Recent progress of targeted G-quadruplex-preferred ligands toward cancer therapy

S Asamitsu, S Obata, Z Yu, T Bando, H Sugiyama - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
A G-quadruplex (G4) is a well-known nucleic acid secondary structure comprising guanine-
rich sequences, and has profound implications for various pharmacological and biological …

Role of hypoxia in the tumor microenvironment and targeted therapy

G Chen, K Wu, H Li, D Xia, T He - Frontiers in oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Tumor microenvironment (TME), which is characterized by hypoxia, widely exists in solid
tumors. As a current research hotspot in the TME, hypoxia is expected to become a key …

Chemopreventive effects of hesperidin against paclitaxel-induced hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity via amendment of Nrf2/HO-1 and caspase-3/Bax/Bcl-2 signaling …

C Gur, FM Kandemir, C Caglayan, E Satıcı - Chemico-biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Paclitaxel (PTX) is a widely used chemotherapeutic drug particularly effective against lung,
breast, and ovarian cancer, though its usefulness is limited due to its multi-organ toxicity …

[HTML][HTML] Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway-a versatile player in apoptosis and autophagy

Q Ma, J Yu, X Zhang, X Wu, G Deng - Biochimie, 2023 - Elsevier
The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is a highly conserved pathway that is involved in cell
development, proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis and autophagy. Among these …

The effects of ellagic acid and other pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) derivatives on human gastric cancer AGS cells

H Cheshomi, AR Bahrami… - Human & …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Although surgery with or without (neo) adjuvant chemo/radiotherapy, as the standard
treatments, can be suitable therapeutic strategies for gastric cancer, side effects and drug …

Recent developments in small-molecule ligands of medicinal relevance for harnessing the anticancer potential of G-quadruplexes

L Savva, SN Georgiades - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
G-quadruplexes, a family of tetraplex helical nucleic acid topologies, have emerged in
recent years as novel targets, with untapped potential for anticancer research. Their …

Plant-derived anticancer agents: Lessons from the pharmacology of geniposide and its aglycone, genipin

S Habtemariam, G Lentini - Biomedicines, 2018 - mdpi.com
For centuries, plants have been exploited by mankind as sources of numerous cancer
chemotherapeutic agents. Good examples of anticancer compounds of clinical significance …

G-quadruplexes in cancer-related gene promoters: from identification to therapeutic targeting

F Romano, A Di Porzio, N Iaccarino… - Expert Opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Guanine-rich DNA sequences can fold into four-stranded noncanonical
secondary structures called G-quadruplexes (G4s) which are widely distributed in functional …

CD44 contributes to the regulation of MDR1 protein and doxorubicin chemoresistance in osteosarcoma

M Gerardo-Ramírez, FL Keggenhoff, V Giam… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Osteosarcoma is the most common type of pediatric bone tumor. Despite great advances in
chemotherapy during the past decades, the survival rates of osteosarcoma patients remain …

Efficient Delivery of Therapeutic siRNA by Fe3O4 Magnetic Nanoparticles into Oral Cancer Cells

L Jin, Q Wang, J Chen, Z Wang, H Xin, D Zhang - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
The incidence of oral cancer is increasing due to smoking, drinking, and human
papillomavirus (HPV) infection, while the current treatments are not satisfactory. Small …