[HTML][HTML] A stay of execution: ATF4 regulation and potential outcomes for the integrated stress response

G Neill, GR Masson - Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
ATF4 is a cellular stress induced bZIP transcription factor that is a hallmark effector of the
integrated stress response. The integrated stress response is triggered by phosphorylation …

Diosgenin, a steroidal saponin, and its analogs: Effective therapies against different chronic diseases

D Parama, M Boruah, K Yachna, V Rana, K Banik… - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Chronic diseases are a major cause of mortality worldwide, and despite the
recent development in treatment modalities, synthetic drugs have continued to show toxic …

[HTML][HTML] Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes protect beta cells against hypoxia-induced apoptosis via miR-21 by alleviating ER stress and inhibiting p38 MAPK …

J Chen, J Chen, Y Cheng, Y Fu, H Zhao… - Stem cell research & …, 2020 - Springer
Background Hypoxia is a major cause of beta cell death and dysfunction after
transplantation. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of exosomes derived from …

Oxidative stress-modulating drugs have preferential anticancer effects-involving the regulation of apoptosis, DNA damage, endoplasmic reticulum stress, autophagy …

JY Tang, F Ou-Yang, MF Hou, HW Huang… - Seminars in cancer …, 2019 - Elsevier
To achieve preferential effects against cancer cells but less damage to normal cells is one of
the main challenges of cancer research. In this review, we explore the roles and …

[HTML][HTML] Role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in the anticancer activity of natural compounds

P Limonta, RM Moretti, M Marzagalli, F Fontana… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cancer represents a serious global health problem, and its incidence and mortality are
rapidly growing worldwide. One of the main causes of the failure of an anticancer treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic potential of natural products in treatment of cervical cancer: A review

SH Park, M Kim, S Lee, W Jung, B Kim - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide. Though
several natural products have been reported regarding their efficacies against cervical …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of novel agents for cervical cancer treatment by inducing apoptosis: Emerging drugs ongoing clinical trials and preclinical studies

L Liu, M Wang, X Li, S Yin, B Wang - Frontiers in medicine, 2021 - frontiersin.org
As the leading cause of cancer death, cervical cancer ranks fourth for both incidence and
mortality. Cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates have reportedly decreased over the …

[HTML][HTML] Saponins as cytotoxic agents: an update (2010–2018). Part I—steroidal saponins

D Sobolewska, A Galanty, K Grabowska… - Phytochemistry …, 2020 - Springer
Steroidal saponins are a group of glycosides widely distributed among monocotyledonous
families. They exert a wide spectrum of biological effects including cytotoxic and antitumor …

Dioscin inhibits human endometrial carcinoma proliferation via G0/G1 cell cycle arrest and mitochondrial-dependent signaling pathway

XL Li, RH Ma, ZJ Ni, K Thakur… - Food and Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study emphasized on the anti-cancerous effects of dioscin and its underlying
molecular mechanism in human endometrial cancer Ishikawa cells. Dioscin significantly …

[HTML][HTML] Protodioscin inhibits bladder cancer cell migration and growth, and promotes apoptosis through activating JNK and p38 signaling pathways

YR Chen, SC Wang, SP Huang, CC Su, PL Liu… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bladder cancer is one of the most common malignancies of the male genitourinary urinary
system. Protodioscin is a steroidal saponin with anti-cancer effects on several types of …