New drugs are not enough-drug repositioning in oncology: An update

RG Armando, DLM Gomez… - … Journal of Oncology, 2020 - spandidos-publications.com
Drug repositioning refers to the concept of discovering novel clinical benefits of drugs that
are already known for use treating other diseases. The advantages of this are that several …

Inhibitors of phosphodiesterase as cancer therapeutics

T Peng, J Gong, Y Jin, Y Zhou, R Tong, X Wei… - European journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Phosphodiesterases (PDEs) are a class of enzymes that hydrolyze cyclic adenosine
monophosphate (cAMP) and cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) which is involved in …

Fibronectin-1 expression is increased in aggressive thyroid cancer and favors the migration and invasion of cancer cells

M Sponziello, F Rosignolo, M Celano… - Molecular and cellular …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study we analyzed the expression levels of markers of epithelial-to-mesenchymal
transition (EMT) in several papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs) and the relation with tumor …

Effects of oleacein on high-fat diet-dependent steatosis, weight gain, and insulin resistance in mice

GE Lombardo, SM Lepore, VM Morittu… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Many reports indicate that the protective action of nutraceuticals in the Mediterranean diet,
against metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, can be attributed to the action of …

[HTML][HTML] Repurposing drugs in oncology (ReDO)—selective PDE5 inhibitors as anti-cancer agents

P Pantziarka, V Sukhatme, S Crispino… - …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Selective phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors, including sildenafil, tadalafil and vardenafil, are
widely-used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension …

Sildenafil citrate improves the delivery and anticancer activity of doxorubicin formulations in a mouse model of breast cancer

K Greish, M Fateel, S Abdelghany, N Rachel… - Journal of drug …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Sildenafil is an approved drug for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. The drug exerts its
action through the relaxation of smooth muscles and the modulation of vascular endothelial …

Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor sildenafil potentiates the antitumor activity of cisplatin by ROS-mediated apoptosis: a role of deregulated glucose metabolism

SG Rawat, RK Tiwari, PK Jaiswara, VK Gupta… - Apoptosis, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) has been recently identified to play
a crucial role in the progression of many cancers. PDE5 promotes tumorigenesis by …

Expression and function of phosphodiesterase type 5 in human breast cancer cell lines and tissues: implications for targeted therapy

S Catalano, A Campana, C Giordano, B Győrffy… - Clinical cancer …, 2016 - AACR
Purpose: By catalyzing cGMP hydrolysis, phosphodiesterase (PDE) 5 is a critical regulator of
its concentration and effects in different (patho) physiologic processes, including cancers. As …

Phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) is highly expressed in cancer-associated fibroblasts and enhances breast tumor progression

S Catalano, S Panza, G Augimeri, C Giordano… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
The overexpression of phosphodiesterase (PDE) 5 is frequently found in various human
cancers, such as those of the breast. However, PDE5's role in the tumor microenvironment is …

[HTML][HTML] Phosphodiesterase type 5 and cancers: Progress and challenges

I Barone, C Giordano, D Bonofiglio, S Andò… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancers are an extraordinarily heterogeneous collection of diseases with distinct genetic
profiles and biological features that directly influence response patterns to various treatment …