Dichloroacetate for Cancer Treatment: Some Facts and Many Doubts

T Koltai, L Fliegel - Pharmaceuticals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Rarely has a chemical elicited as much controversy as dichloroacetate (DCA). DCA was
initially considered a dangerous toxic industrial waste product, then a potential treatment for …

Identification of a Novel Target Implicated in Chronic Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Related Atrial Fibrillation by Integrative Analysis of Transcriptome and Proteome

J Shen, J Liang, M Rejiepu, P Yuan… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective This study aimed to identify a newly identified target involved in atrial fibrillation
(AF) linked to chronic obstructive sleep apnea (COSA) through an integrative analysis of …

Age-related changes in expression and activity of human hepatic mitochondrial glutathione transferase Zeta1

G Zhong, MO James, MG Smeltz, SC Jahn… - Drug Metabolism and …, 2018 - ASPET
Glutathione transferase zeta1 (GSTZ1) catalyzes glutathione (GSH)-dependent
dechlorination of dichloroacetate (DCA), an investigational drug with therapeutic potential in …

Effects of multiple doses of dichloroacetate on GSTZ1 expression and activity in liver and extrahepatic tissues of young and adult rats

EJ Squirewell, MG Smeltz, L Rowland-Faux… - Drug Metabolism and …, 2020 - ASPET
Glutathione transferase zeta 1 (GSTZ1), expressed in liver and several extrahepatic tissues,
catalyzes dechlorination of dichloroacetate (DCA) to glyoxylate. DCA inactivates GSTZ1 …

Mitochondrial glutathione transferase zeta 1 is inactivated more rapidly by dichloroacetate than the cytosolic enzyme in adult and juvenile rat liver

MG Smeltz, Z Hu, G Zhong, SC Jahn… - Chemical research in …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Dichloroacetate (DCA) has potential for treating mitochondrial disorders and cancer by
activating the mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. Repeated dosing of DCA …

Pharmacokinetic and biochemical profiling of sodium dichloroacetate in pregnant ewes and fetuses

S Joseph, A Sharma, LP Horne, CE Wood… - Drug Metabolism and …, 2021 - ASPET
Sodium dichloroacetate (DCA) is an investigational drug that shows promise in the treatment
of acquired and congenital mitochondrial diseases, including myocardial ischemia and …

Exposure of Rats to Multiple Oral Doses of Dichloroacetate Results in Upregulation of Hepatic Glutathione Transferases and NAD (P) H Dehydrogenase [Quinone] 1

EJ Squirewell, R Mareus, LP Horne… - Drug Metabolism and …, 2020 - ASPET
Dichloroacetate (DCA) is an investigational drug that is used in the treatment of various
congenital and acquired disorders of energy metabolism. Although DCA is generally well …