Apoptotic pathway as the therapeutic target for anticancer traditional Chinese medicines

W An, H Lai, Y Zhang, M Liu, X Lin… - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Apoptosis is a process of
programmed cell death and it plays a vital role in human development and tissue …

Molecular mechanisms of natural compounds in cell death induction and sensitization to chemotherapeutic drugs in lung cancer

O Wattanathamsan, Y Hayakawa… - Phytotherapy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, especially lung cancer.
Chemotherapeutic drugs are commonly used for lung cancer treatment; nonetheless …

Gambogic acid induces pyroptosis of colorectal cancer cells through the GSDME-dependent pathway and elicits an antitumor immune response

H Xu, D Zhang, R Wei, Y Zhou, G Dai, J Li, Y Sun, F Li… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) is still a major challenge, and the
manipulation of pyroptosis has become a novel therapeutic strategy for cancers. Gambogic …

Shexiang Tongxin Dropping Pill (麝香通心滴丸) Protects against Na2S2O4-Induced Hypoxia-Reoxygenation Injury in H9c2 Cells

S Lin, J Lin, L Zhang, D Chen, F Xiao, H Chen… - Chinese journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Objectives To investigate the protective effects of Shexiang Tongxin Dropping Pill
(麝香通心滴丸, STP) on Na 2 S 2 O 4-induced hypoxia-reoxygenation injury in …

Tumor neovasculature-targeted cationic PEGylated liposomes of gambogic acid for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer

R Doddapaneni, K Patel, IH Owaid, M Singh - Drug delivery, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Gambogic acid (GA) is a naturally derived potent anticancer agent with extremely poor
aqueous solubility. In the present study, positively charged PEGylated liposomal formulation …

Gambogic acid inhibits growth, induces apoptosis, and overcomes drug resistance in human colorectal cancer cells

C Wen, L Huang, J Chen, M Lin… - International …, 2015 - spandidos-publications.com
The emergence of chemoresistance is a major limitation of colorectal cancer (CRC)
therapies and novel biologically based therapies are urgently needed. Natural products …

Prodrug nanosensitizer overcomes the radiation resistance of hypoxic tumor

L Qian, Q Li, Z Ding, K Luo, J Su, J Chen… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Clinical radiation therapy (RT) is often hindered by the low radiation energy absorption
coefficient and the hypoxic features of tumor tissues. Among the tremendous efforts devoted …

ROS-mediated autophagy induced by dysregulation of lipid metabolism plays a protective role in colorectal cancer cells treated with gambogic acid

H Zhang, Y Lei, P Yuan, L Li, C Luo, R Gao, J Tian… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Gambogic acid (GA), the main active component of gamboge resin, has potent antitumor
activity both in vivo and in vitro. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain …

Antitumor effects of traditional Chinese medicine targeting the cellular apoptotic pathway

H Xu, X Zhao, X Liu, P Xu, K Zhang… - Drug design, development …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Defects in apoptosis are common phenomena in many types of cancer and are also a critical
step in tumorigenesis. Targeting the apoptotic pathway has been considered an intriguing …

Triphenylphosphonium-modified poly (ethylene glycol)-poly (ε-caprolactone) micelles for mitochondria-targeted gambogic acid delivery

Y Xu, S Wang, HF Chan, Y Liu, H Li, C He, Z Li… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mitochondria are important targets for the intracellular delivery of drugs and DNA. For
mitochondria-targeted delivery, a mitochondriotropic molecule, triphenylphosphonium …