Recent contributions of quinolines to antimalarial and anticancer drug discovery research

T Van de Walle, L Cools, S Mangelinckx… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Quinoline, a privileged scaffold in medicinal chemistry, has always been associated with a
multitude of biological activities. Especially in antimalarial and anticancer research …

Acemannan accelerates cell proliferation and skin wound healing through AKT/mTOR signaling pathway

W Xing, W Guo, CH Zou, TT Fu, XY Li, M Zhu… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Acemannan is a bioactive polysaccharides promoting tissue repair. However,
the roles of acemannan in skin wound healing and the underlying molecular mechanisms …

Thrombin Mediates Migration of Rat Brain Astrocytes via PLC, Ca2+, CaMKII, PKCα, and AP-1-Dependent Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Expression

CC Lin, IT Lee, WB Wu, CJ Liu, HL Hsieh… - Molecular …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) plays a crucial role in pathological processes
of brain inflammation, injury, and neurodegeneration. Thrombin has been known as a …

Role of fucosyltransferase IV in epithelial–mesenchymal transition in breast cancer cells

X Yang, S Liu, Q Yan - Cell death & disease, 2013 - nature.com
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a crucial step in tumor progression and has an
important role during cancer invasion and metastasis. Although fucosyltransferase IV (FUT4) …

Cell-specific prediction and application of drug-induced gene expression profiles

R Hodos, P Zhang, HC Lee, Q Duan… - … 2018: Proceedings of …, 2018 - World Scientific
Gene expression profiling of in vitro drug perturbations is useful for many biomedical
discovery applications including drug repurposing and elucidation of drug mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] Long non-coding RNA ncRuPAR regulates gastric cancer cell proliferation and apoptosis via phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B signaling

R Xu, J Yu, S Song, D Sun, L Xiu, J Xu… - … Journal of Medical …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: To determine the effect and mechanism of the long non-coding RNA (lncRNA)
ncRuPAR (non-protein coding RNA, upstream of coagulation factor II thrombin receptor …

Unveiling novel 2-cyclopropyl-3-ethynyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl) quinolines as GPCR ligands via PI3-kinase/PAR-1 antagonism and platelet aggregation valuations; …

P Thangarasu, ST Selvi, A Manikandan - Bioorganic Chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
In the present study, novel 2-cyclopropyl-3-ethynyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl) quinolines (4a-l) were
recognized and evaluated as G-Protein Coupled Receptor (GPCR) ligands through …

[HTML][HTML] Role of retinal pigment epithelial cell β-catenin signaling in experimental proliferative vitreoretinopathy

K Umazume, R Tsukahara, LH Liu… - The American journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Proliferative vitreoretinopathy is caused by the contraction of fibrotic membranes on the
epiretinal surface of the neurosensory retina, resulting in a traction retinal detachment and …

PAR4-mediated PI3K/Akt and RhoA/ROCK signaling pathways are essential for thrombin-induced morphological changes in MEG-01 cells

Y Heo, H Jeon, W Namkung - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Thrombin stimulates platelets via a dual receptor system of protease-activated receptors
(PARs): PAR1 and PAR4. PAR1 activation induces a rapid and transient signal associated …

ERK1/2-dependent activation of mTOR/mTORC1/p70S6K regulates thrombin-induced RPE cell proliferation

A Parrales, E López, I Lee-Rivera, AM López-Colomé - Cellular Signalling, 2013 - Elsevier
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT), proliferation and migration of RPE cells
characterize the development of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) and other fibro …