[HTML][HTML] The road of solid tumor survival: From drug-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress to drug resistance

S Cao, J Tang, Y Huang, G Li, Z Li, W Cai… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS), which refers to a series of adaptive responses to the
disruption of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis, occurs when cells are treated by …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives of PDE inhibitor on treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

X Yang, Z Xu, S Hu, J Shen - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive interstitial lung disease (ILD)
without an identifiable cause. If not treated after diagnosis, the average life expectancy is 3 …

DNA-unresponsive platinum (II) complex induces ERS-mediated mitophagy in cancer cells

Y Guo, S Jin, H Yuan, T Yang, K Wang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Mitophagy is a selective autophagic process that degrades dysfunctional mitochondria.
Monofunctional platinum (II) complexes are candidates for anticancer drugs with the …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic promoting effects of pentoxifylline and simvastatin on the apoptosis of triple-negative MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells

YC Castellanos-Esparza, S Wu… - International …, 2018 - spandidos-publications.com
Pentoxifylline (PTX), a xanthine family molecule and simvastatin (SIM), an anti-
hypercholesterolemic agent, have recently been considered as sensitizers to chemotherapy …

[HTML][HTML] A naturally derived watercress flower-based phenethyl isothiocyanate-enriched extract induces the activation of intrinsic apoptosis via subcellular …

S Kyriakou, L Potamiti, N Demosthenous, T Amery… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of the current study was to (i) extract isolated fractions of watercress flowers
enriched in polyphenols, phenethyl isothiocyanate and glucosinolates and (ii) characterize …

[HTML][HTML] Pentoxifylline can reduce the inflammation caused by LPS after inhibiting autophagy in RAW264. 7 macrophage cells

D Ruan, S Deng, Z Liu, J He - BioMed research international, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pentoxifylline (PTX), as a methylxanthine derivative and nonspecific phosphodiesterase
inhibitor, has the characteristics of anti-inflammatory and partial inflammatory process …

[HTML][HTML] Kangfuxin promotes apoptosis of gastric cancer cells through activating ER-stress and autophagy

PP Chen, XY Ma, Q Lin, HL Xu… - Molecular …, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
Gastric cancer is a leading cause of cancer-associated mortality worldwide. In studies on the
mechanisms of antigastric cancer drugs, autophagy and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress …

Effect of the cross‐talk between autophagy and endoplasmic reticulum stress on Mn‐induced alpha‐synuclein oligomerization

C Liu, DY Yan, X Tan, Z Ma, C Wang… - Environmental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Overexposure to manganese (Mn) has been known to induce alpha‐synuclein (α‐Syn)
oligomerization, which is degraded mainly depending on endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER …

[HTML][HTML] Functional inhibition of Hsp70 by Pifithrin-μ switches Gambogic acid induced caspase dependent cell death to caspase independent cell death in human …

M Ishaq, R Ojha, K Sharma, G Sharma… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2016 - Elsevier
Heat shock protein-70kDa (Hsp70) is a member of molecular chaperone family, involved in
the proper folding of various proteins. Hsp70 is important for tumor cell survival and is also …

Autophagy: In the cROSshairs of cancer

HG Hambright, R Ghosh - Biochemical pharmacology, 2017 - Elsevier
Two prominent features of tumors that contribute to oncogenic survival signaling are redox
disruption, or oxidative stress phenotype, and high autophagy signaling, making both …