Phytochemicals in cancer cell chemosensitization: Current knowledge and future perspectives

E Khatoon, K Banik, C Harsha, BL Sailo… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite significant advancements made in the treatment of cancer during the past several
decades, it remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide killing approximately 9.6 …

The CAM model—Q&A with experts

D Fischer, G Fluegen, P Garcia… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) model is an alternative in vivo test
system for the study of hallmarks of cancer such as angiogenesis, tumor growth, immune …

Targeting cancer stem cells and signalling pathways through phytochemicals: A promising approach against colorectal cancer

W Liao, L Zhang, X Chen, J Xiang, Q Zheng, N Chen… - Phytomedicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are strongly associated with high
tumourigenicity, chemotherapy or radiotherapy resistance, and metastasis and recurrence …

The CAM assay as an alternative in vivo model for drug testing

R Schneider-Stock, D Ribatti - Organotypic Models in Drug Development, 2021 - Springer
In the last decade, the chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay has been re-
discovered in cancer research to study the molecular mechanisms of anti-cancer drug …

Therapeutic potential of naturally occurring small molecules to target the wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in colorectal cancer

LFS Oliveira, D Predes, HL Borges, JG Abreu - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Colorectal cancer (CRC) is an emerging public health problem and the
second leading cause of death worldwide, with a significant socioeconomic impact in …

Thymoquinone radiosensitizes human colorectal cancer cells in 2D and 3D culture models

S Al Bitar, F Ballout, A Monzer, M Kanso, N Saheb… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Radiotherapy is a standard of care therapy that kills cancer cells but has
limited efficacy in targeting the resistant cancer stem cells (CSCs). The use of …

Thymoquinone-chemotherapeutic combinations: new regimen to combat cancer and cancer stem cells

AH El-Far, MA Tantawy, SK Al Jaouni… - … Archives of Pharmacology, 2020 - Springer
Cancer is a worldwide disease that causes millions of cases of mortality and morbidity. The
major problem associated with the cancer is its resistance to conventional therapy and a …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic potential of thymoquinone in combination therapy against cancer and cancer stem cells

Z Fatfat, M Fatfat, H Gali-Muhtasib - World journal of clinical …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The long-term success of standard anticancer monotherapeutic strategies has been
hampered by intolerable side effects, resistance to treatment and cancer relapse. These …

[HTML][HTML] Thymoquinone induces apoptosis and DNA damage in 5-Fluorouracil-resistant colorectal cancer stem/progenitor cells

F Ballout, A Monzer, M Fatfat, H El Ouweini, MA Jaffa… - Oncotarget, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The high recurrence rates of colorectal cancer have been associated with a small population
of cancer stem cells (CSCs) that are resistant to the standard chemotherapeutic drug, 5 …

The chorioallantoic membrane as a bio-barrier model for the evaluation of nanoscale drug delivery systems for tumour therapy

E Preis, J Schulze, B Gutberlet, SR Pinnapireddy… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2010, the European Parliament and the European Union adopted a directive on
the protection of animals used for scientific purposes. The directive aims to protect animals …