Cancer metabolism control by natural products: Pyruvate kinase M2 targeting therapeutics

AH El‐Far, SK Al Jaouni, X Li, J Fu - Phytotherapy Research, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Glycolysis is the primary source of energy for cancer growth and metastasis. The shift in
metabolism from mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation to aerobic glycolysis is called the …

Natural compounds in sex hormone-dependent cancers: The role of triterpenes as therapeutic agents

C Şoica, M Voicu, R Ghiulai, C Dehelean… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Sex hormone-dependent cancers currently contribute to the high number of cancer-related
deaths worldwide. The study and elucidation of the molecular mechanisms underlying the …

A perspective on medicinal chemistry approaches for targeting pyruvate kinase M2

S Arora, G Joshi, A Chaturvedi, M Heuser… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The allosteric regulation of pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) affects the switching of the PKM2
protein between the high-activity and low-activity states that allow ATP and lactate …

A synthesized olean-28, 13β-lactam targets YTHDF1-GLS1 axis to induce ROS-dependent metabolic crisis and cell death in pancreatic adenocarcinoma

S Wu, Y Ai, H Huang, G Wu, S Zhou, W Hong… - Cancer Cell …, 2022 - Springer
Background Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD) is a severe malignant with a 5-year
survival rate of approximately 9%. Oleanolic acid is a well-known natural triterpenoid which …

LncRNA LINC00689 promotes the tumorigenesis of glioma via mediation of miR-526b-3p/IGF2BP1 axis

WL Zhan, N Gao, GL Tu, H Tang, L Gao, Y Xia - Neuromolecular Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Glioma ranks first among the aggressive brain tumors all over the world. LncRNA
LINC00689 has been confirmed to play key roles in the progression of cancers, and …

Cyano enone-bearing triterpenoid soloxolone methyl inhibits epithelial-mesenchymal transition of human lung adenocarcinoma cells in vitro and metastasis of murine …

AV Markov, KV Odarenko, AV Sen'kova… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Introduction of α-cyano α, β-unsaturated carbonyl moiety into natural cyclic compounds
markedly improves their bioactivities, including inhibitory potential against tumor growth and …

Synthetic oleanane triterpenoid derivative CDDO‐Me disrupts cellular bioenergetics to suppress pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma via targeting SLC1A5

PDP Akuetteh, H Huang, S Wu, H Zhou… - … of Biochemical and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
To investigate the potential antitumor activity of synthetic triterpenoid, methyl‐2‐cyano‐3, 12‐
dioxooleana‐1, 9 (11)‐dien‐28‐oate (CDDO‐Me) in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma …

Tumor-suppressing effect of bartogenic acid in ovarian (SKOV-3) xenograft mouse model

VK Dubey, A Budhauliya, M Jaggi, AT Singh… - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's …, 2021 - Springer
Bartogenic acid (BA), a natural pentacyclic triterpenoid, proved to have chemomodulatory,
anticancer, antidiabetic, anti-arthritic, and anti-inflammatory activity. Based on structure …