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... 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 ...
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 ...
... 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
... 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 ...
... Numerous studies have demonstrated the potent anticancer activity of various Chinese herbs. Actinidia chinensis Planch root (acRoots), a traditional Chinese medicine, functions as an antitumor and detoxifying agent and plays a role in diuresis and hemostasis. Treatment with acRoots confers strong inhibition of tumor growth in various forms of cancer. Here, we evaluated the anticancer activity and ...
... Increasing evidence indicates that high-fat diet (HFD) is a predisposing factor for metabolic syndrome-associated systemic inflammation and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Tumor necrosis factor-α/receptor-interacting protein kinase 3 (TNF-α/RIPK3) axis has recently become regarded as an important regulator and contributor in many inflammation-related diseases. Fisetin (Fn) is a bioactive ...
... Endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein complex subunit 6 (EMC6), also known as transmembrane protein 93 (transmembrane protein 93, TMEM93), is an autophagy-related protein. EMC6 overexpression inhibits cancer cell growth and induces apoptosis, but the interaction partners of EMC6 and its cellular responsibilities remain incompletely understood. In this study, we report that adenovirus-mediated ect ...
antineoplastic activity; berberine; bioavailability; chemical constituents of plants; colon; curcumin; drug delivery systems; flavonoids; nanoemulsions; nanoparticles; neoplasms; nose; pharmacokinetics; resveratrol
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... Natural compounds have significant anticancer pharmacological activities, but often suffer from low bioavailability and selectivity that limit therapeutic use. The present work critically analyzes the latest advances on drug delivery systems designed to enhance pharmacokinetics, targeting, cellular uptake and efficacy of anticancer phytoconstituents. Various phytochemicals, including flavonoids, r ...
... 808 nm near-infrared (NIR) light-induced biological theranostics is gradually becoming a popular method for cancer treatment. Meanwhile, mild synthetic methods to prepare medicines and gentle treatment conditions for cancer patients are becoming increasingly important to oncotherapy. Herein, tiny AgBiS₂ nanodots were synthesized via a simple method, and for the first time, discovered to produce a ...
... Ailanthone (Aila) is a natural active compound isolated from the Ailanthus altissima, which has been shown to possess an “in vitro” growth-inhibitory effect against several cancer cell lines. Advanced bladder cancer is a common disease characterized by a frequent onset of resistance to cisplatin-based therapy. The cisplatin (CDDP) resistance is accompanied by an increase in Nrf2 protein expression ...
Atractylodes macrocephala; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Western blotting; antineoplastic activity; apoptosis; arabinose; dyes; esophageal neoplasms; gas chromatography; gel chromatography; glucose; glycosidic linkages; interphase; mitochondria; polysaccharides; rhodamines; staining; therapeutics
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... In this study, polysaccharides from Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz (APA) which were soluble in alcohol were prepared, purified, analyzed the structure and investigated the antitumor activity in vitro cell experiment. Results of high-performance gel permeation chromatography (HPGPC), fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and gas chromatography (GC) showed that APA was a 2.1KDa neutral h ...
algae; antineoplastic activity; autotrophs; drug therapy; marine environment; metabolites; metastasis; models; neoplasm cells; neoplasms; signal transduction; transporters
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... Covering: 1957 to 2017 Algae constitute a heterogeneous group of eukaryotic photosynthetic organisms, mainly found in the marine environment. Algae produce numerous metabolites that help them cope with the harsh conditions of the marine environment. Because of their structural diversity and uniqueness, these molecules have recently gained a lot of interest for the identification of medicinally use ...
M. Masi; S. Van slambrouck; S. Gunawardana; M.J. van Rensburg; P.C. James; J.G. Mochel; P.S. Heliso; A.S. Albalawi; A. Cimmino; W.A.L. van Otterlo; A. Kornienko; I.R. Green; A. Evidente
... Haemanthus humilis Jacq., an indigenous South African Amaryllidaceae, was studied for the first time for its alkaloid content. From the acid extract of its bulbs, albomaculine, incartine, coccinine and montanine, belonging to the lycorine-, homolycorine- and isoquinoline-type alkaloids respectively, were isolated. Coccinine was the main metabolite (1.49 g/kg) and to the best of our knowledge H. hu ...