1, 3, 4-Oxadiazole and 1, 3, 4-thiadiazole nortopsentin derivatives against pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Synthesis, cytotoxic activity, and inhibition of CDK1

D Carbone, C Pecoraro, G Panzeca, G Xu… - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
A new series of nortopsentin analogs, in which the central imidazole ring of the natural lead
was replaced by a 1, 3, 4-oxadiazole or 1, 3, 4-thiadiazole moiety, was efficiently …

Animal-derived natural products for hepatocellular carcinoma therapy: current evidence and future perspectives

Y Liao, F Wei, Z He, J He, Y Ai, C Guo, L Zhou… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has a high morbidity and mortality rate, and the survival
rate of HCC patients remains low. Animal medicines have been used as potential …

Combination of kaempferol and docetaxel induces autophagy in prostate cancer cells in vitro and in vivo

Q Zhou, G Fang, Y Pang, X Wang - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Docetaxel is a first-line chemotherapy drug used to treat advanced prostate cancer, but
patients who have used it often face the challenges of drug resistance and side effects …

[HTML][HTML] Aaptamine: A Versatile Marine Alkaloid for Antioxidant, Antibacterial, and Anticancer Therapeutics

NK Tailor, G Deswal, AS Grewal - Chemistry, 2024 - mdpi.com
Aaptamine (8, 9-dimethoxy-1H-benzo [de][1, 6] naphthyridine), an alkaloid obtained from
marine sponges of the genus Aaptos (Demospongiae, Suberitida, Suberitidae), has …

Echinatin Inhibits Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Processes in Trophoblast Cells by Inhibiting TLR4‐MyD88‐NF‐κB Pathway in Preeclampsia

X Deng, H Chen, Y Zhang, F Xu… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Preeclampsia (PE) is a common obstetric disorder hallmarked by impaired
trophoblast invasion and a skew toward an inflammatory immune response. Echinatin, a …

Application of Asymmetric Transformations in the Total Synthesis of Xestospongin Natural Products

AK Borum - 2023 - escholarship.org
Asymmetric synthesis is key in the construction of complex natural products, many of which
possess chiral centers. Xestospongin compounds are chiral, medicinally intriguing …