[HTML][HTML] Podophyllotoxin: Recent Advances in the Development of Hybridization Strategies to Enhance Its Antitumoral Profile

C Miranda-Vera, ÁP Hernández, P García-García… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Podophyllotoxin is a naturally occurring cyclolignan isolated from rhizomes of Podophyllum
sp. In the clinic, it is used mainly as an antiviral; however, its antitumor activity is even more …

[HTML][HTML] Bioactive prenyl-and terpenyl-quinones/hydroquinones of marine origin

PA García, ÁP Hernández, A San Feliciano, MÁ Castro - Marine drugs, 2018 - mdpi.com
The sea is a rich source of biological active compounds, among which terpenyl-quinones/
hydroquinones constitute a family of secondary metabolites with diverse pharmacological …

Discovery of Anticancer Hybrid Molecules by Supervised Machine Learning Models and in Vitro Validation in Drug Resistant Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Cells

AR Melge, S Parate, K Pavithran… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The concept of hybrid drugs for targeting multiple aberrant pathways of cancer, by
combining the key pharmacophores of clinically approved single-targeted drugs, has …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancement of tumor cell immunogenicity and antitumor properties derived from platinum-conjugated iron nanoparticles

ÁP Hernández, L Iglesias-Anciones… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The immune system has been shown to play a critical role in controlling
tumor development. Therefore, therapeutic strategies based on targeting tumors from this …

[HTML][HTML] A new host-targeted antiviral cyclolignan (SAU-22.107) for Dengue Virus infection in cell cultures. Potential action mechanisms based on cell imaging

YM Brand, V Roa-Linares, C Santiago-Dugarte… - Virus Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Dengue virus (DENV) infection is the most arbovirosis in the world. However, medications
have not been approved for its treatment. Drug discovery based on the host-targeted …

[HTML][HTML] Improving Properties of Podophyllic Aldehyde-Derived Cyclolignans: Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Lignohydroquinones, Dual-Selective Hybrids …

ÁP Hernández, P Díez, PA García, M Pérez-Andrés… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
New lignohydroquinone conjugates (L-HQs) were designed and synthesized using the
hybridization strategy, and evaluated as cytotoxics against several cancer cell lines. The L …

Pterostilbene-Isothiocyanate Inhibits Proliferation of Human MG-63 Osteosarcoma Cells via Abrogating β-Catenin/TCF-4 Interaction─ A Mechanistic Insight

V Kumar, S Haldar, S Ghosh, S Saini, P Dhankhar… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Osteosarcoma, a highly metastasizing bone neoplasm, is a leading cause of death and
disability in children and adolescents worldwide. Osteosarcoma is only suboptimally …

[HTML][HTML] A novel cytotoxic conjugate derived from the natural product podophyllotoxin as a direct-target protein dual inhibitor

ÁP Hernández, P Díez, PA García, M Pérez-Andrés… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Natural products are the ideal basis for the design of novel efficient molecular entities.
Podophyllotoxin, a naturally occurring cyclolignan, is an example of natural product which …

[HTML][HTML] New antineoplastic naphthohydroquinones attached to labdane and rearranged diterpene skeletons

ÁP Hernández, P Chamorro, ML Rodríguez… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Terpenylquinones are mixed biogenesis primary or secondary metabolites widespread in
Nature with many biological activities, including the antineoplastic cytotoxicity, that have …