Proline metabolism in tumor growth and metastatic progression

C D'Aniello, EJ Patriarca, JM Phang… - Frontiers in oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cancer cells show a formidable capacity to survive under stringent conditions, to elude
mechanisms of control, such as apoptosis, and to resist therapy. Cancer cells reprogram …

Natural products: a promising therapeutics for targeting tumor angiogenesis

R Li, X Song, Y Guo, P Song, D Duan… - Frontiers in oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Tumor-associated angiogenesis is a key target for anti-cancer therapy. The imbalance
between pro-angiogenic and anti-angiogenic signals elicited by tumor cells or tumor …

Control of fibrosis with enhanced safety via asymmetric inhibition of prolyl‐tRNA synthetase 1

I Yoon, S Kim, M Cho, KA You, J Son, C Lee… - EMBO molecular …, 2023 - embopress.org
Abstract Prolyl‐tRNA synthetase 1 (PARS1) has attracted much interest in controlling
pathologic accumulation of collagen containing high amounts of proline in fibrotic diseases …

Antiangiogenic effect of alkaloids

M Alasvand, V Assadollahi, R Ambra… - Oxidative medicine …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Alkaloids are among the natural phytochemicals contained in functional foods and
nutraceuticals and have been suggested for the prevention and/or management of oxidative …

[HTML][HTML] Halofuginone for cancer treatment: A Systematic review of efficacy and molecular mechanisms

L Mi, Y Zhang, A Su, M Tang, Z Xing, T He… - Journal of Functional …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer is still considered a “hopeless case”, which seriously endangers human health.
Therefore, it is of great significance to research and develop novel anticancer drugs. Active …

EPRS1 controls the TGF-β signaling pathway via interaction with TβRI in hepatic stellate cell

I Yoon, JA Song, JH Suh, S Kim, J Son… - … and cellular biology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Glutamyl-prolyl-tRNA synthetase 1 (EPRS1) is known to associated with fibrosis
through its catalytic activity to produce prolyl-tRNA. Although its catalytic inhibitor …

Targeting the integrated stress response in hematologic malignancies

GO Nwosu, JA Powell, SM Pitson - Experimental Hematology & Oncology, 2022 - Springer
While numerous targeted therapies have been recently adopted to improve the treatment of
hematologic malignancies, acquired or intrinsic resistance poses a significant obstacle to …

Reserpine inhibits DNA repair, cell proliferation, invasion and induces apoptosis in oral carcinogenesis via modulation of TGF-β signaling

AK Ramu, D Ali, S Alarifi, MHS Abuthakir, BAA Abdul - Life Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Reserpine is a natural indole alkaloid isolated from Rauwolfia serpentina and has potent
antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-mutagenic properties. Accordingly, this study aimed to …

miR‐31 shuttled by halofuginone‐induced exosomes suppresses MFC‐7 cell proliferation by modulating the HDAC2/cell cycle signaling axis

X Xia, X Wang, S Zhang, Y Zheng… - Journal of Cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) are both historically important therapeutic agents and
important source of new drugs. Halofuginone (HF), a small molecule alkaloid derived from …

Effective Strategies in Designing Chitosan-hyaluronic Acid Nanocarriers: From Synthesis to Drug Delivery Towards Chemotherapy

LQ Hong, TNT Ho, ST Cu, LT Ngan, NQ Tran… - Current drug …, 2025 - benthamdirect.com
The biomedical field faces an ongoing challenge in developing more effective anti-cancer
medication due to the significant burden that cancer poses on human health. Extensive …