[HTML][HTML] The neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist aprepitant: an intelligent bullet against cancer?

M Muñoz, R Coveñas - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Due to the lack of selectivity and the severe side-effects, cytostatics are the
drugs of the present but not of the future and consequently new anticancer strategies must …

The emerging role of substance P/neurokinin-1 receptor signaling pathways in growth and development of tumor cells

H Javid, F Mohammadi, E Zahiri… - Journal of physiology and …, 2019 - Springer
Tachykinins (TKs) include an evolutionarily conserved group of small bio-active peptides
which possess a common carboxyl-terminal sequence, Phe-X-Gly-Leu-Met-NH2. TKs also …

The SP/NK1R system promotes the proliferation of breast cancer cells through NF-κB-mediated inflammatory responses

S Jafarinezhad, R Assaran Darban, H Javid… - Cell Biochemistry and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Numerous molecules have been introduced to participate in the formation of
breast cancer, the most common malignancy in women. Among them, neuropeptide …

[HTML][HTML] SP/NK1R system regulates carcinogenesis in prostate cancer: Shedding light on the antitumoral function of aprepitant

S Ebrahimi, F Mirzavi, SH Aghaee-Bakhtiari… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aims Prostate cancer continues to be one of the main global health issues in men.
Neuropeptide substance P (SP) acting via neurokinin-1receptor (NK1R) promotes …

Investigation of the Role of Neurokinin‐1 Receptor Inhibition Using Aprepitant in the Apoptotic Cell Death through PI3K/Akt/NF‐κB Signal Transduction Pathways in …

A Ghahremanloo, H Javid, AR Afshari… - BioMed research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is recognized as one of the most common
malignancies with a high mortality rate worldwide, supporting the necessity for an effective …

Potential in vitro therapeutic effects of targeting SP/NK1R system in cervical cancer

M Mozafari, S Ebrahimi, RA Darban… - Molecular Biology …, 2022 - Springer
Background Cervical cancer, an aggressive gynecological cancer, seriously threatens
women's health worldwide. It is recently reported that neuropeptide substance P (SP) …

The role of substance P/neurokinin 1 receptor in the pathogenesis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma through constitutively active PI3K/Akt/NF-κB signal …

H Javid, J Asadi, F Zahedi Avval, AR Afshari… - Molecular biology …, 2020 - Springer
One of the most prevalent malignancies is esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC),
which is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Substance P (SP), as one of the …

Substance P accelerates the progression of human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma via MMP-2, MMP-9, VEGF-A, and VEGFR1 overexpression

F Mohammadi, H Javid, AR Afshari, B Mashkani… - Molecular biology …, 2020 - Springer
Tachykinins such as Substance P (SP) are a group of neuropeptides that are involved in
cancer development. Neurokinin-1 receptor (NK-1R) is the main tachykinin receptor …

Aprepitant Promotes Caspase‐Dependent Apoptotic Cell Death and G2/M Arrest through PI3K/Akt/NF‐κB Axis in Cancer Stem‐Like Esophageal Squamous Cell …

H Javid, AR Afshari, F Zahedi Avval… - BioMed Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The antagonists of the neurokinin‐1 receptor (NK1R) are known for their anti‐inflammatory,
anxiolytic, antiemetic, and anticancer activities. Aprepitant, a nonpeptide NK1R antagonist …

The effect of SP/NK1R on the expression and activity of catalase and superoxide dismutase in glioblastoma cancer cells

F Korfi, H Javid, R Assaran Darban… - Biochemistry …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Glioblastoma is the most malignant brain tumor with different therapeutic
protocols, including surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Substance P (SP), a peptide …