multiple myeloma cell growth through modulating TSC2 phosphorylation

J Lu, T Zavorotinskaya, Y Dai, XH Niu… - Blood, The Journal …, 2013 - ashpublications.org
Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common hematologic malignancy. Despite
recent treatment advances, it remains incurable. Here, we report that Pim2 kinase …

Pim kinases in cancer: diagnostic, prognostic and treatment opportunities

C Blanco-Aparicio, A Carnero - Biochemical pharmacology, 2013 - Elsevier
PIM proteins belong to a family of ser/thr kinases composed of 3 members, PIM1, PIM2 and
PIM3, with greatly overlapping functions. PIM kinases are mainly responsible for cell cycle …

[HTML][HTML] The natural compound myricetin effectively represses the malignant progression of prostate cancer by inhibiting PIM1 and disrupting the PIM1/CXCR4 …

C Ye, C Zhang, H Huang, B Yang, G Xiao… - Cellular Physiology and …, 2018 - karger.com
Background/Aims: Natural compounds are a promising resource for anti-tumor drugs.
Myricetin, an abundant flavonoid found in the bark and leaves of bayberry, shows multiple …