RNA methylation and cellular response to oxidative stress-promoting anticancer agents

M Ponzetti, N Rucci, S Falone - Cell Cycle, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Disruption of the complex network that regulates redox homeostasis often underlies resistant
phenotypes, which hinder effective and long-lasting cancer eradication. In addition, the RNA …

[HTML][HTML] Discovery and excavation of lichen bioactive natural products

M Ren, S Jiang, Y Wang, X Pan, F Pan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Lichen natural products are a tremendous source of new bioactive chemical entities for drug
discovery. The ability to survive in harsh conditions can be directly correlated with the …

[HTML][HTML] Screening evaluation of antiproliferative, antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of lichen extracts and secondary metabolites in vitro

M Kello, M Goga, K Kotorova, D Sebova, R Frenak… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lichen metabolites represent a wide range of substances with a variety of biological effects.
The present study was designed to analyze the potential antiproliferative, antimicrobial and …

[HTML][HTML] Is Caperatic Acid the Only Compound Responsible for Activity of Lichen Platismatia glauca within the Nervous System?

E Studzińska-Sroka, A Majchrzak-Celińska… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lichens are a source of various biologically active compounds. However, the knowledge
about them is still scarce, and their use in medicine is limited. This study aimed to investigate …

Pleiotropic Potential of Evernia prunastri Extracts and Their Main Compounds Evernic Acid and Atranorin: In Vitro and In Silico Studies

E Studzińska-Sroka, M Bulicz, M Henkel, N Rosiak… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Evernia prunastri is a lichen widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. Its biological
properties still need to be discovered. Therefore, our paper focuses on studies of E. prunastri …

[HTML][HTML] Etoricoxib-Cannabidiol Combo: Potential Role in Glioblastoma Treatment and Development of PLGA-Based Nanoparticles

J Kuźmińska, A Sobczak, A Majchrzak-Celińska… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most frequently occurring primary malignant central
nervous system tumor, with a poor prognosis and median survival below two years …

[HTML][HTML] Combinations of PRI-724 Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway Inhibitor with Vismodegib, Erlotinib, or HS-173 Synergistically Inhibit Head and Neck Squamous Cancer …

R Kleszcz, M Frąckowiak, D Dorna… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Wnt/β-catenin, EGFR, and PI3K pathways frequently undergo upregulation in head and
neck squamous carcinoma (HNSCC) cells. Moreover, the Wnt/β-catenin pathway together …

[HTML][HTML] Libertellenone T, a novel compound isolated from endolichenic fungus, induces G2/M phase arrest, apoptosis, and autophagy by activating the ROS/JNK …

CDB Gamage, JH Kim, Y Yang, İ Taş, SY Park, R Zhou… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Libertellenone T (B) is a natural product derived from the secondary
metabolites of the endolichenic fungus, Pseudoplectania sp. In this study, we investigated …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in plants-derived bioactives for cancer treatment

N Cruz-Martins - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer, while a multifactorial chronic disease with an increasing prevalence, has been the
subject of intense investigation, not only because of the growing need to find the main …

[HTML][HTML] VEGFR and DPP-IV as Markers of Severe COVID-19 and Predictors of ICU Admission

E Pius-Sadowska, P Kulig, A Niedźwiedź… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The pathophysiology of the severe course of COVID-19 is multifactorial and not entirely
elucidated. However, it is well known that the hyperinflammatory response and cytokine …