Therapeutic potential of certain terpenoids as anticancer agents: a scoping review

S Kamran, A Sinniah, MAM Abdulghani, MA Alshawsh - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Terpenoids are bioactive compounds with a variety of pharmacological
activities, including anticancer activity. This review paper aimed to focus on the anticancer …

Terpenoids' anti-cancer effects: Focus on autophagy

C El-Baba, A Baassiri, G Kiriako, B Dia, S Fadlallah… - Apoptosis, 2021 - Springer
Terpenoids are the largest class of natural products, most of which are derived from plants.
Amongst their numerous biological properties, their anti-tumor effects are of interest for they …

Covalent modifiers: A chemical perspective on the reactivity of α, β-unsaturated carbonyls with thiols via hetero-Michael addition reactions

PA Jackson, JC Widen, DA Harki… - Journal of medicinal …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Although Michael acceptors display a potent and broad spectrum of bioactivity, they have
largely been ignored in drug discovery because of their presumed indiscriminate reactivity …

Small molecules regulating reactive oxygen species homeostasis for cancer therapy

J Zhang, D Duan, ZL Song, T Liu… - Medicinal Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Elevated intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidant defense systems have
been recognized as one of the hallmarks of cancer cells. Compared with normal cells …

Sesquiterpenoids lactones: benefits to plants and people

M Chadwick, H Trewin, F Gawthrop… - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
Sesquiterpenoids, and specifically sesquiterpene lactones from Asteraceae, may play a
highly significant role in human health, both as part of a balanced diet and as …

Targeting drug chemo-resistance in cancer using natural products

WH Talib, AR Alsayed, M Barakat, MI Abu-Taha… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death globally. The development of drug resistance
is the main contributor to cancer-related mortality. Cancer cells exploit multiple mechanisms …

Cell death mechanisms of plant-derived anticancer drugs: beyond apoptosis

H Gali-Muhtasib, R Hmadi, M Kareh, R Tohme… - Apoptosis, 2015 - Springer
Despite remarkable progress in the discovery and development of novel cancer
therapeutics, cancer remains the second leading cause of death in the world. For many …

Advances in chemistry and bioactivity of parthenolide

RRA Freund, P Gobrecht, D Fischer… - Natural product reports, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Review covering up to 07/2019 (−)-Parthenolide is a germacrane sesquiterpene lactone,
available in ample amounts from the traditional medical plant feverfew (Tanacetum …

ACT001 attenuates microglia-mediated neuroinflammation after traumatic brain injury via inhibiting AKT/NFκB/NLRP3 pathway

L Cai, Q Gong, L Qi, T Xu, Q Suo, X Li, W Wang… - Cell communication and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Microglia-mediated neuroinflammatory response following traumatic brain
injury (TBI) is considered as a vital secondary injury factor, which drives trauma-induced …

Anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory action of sesquiterpene lactones

A Paço, T Brás, JO Santos, P Sampaio, AC Gomes… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sesquiterpene lactones (SL), characterized by their high prevalence in the Asteraceae
family, are one of the major groups of secondary metabolites found in plants. Researchers …