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... Colorectal cancer (CRC) has a high morbidity and mortality worldwide. 20 (S)-ginsenoside Rh2 (G-Rh2) is a natural compound extracted from ginseng, which exhibits anticancer effects in many cancer types. In this study, we demonstrated the effect and underlying molecular mechanism of G-Rh2 in CRC cells in vitro and in vivo. Cell proliferation, migration, invasion, apoptosis, cell cycle, and western ...
... Colorectal cancer (CRC) is an important death-related disease in the world and new therapeutic strategies are urgently needed to reduce mortality. Several studies have demonstrated that emodin, the main ingredient of Rheum palmatum, fights cancer but its potential anti-tumor effect on CRC is still unknown. The present study is aimed to explore the potential anti-tumor effects of emodin against CRC ...
... Twenty one abietane diterpenes were isolated from Cephalotaxus oliveri Mast. The structures of 7 undescribed diterpenoids, named cephaloliverins A-G, were elucidated via spectroscopic data interpretation and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) analysis. The isolated diterpenoids were evaluated for their cytotoxicity against three kinds of human tumor cell lines (MCF-7, HepG2, and A549). Metaglypti ...
... An efficient, one-pot approach has been established for synthesizing a wide range of 3-amino-[1,2,4]-triazolo pyridines and related heterocycles from the electrochemically induced desulfurative cyclization of 2-hydrazinopyridines with isothiocyanates. The protocol allows for the formation of C–N bonds under simple conditions without transition metals or external oxidants. The practicability of thi ...
... Lung cancer is one of the most common types of malignant tumor. It has one of the highest morbidity and mortality rates worldwide, and approximately 85% of cases are non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Clinically, several EGFR inhibitors have been used to treat NSCLC, but resistance can develop. Studies have shown that cross talk between signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) a ...
... In order to obtain drug delivery carriers with good stability in blood and high cellular uptake efficiency, carboxyl groups and tertiary amine groups were respectively introduced into polyurethane to synthesize two kinds of amphiphilic polyurethanes with opposite charges (PUC and PUN). Their structures were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance ...
... The soluble and non-digestible longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) polysaccharides (LP) with Se content less than 0.01 g/kg were extracted and selenylated chemically with the HNO₃–Na₂SeO₃ system, to prepare two selenylated products namely SeLP1 and SeLP2 with enhanced Se contents of 1.46 and 4.79 g/kg, respectively. LP, SeLP1, and SeLP2 were then measured and compared for their saccharide features an ...
... Ovarian cancer is a gynaecological tumour has high incidence and mortality rates. Agrimonolide, isolated from Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb, has multiple biomedical activities, including anticancer activity. Here, we aimed to reveal the function of agrimonolide on ovarian cancer progression. MTT assay, colony-formation assay, flow cytometry, transwell assay, scratch test, western immunoblotting, reactive ...
... Alnustone, a diarylheptane compound, exhibits potent growth inhibition against hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) BEL‐7402 cells. However, the underlying mechanisms associated with its anticancer activity remain unknown. In the present study, we evaluated the anticancer effect of alnustone against several human cancers focused on HCC and the possible associated mechanisms. The results showed that alnu ...
... Polydopamine (PDA) shows great application potential in photothermal therapy (PTT) of tumors due to its excellent photothermal performance. However, PDA rich in a large number of catechin structures, with strong adhesion, can readily attach to plasma proteins in blood to form protein corona, which greatly hinders the transfer efficiency to tumors and reduces the bioavailability. In this paper, a s ...
Andrographis; DNA damage; Oriental traditional medicine; adenocarcinoma; andrographolide; anti-inflammatory agents; antineoplastic activity; cancer therapy; cell cycle checkpoints; cell proliferation; cell senescence; flow cytometry; humans; lung neoplasms; lungs; mice; neoplasm cells; protein content; xenotransplantation
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... Senescence leads to permanent cell-cycle arrest and is a potential target for cancer therapy. Andrographolide (AD) is a diterpene lactone isolated from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Andrographis paniculate, which has been used as an anti-inflammatory drug in clinical practice with the potential to target senescence in recalcitrant lung cancer. To determine whether AD can induce senescence in ...
... Cancer represents one of the major causes of mortality worldwide; indeed, 19.3 million new cases and almost 10.0 million deaths were estimated last year. Among the different type of cancers, malignant melanoma represents the most aggressive and deadly skin cancer. Unfortunately, the long-term efficacy of melanoma treatments is limited by the lack of clinical efficacy, onset of side effects and res ...
... The prevalence and mortality rate of colorectal cancer (CRC) have been increasing dramatically worldwide. Pinus massoniana pollen, a well-known natural food, is one of the most commonly consumed traditional medicines in China. P. massoniana pollen polysaccharides (PPPS) have antitumor effects, but it remains unclear whether they can inhibit CRC. Here, we have demonstrated that PPPS inhibited CRC c ...
... The mushroom Inonotus hispidus is traditional Chinese medicine, which has been used to treat tumor illness for many years in China. However, the potential anti-tumor mechanisms of I. hispidus remain unclear.This study aimed to reveal the anti-tumor mechanism of I. hispidus petroleum ether extract (IPE) on H22 tumor-bearing mice from the point of view of metabonomics.The model of H22 tumor-bearing ...
Oriental traditional medicine; Western blotting; antineoplastic activity; apoptosis; blood serum; cell growth; flow cytometry; hepatoma; mice; models; protein synthesis; xenotransplantation
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... Yanggan Huayu granule (YGHY) is a formula of traditional Chinese medicine that has been widely used to treat patients with liver cancer. But its working mechanism is still poorly understood.Aim of the study: To investigate the anti-tumor effect of YGHY and its working mechanisms in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).H22 mouse xenograft model was used to detect the effect of YGHY on hepatocellular carc ...
... Leaves of Blumea balsamifera Lin. (DC) is commonly used to treat bacterial infection and chronic diseases in Asia. This study determines the antibacterial activity and cytotoxicity of sequentially extracted hexane, ethyl acetate, and 50% aqueous methanol of B. balsamifera. B. balsamifera extracted with hexane (HE), ethyl acetate (HES) and 50% aqueous methanol (HEMS) showed significant inhibition ( ...
... Targeting Bcr-Abl is the key to the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia. Despite great progress in the treatment of patients with chronic CML, advanced CML patients are still unable to obtain effective and safe drugs. Momordica cochinchinensis seed is the dried ripe seed of Momordica cochinchinensis, which is a kind of fruit and consumed for dietary as well as medicinal uses. This study aimed to ...
... Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) is an active component of cruciferous vegetables which is considered a promising antineoplastic agent. This study aimed to assess I3C antineoplastic activity alone and with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) on Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) model. Eighty female mice were divided into six groups wherein all groups except groups I and II received EAC cells (10⁶ cells/mouse i.p.). Gro ...
... The purpose of this study is to screen and to evaluate anticancer activity and apoptosis induction of Chromolaena odorata (C. odorata) leaves extract and its fractions on HepG2 cancer cell lines. The C. odorata leaves were extracted by maceration using ethanol 80% then fractionated by using n-hexane, ethyl acetate and ethanol. MTT assay method was used to evaluate anticancer activity and flowcytom ...
DNA replication; antimicrobial peptides; antineoplastic activity; antineoplastic agents; apoptosis; cancer therapy; cell movement; cell proliferation; cytotoxicity; drug resistance; drug therapy; interphase; lactate dehydrogenase; lung neoplasms; membrane potential; mitochondrial membrane; neoplasm cells; propidium
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... Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a major cause of global cancer mortalities and accounts for approximately 80–85% of reported lung cancer cases. Conventional chemotherapeutics show limited application because of poor tumor selectivity and acquired drug resistance. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have gained much attention as potential anticancer therapeutics owing to their high potency and high ...
Sofia A. Lizunova; Vladimir B. Tsvetkov; Dmitry A. Skvortsov; Polina N. Kamzeeva; Olga M. Ivanova; Lilja A. Vasilyeva; Alexey A. Chistov; Evgeny S. Belyaev; Alexei A. Khrulev; Tatiana S. Vedekhina; Alexandra N. Bogomazova; Maria A. Lagarkova; Anna M. Varizhuk; Andrey V. Aralov
... G4-stabilizing ligands are now being considered as anticancer, antiviral and antibacterial agents. Phenoxazine is a promising scaffold for the development of G4 ligands. Here, we profiled two known phenoxazine-based nucleoside analogs and five new nucleoside and non-nucleoside derivatives against G4 targets from telomere repeats and the KIT promoter region. Leading new derivatives exhibited remark ...
... The interleukin‐1 receptor‐related kinase 4 (IRAK4), downstream of myd88, plays an essential role in hyperactive TLR signalling seen in some B‐cell lymphomas. In particular, efficient IRAK4 inhibitors of activated B‐cell subtype of human diffuse large B‐Cell lymphoma (DLBCL) are being developed. However, the anticancer effect of IRAK‐4 inhibitors in veterinary medicine has not been elucidated. It ...
Shilpa Kuttikrishnan; Ajaz A. Bhat; Jericha M. Mateo; Fareed Ahmad; Feras Q. Alali; Tamam El-Elimat; Nicholas H. Oberlies; Cedric J. Pearce; Shahab Uddin
... Neosetophomone B (NSP–B), a meroterpenoid fungal secondary metabolite, was investigated for its anticancer potential in leukemic cell lines (K562 and U937). NSP-B treatment of leukemic cells suppressed cell viability by triggering apoptotic cell death. Apoptosis induced by NSP-B is triggered by mitochondrial signaling and caspase activation. Additionally, NSP-B treatment of leukemic cells causes A ...
... Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) has a low incidence universally, but very high incidence in the northeast of Thailand. Currently, the treatments of CCA are ineffective. Therefore, substances from natural products have been developed to replace by reducing the toxicity of chemotherapy drugs. Therefore, this study evaluated the effects of Terminalia chebula, Terminalia bellirica, and Phyllanthus emblica ex ...
Maged Mostafa Mahmoud; Modhi Alenezi; Ahmed M. Al-Hejin; Turki S. Abujamel; Fadwa Aljoud; Abdulwahab Noorwali; Ibrahim A. Awad; Mohammed Alkhaled; Haitham A. Yacoub
... BACKGROUND: This study served as the pioneer in studying the anti-cancer role of chicken cathelicidin peptides. METHODS AND RESULTS: Chicken cathelicidins were used as anticancer agent against the breast cancer cell line (MCF-7) and human colon cancer cell line (HCT116). In addition, the mechanism of action of the interaction of cationic peptides with breast cancer cell line MCF-7 was also investi ...
... BACKGROUND: Imidazole nucleus has been used efficiently in the development of many drug molecules due to its therapeutic effects. Many derivatives of it have been produced particularly for use in cancer treatment. However, the anti-cancer effects of imidazole nucleus in liver cancer cells are as yet unclear. In this study, we aimed to investigate the anti-cancer effects of imidazole nucleus in hep ...
... Picrasidine I is a dimeric alkaloid derived from a Southern Asian plant Picrasma quassioides and demonstrated to possess pharmacological activities, such as anti‐inflammatory and anti‐osteoclastogenic effects. However, its potential anticancer effect remains unclear. In the present study, anticancer activity of picrasidine I was assessed by treating oral squamous cell carcinoma cells with differen ...
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Paenibacillus polymyxa; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; antineoplastic activity; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; bioactive compounds; bioprocessing; biotechnology; chemical precipitation; cytotoxicity; flow cytometry; high performance liquid chromatography; nucleotide sequences; polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; polypeptides; sequence analysis; sodium; soil; thiazolyl blue
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... Epsilon-Poly-L-lysine (ε-PL) is a non-toxic cationic homopolypeptide with unique bioactive properties. In this study, two novel polylysine producers, Paenibacillus polymyxa HS6 and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia YS8 were isolated from different soil samples and identified by 16S rDNA sequence analysis. To obtain pure cationic polypeptide from these bacteria, chemical precipitation with sodium tetrap ...
Aya Gabriella Peña; Michael Russelle Alvarez; Kimberly Delica; Patrick Gabriel Moreno; Rowell Abogado; Sheryl Joyce Grijaldo; Edcyl Lee Salac; Froila Marie Deniega; Manolo Basingan; Cherry Mae Ravidas; Francisco Heralde; Gladys Cherisse Completo; Isagani Padolina; Ruel Nacario
... Several natural products are known to have anticancer activity, which helps prevent cancer. This study explores the potential use of different extracts of Annona muricata L. and Antidesma bunius L. leaves as an anticancer drug by testing its anti-oxidative and anticancer properties. Furthermore, metabolomics of these plant extracts was performed to characterize them. This project studied the bioac ...
... Lung Cancer (LC) is an emergent disease widespread globally. Compared to other types of cancer, LC has one of the lowest survival rates (18%). As some risk factors associated with the development of lung carcinogenesis are still unavoidable, researchers have been trying to find efficient and safe alternatives that can help prevent LC or even attenuate its rapid evolution after diagnosis. Studies w ...
Heloiza Diniz Nicolella; Arthur Barcelos Ribeiro; Matheus Reis Santos de Melo; Saulo Duarte Ozelin; Lucas Henrique Domingos da Silva; Rodrigo Cássio Sola Veneziani; Denise Crispim Tavares
... The manool diterpene, found in abundance in Salvia officinalis L., showed a selective cytotoxic effect against murine melanoma cells. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the antitumor potential of manool in a murine melanoma model, administered by three routes: oral, subcutaneous, and intraperitoneal. In addition, the antimelanoma effect of manool (orally) combined with cisplatin (subcu ...
... Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fastest-growing tumor capable of spreading to other organs via blood vessels formed by endothelial cells. Apoptosis and angiogenesis-targeting therapies are attractive for cancer treatment. In this study, we aimed to study the in vitro cytotoxicity of Withania somnifera against human HCC (HepG2) cells, identify potential antitumoral withanolide glycosides from ...
... Tigerinins are antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) derived from the skin secretions of the Indian bullfrog Hoplobatrachus tigerinus. Tigerinin-1 (FCTMIPIPRCY-Am) peptide was synthesized by solid-phase Fmoc chemistry and investigated its antitumor activities. Tigerinin-1 was cytotoxic to human cancer cells. It causes necrosis by damaging the cell membrane and loss of lysosome integrity. Tigerinin-1trigge ...
... Background: Extracts obtained from different Betonica species have been shown to possess important biological properties. The present study aimed to investigate the cytotoxicity, antitumor and immunomodulatory potential of the endemic plant Betonica bulgarica (Lamiaceae) and thus, reveal new aspects of its biological activity. Methods: Methanolic extract obtained from inflorescences was analyzed f ...
... Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. (C. reflexa) is a well-known traditional herbal plant, with numerous inherent therapeutic potentials including anticancer, antitumor, antibacterial, analgesic, anthelmintic, laxative and others. Moreover, the anticancer and antitumor potentials of this herb are ongoing with several trails, thus an attempt was made to assess the anticancer and hepatoprotective potentials of tr ...
... Bovistella sinensis (BS) Lloyd was medically used by Chinese folks and associated with various bioactivities. In this study, dry fruiting body of Bovistella sinensis (BS) Lloyd was self‐fermented to improve the anti‐breast‐cancer activity and the mitochondrial ROS‐induced apoptosis of key compound was investigated. BS extracts obtained with petroleum ether, ethyl acetate, n‐butanol, ethanol, and d ...
... A suitable animal model for preclinical screening and evaluation in vivo could vastly increase the efficiency and success rate of nanomedicine development. Compared with rodents, the transparency of the zebrafish model offers unique advantages of real-time and high-resolution imaging of the whole body and cellular levels in vivo. In this research, we established an apoptosis-sensing xenograft zebr ...
... The ultrasound‐assisted enzymatic extraction (UAEE) in this work was utilized to extract triterpenoid from Ganoderma lucidum (G. lucidum). The enzyme concentration (%), ethanol: material ratio (ml/g), ultrasonic duration (min), ultrasonic temperature (°C), and ultrasonic power (W) were all studied as factors impacting triterpenoid content. The experiment was developed using the Plackett–Burman mod ...
antineoplastic activity; apoptosis; bioavailability; breast neoplasms; breasts; cell viability; cost effectiveness; drug therapy; half life; nanocarriers; peptides; relapse; toxicity
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... Breast cancer (BC) is the most extensively accounted malignancy among the women across the globe and is treatable in 70–80% of patients with early-stage, non-metastatic cancer. The current available therapies have been found to be less effective to treat distant organ metastases and advanced breast cancers. The clinical efficacy hugely suffers from chemoresistance, non-specific toxicity, relapse a ...
... Solanum nigrum, commonly known as Makoi or black shade has been traditionally used in Asian countries and other regions of world to treat liver disorders, diarrhoea, inflammatory conditions, chronic skin ailments (psoriasis and ringworm), fever, hydrophobia, painful periods, eye diseases, etc. It has been observed that S. nigrum contains substances, like steroidal saponins, total alkaloid, steroid ...
... In this study, the ethanol/salt aqueous two-phase system was firstly used to extract Selaginella doederleinii polysaccharides (SDP). Through single factor and response surface analysis, the best extraction conditions were as follows: extraction time of 40 min, ultrasonic power of 280 W, ethanol concentration of 35%, inorganic salt concentration of 0.22 g/mL, and liquid/solid ratio of 25 mL/g with ...
... Epithelial ovarian carcinoma is the most lethal female reproductive malignancy in the world. Paclitaxel and carboplatin are generally the first-line treatment drugs for ovarian cancer patients, but numerous patients may develop chemotherapy resistance. Thus, it is urgent to identify novel drugs for ovarian cancer treatment. Arborinine has been known as a broad-spectrum anti-tumor agent due to it p ...
Julio José Jiménez-Alonso; Emilio Guillén-Mancina; José Manuel Calderón-Montaño; Víctor Jiménez-González; Patricia Díaz-Ortega; Estefanía Burgos-Morón; Miguel López-Lázaro
... New therapies are needed to improve the low survival rates of patients with metastatic colon cancer. Evidence suggests that amino acid (AA) restriction can be used to target the altered metabolism of cancer cells. In this work, we evaluated the therapeutic potential of selective AA restriction in colon cancer. After observing anticancer activity in vitro, we prepared several artificial diets and e ...
Mahmoud Khalid; Mousa Amayreh; Saadi Sanduka; Zaidoun Salah; Fuad Al-Rimawi; Ghassab M. Al-Mazaideh; Abdulkareem A. Alanezi; Fadel Wedian; Fawaz Alasmari; Mohammed Helmy Faris Shalayel
... The most efficient and safe source of medications is the natural and traditional medications which are produced from plants and herbs. In this study, Sisymbrium officinale (S. officinale) was tested to explore its total phenolic and flavonoids contents. Antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anticancer activities were assessed as well. S. officinale was bought from a local Palestinian market, air-dried, ...
... This study aimed to evaluate the anti-tumor activity and the mechanism of apple polyphenols on aminopeptidase N (APN), janus kinase 3 (JAK3) and enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) using molecular docking and in vitro human colon (Caco-2) cells. The 88 apple polyphenols were docked with targets, i.e., APN, JAK3, and EZH2, and the potential polyphenol cyanidin-3-O-arabinoside was selected. CCK-8 ass ...
... The Astragalus polysaccharide is an important bioactive component derived from the dry root of Astragalus membranaceus. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the research progress on the immunomodulatory effect of Astragalus polysaccharide and provide valuable reference information. We review the immunomodulatory effect of Astragalus polysaccharide on central and peripheral immun ...
Curcuma phaeocaulis; antineoplastic activity; chemoselectivity; drug design; enantioselectivity; ginger; isomers; moieties; reducing agents; samarium; sesquiterpenoids; therapeutics; traditional medicine; turmeric
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... The therapeutic properties of Curcuma (ginger and turmeric’s family) have long been known in traditional medicine. However, only recently have guaiane-type sesquiterpenes extracted from Curcuma phaeocaulis been submitted to biological testing, and their enhanced bioactivity was highlighted. Among these compounds, phaeocaulisin A has shown remarkable anti-inflammatory and anticancer activity, which ...
DNA; DNA damage; antineoplastic activity; biomarkers; cell death; drug development; drug resistance; drug therapy; genomics; medicine; metastasis; mutants; phenotype; phosphotransferases (kinases); prognosis; prostatic neoplasms; relapse
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... The DNA damage response is an integral part of a cells’ ability to maintain genomic integrity by responding to and ameliorating DNA damage, or initiating cell death for irrepairably damaged cells. This response is often hijacked by cancer cells to evade cell death allowing mutant cells to persist, as well as in the development of treatment resistance to DNA damaging agents such as chemotherapy and ...
... Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignant tumors in the digestive system, and Chinese herbal medicine plays an important role in tumor treatment. The in-depth study of auriculasin isolated from Flemingia philippinensis showed that auriculasin promoted reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in a concentration-dependent manner; when ROS scavenger NAC was added, the effects of aur ...
... Effective alternative strategies and methodological approaches are critically necessary for cancer prevention and therapy. In this study, we investigated the antitumor potential of neem fruit mesocarp and epicarp extracts. The chemical composition of the derived extracts was characterized using GC–MS. Data were collected on the antimicrobial activity of the extracts in addition to the cytotoxicity ...