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Abu Bakar Siddique; Hassan Y. Ebrahim; Mohamed R. Akl; Nehad M. Ayoub; Amira A. Goda; Mohamed M. Mohyeldin; Suresh K. Nagumalli; Wael M. Hananeh; Yong-Yu Liu; Sharon A. Meyer; Khalid A. El Sayed
... Dysregulation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)/human epidermal growth factor-2 (HER2) family is a hallmark of aggressive breast cancer. Small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors are among the most effective cancer targeted treatments. (−)-Oleocanthal (OC) is a naturally occurring phenolic secoiridoid lead from extra-virgin olive oil with documented anti-cancer activities via target ...
... Barrigenol-like triterpenoids (BATs) showed promising anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory and anti-Alzheimer's activities, while, the inhibitory strength was usually affected by their states with aglycones or glycosides. In order to find more BATs as new anti-tumor agents with much more efficiency, the chemical and pharmaceutical studies were carried out on the acid hydrolysate product (AHP) of Semen Ae ...
... 1‐O‐alkylglycerols (AKG) are a class of natural ether lipids derived from 1‐O‐alkyl‐2,3‐diacyl‐sn‐glycerols by deacylation. In this study, 1‐O‐alkylglycerol (AKG) composition was investigated in the hepatopancreas lipids of the crab Paralithodes camtschaticus and the liver lipids of the squid Berryteuthis magister and the skate Bathyraja parmifera. One of the principal AKG in marine organisms was ...
Caragana; NAD ADP-ribosyltransferase; Western blotting; antineoplastic activity; apoptosis; cell proliferation; cytochrome c; flow cytometry; fluorescence microscopes; in vivo studies; inhibitory concentration 50; insulin-like growth factor I; myeloma; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase; rapamycin; signal transduction; traditional medicine
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... Context: Caragana pruinosa Kom. (Fabaceae), a commonly used folk medicine, has been found to possess antitumor effects. However, the antiproliferative effect of 2,4-dihydroxy-3′-methoxy-4′-ethoxychalcone (DMEC) derived from C. pruinosa against multiple myeloma (MM) has never been investigated. Objective: This study systematically evaluates the antiproliferative effect of DMEC against MM cells. Mat ...
Reynoutria japonica; Western blotting; alternative medicine; antineoplastic activity; antineoplastic agents; apoptosis; cell cycle; cell growth; cell viability; chemical structure; dose response; drug resistance; ethyl acetate; flow cytometry; gels; hepatoma; high performance liquid chromatography; humans; inhibitory concentration 50; juglone; luciferase; metastasis; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; oncogenes; phosphorylation; physicochemical properties; relapse; reporter genes; roots; signal transduction; spectral analysis; stem cells; transactivators; transcription (genetics); tyrosine
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... BACKGROUND: Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is an oncogene constitutively activated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells and HCC cancer stem cells (CSCs). Constitutively activated STAT3 plays a pivotal role in holding cancer stemness of HCC CSCs, which are essential for hepatoma initiation, relapse, metastasis and drug resistance. Therefore, STAT3 has been validated a ...
Allium; DNA fragmentation; antineoplastic activity; apoptosis; bulbs; cell cycle checkpoints; computer simulation; cyclins; dose response; gastrointestinal neoplasms; human cell lines; mechanism of action; medicinal plants; medicine; neoplasm cells; phosphotransferases (kinases)
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... “Let food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food” was expressed by Hippocrates and the health benefits of medicinal plants and natural products have been considered by humans since historic times. The current study aims to investigate the anti-cancer activity of 2-Methylpyridine-1-ium-1-sulfonate (MPS) isolated from bulbs of Allium hirtifolium. The MPS compound (in a dose-dependent manner) i ...
antineoplastic activity; antineoplastic agents; breast neoplasms; breasts; citrus fruits; epithelial cells; flavonoids; metastasis; neoplasm cells; proteins; proteomics; therapeutics; women
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... In spite of rapid advances in understanding of signaling networks associated with the incidence and therapeutic-sensitivity, breast cancer (BC) still remains the most commonly diagnosed and prevalent cancer in women. Emergence of resistance to hormonal interventions in estrogen-receptor (ER) positive BC coupled to loss of ER expression and activation of ER-independent growth factor, heat-shock, MY ...
... 3‐Bromopyruvate (3BP) is a small, highly reactive molecule formed by bromination of pyruvate. In the year 2000, the antitumor properties of 3BP were discovered. Studies using animal models proved its high efficacy for anticancer therapy with no apparent side effects. This was also found to be the case in a limited number of cancer patients treated with 3BP. Due to the “Warburg effect,” most tumor ...
... Previous studies have shown that arctigenin is a promising chemopreventive or therapeutic agent against various cancers. However, less is known about anticancer activity of 3′‐desmethylarctigenin (3′‐DMAG), which is a biotransformed product from arctigenin or arctin. In this study, we compared the anticancer activity of 3′‐DMAG with its parent compound arctigenin and demonstrated that 3′‐DMAG exer ...
DNA damage; antineoplastic activity; antineoplastic agents; cell senescence; drug therapy; enzymes; fluorescent antibody technique; heterocyclic nitrogen compounds; in vitro studies; in vivo studies; mice; screening; signal transduction; staining; stomach neoplasms; survival rate
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... Gastric cancer (GC) is a common cancer with a relatively low survival rate. Cellular senescence, a potent anti-cancer mechanism, is naturally occurred, and can be induced by chemotherapeutic agents. We sought to explore new compounds against GC cells by inducing cellular senescence.Primary screening of a library of N-heterocyclic compounds identified some with potent inhibitory effects on GC cells ...
... Indole and its derivatives are widely distributed in both animals and plants. Among its array of biological activities, the anti-tumor activity of indole has garnered much attention. Furthermore, the synthesis and activity of indole derivatives, including isatin, constitute a flourishing research topic. Previously, many isatin derivatives were synthesized by our group, and 5-acetamido-1-(methoxybe ...
antineoplastic activity; beta-cyclodextrin; cytotoxicity; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; ferrimagnetic materials; fluorouracil; magnetic fields; magnetic properties; nanocarriers; nanoparticles; neoplasms; polymers; samarium; spectroscopy
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... Drug-loading on magnetic nanoparticles coated with biocompatible polymers are intriguing nanostructures for targeted delivery of anticancer drugs with the application of a magnetic field. In this paper, we report the preparation of SmFeO₃ nanoparticles and loading of the anticancer drug 5-fluorouracil on the carrier by forming host–guest complex with β-cyclodextrin. The material and the polymer ar ...
P-glycoproteins; Western blotting; antineoplastic activity; breast neoplasms; caudal vein; computer simulation; doxorubicin; drug resistance; drug therapy; flow cytometry; fluorescence microscopes; fluorescence microscopy; gene expression regulation; genes; mice; molecular models; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; quercetin; rhodamines; tissues; toxicity testing; viability
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... To investigate the effect of 7-O-geranylquercetin (GQ), a derivative of quercetin (Q), on reversing drug resistance in breast cancer MCF-7/ADR cells and reveal the mechanisms related to P-glycoprotein (P-gp).Cell viability was determined by MTT assay. Accumulation of adriamycin (ADR) in cells was determined by confocal fluorescence microscope and microplate reader while that of rhodamine (Rh) was ...
Astragalus membranaceus; active ingredients; animal models; antineoplastic activity; carcinoma; cell proliferation; cisplatin; cytotoxic T-lymphocytes; dendritic cells; immune response; immunogenicity; in vivo studies; interleukin-10; interleukin-6; lung neoplasms; macrophages; metastasis; patients; polysaccharides; quality of life; roots; therapeutics; weight loss
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... Background: Recently, we demonstrated that Astragalus polysaccharide (PG2), the active ingredient in dried roots of astragalus membranaceus, ameliorates cancer symptom clusters and improves quality of life (QoL) in patients with metastatic disease by modulating inflammatory cascade against the background roles of inflammatory cells, including macrophages, dendritic cells (DCs), and cytotoxic T lym ...
Bahare Salehi; Zeliha Selamoglu; Bilge Sener; Mehtap Kilic; Arun Kumar Jugran; Nunziatina de Tommasi; Chiara Sinisgalli; Luigi Milella; Jovana Rajkovic; Maria Flaviana B. Morais-Braga; Camila F. Bezerra; Janaína E. Rocha; Henrique D.M. Coutinho; Adedayo Oluwaseun Ademiluyi; Zabta Khan Shinwari; Sohail Ahmad Jan; Ebru Erol; Zulfiqar Ali; Elise Adrian Ostrander; Javad Sharifi-Rad; María de la Luz Cádiz-Gurrea; Yasaman Taheri; Miquel Martorell; Antonio Segura-Carretero; William C. Cho
Berberis; alkaloids; antimicrobial properties; antineoplastic activity; antioxidants; bioactive compounds; chemical constituents of plants; diabetes; essential oils; farms; flavorings; food industry; food preservation; fruit juices; fruits; gas chromatography; leaves; limonene; neoplasms; ocimene; oleanolic acid; p-cymene; pharmaceutical industry; phytotherapy; tannins; toxicity; Europe; Iran; Pakistan; United States
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... The genus Berberis includes about 500 different species and commonly grown in Europe, the United States, South Asia, and some northern areas of Iran and Pakistan. Leaves and fruits can be prepared as food flavorings, juices, and teas. Phytochemical analysis of these species has reported alkaloids, tannins, phenolic compounds and oleanolic acid, among others. Moreover, p-cymene, limonene and ocimen ...
... Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a cancer associated with chronic inflammation. Whole grains and probiotics play a protective role against CRC. Fermented grains are receiving increased attention due to their anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities. Our previous study found that a combination of germinated brown rice (GBR) with probiotics suppressed colorectal carcinogenesis in rats. However, the ca ...
... Breast cancer is a severe disease and the second leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide. To surmount this, various diagnosis and treatment options for breast cancer have been developed. One of the most effective strategies for cancer treatment is to induce apoptosis using naturally occurring compounds. Compound K (CK) is a ginseng saponin metabolite generated by human intestinal bacteria ...
... Aacacetin, a plant flavone has shown antitumor efficacy recently. However, its associated mechanisms are poorly known. We hypothesized that the muscarinic M3 receptor (M₃R), which is highly expressed in some cancer tissue, is related to the antitumor effect of acacetin in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cells. Our results showed that 12.5‐ to 200‐μM acacetin inhibited cell viability ...
... Although photothermal therapy (PT) and photothermal-chemotherapy (PT-CT) treatments have been used to achieve complete ablation of solid tumors, they are often implemented at more than 50 °C under high intensity and using a high dose of NIR irradiation, concomitantly inducing heavy skin burning, tissue damage, and ugly scarring. Moreover, the residual tumor cells at the treated site cannot be comp ...
... We constructed a novel stimuli-responsive system, MSNPs 1, based on mechanized silica nanoparticles, in which mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) acted as nanocontainers to load cargo, and supramolecular switches consisting of hydrazone bond, azobenzene and α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) realized the controlled release of cargo molecules from MSNPs 1. In neutral solution and without UV light irradiation ...