8-paradol from ginger exacerbates PINK1/Parkin mediated mitophagy to induce apoptosis in human gastric adenocarcinoma DOI Creative Commons
Rongbo Wang, Yeong‐Geun Lee,

Sanjeevram Dhandapani

et al.

Pharmacological Research, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 187, P. 106610 - 106610

Published: Dec. 12, 2022

Gastric cancer (GC) occurs in the gastric mucosa, and its high morbidity mortality make it an international health crisis. Therefore, novel drugs are needed for treatment. The use of natural products their components treatments has shown promise. this study aimed to evaluate effect 8-paradol, a phenolic compound isolated from ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe), on GC determine underlying mechanisms action. In study, repeated column chromatography was conducted EtOH extract isolate gingerol derivatives. cytotoxicity eight compounds underwent (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)− 2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) tetrazolium reduction (MTT) assay. 8-paradol showed most potent among compounds. mechanism by which regulated specific proteins AGS cells evaluated proteomic analysis. To validate predicted mechanisms, thymus-deficient nude mice bearing xenografts were used as vitro vivo models GC, respectively. results that promoted PINK1/Parkin-associated mitophagy, mediating cell apoptosis. Additionally, inhibition mitophagy chloroquine (CQ) ameliorated 8-paradol-induced mitochondrial dysfunction apoptosis, supporting causative role anticancer effect. Molecular docking revealed molecular interactions between mitophagy-/ apoptosis-related at atomic level. Our provides strong evidence could act potential therapeutic agent suppress progression targeting pathway.

Language: Английский

Management of side effects during and post-treatment in breast cancer survivors DOI Open Access
Oxana Palesh, Caroline Scheiber, Shelli R. Kesler

et al.

The Breast Journal, Journal Year: 2017, Volume and Issue: 24(2), P. 167 - 175

Published: Aug. 27, 2017

Cancer-related fatigue, insomnia, and cancer-related cognitive impairment are commonly experienced symptoms that share psychological physical manifestations. One or more of these will affect nearly all patients at some point during their course treatment survivorship. These side effects burdensome reduce patients' quality life well beyond cancer diagnosis associated care treatments. likely to have multiple etiologies make it difficult identify the most effective method manage them. In this review, we summarized information on incidence prevalence among breast survivors as recent research findings pharmaceutical, psychological, exercise interventions shown effectiveness in effects. Our review revealed current pharmaceutical tend ameliorate only temporarily without addressing underlying causes. Exercise behavioral consistently managing chronic possibly address an etiology. Future is needed investigate can be delivered directly clinic a large portion survivors.

Language: Английский

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ZnO-Based Nanoplatforms for Labeling and Treatment of Mouse Tumors without Detectable Toxic Side Effects DOI

Dai-Xin Ye,

Yingying Ma, Wei Zhao

et al.

ACS Nano, Journal Year: 2016, Volume and Issue: 10(4), P. 4294 - 4300

Published: March 28, 2016

ZnO quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized with polymer shells, coordinated Gd(3+) ions and adsorbed doxorubicin (DOX) together to form a new kind of multifunctional ZnO-Gd-DOX nanoplatform. Such pH sensitive nanoplatforms shown release DOX cancer cells in vitro mouse tumors vivo, reveal better specificity lower toxicity than free DOX, even therapeutic efficacy an FDA approved commercial DOX-loading drug DOX-Liposome Injection (DOXIL, NDA#050718). The exhibited strong red fluorescence, which benefited the fluorescent imaging on live mice. Due special structure nanoparticles, such possessed high longitudinal relaxivity r1 52.5 mM(-1) s(-1) at 0.55 T, was superior many other based nanoparticles. Thus, both fluorescence labeling magnetic resonance could be applied simultaneously tumor bearing mice along delivery. After 36 days treatment these mice, nanoparticles greatly inhibited growth without causing any appreciable abnormality major organs. most important merit that nanoplatform biodegraded completely showed no toxic side effects after H&E (hematoxylin eosin) staining slices ICP-AES (inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry) bioanalyses.

Language: Английский

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The Antitumor Potentials of Benzimidazole Anthelmintics as Repurposing Drugs DOI Open Access
Deok‐Soo Son, Eun-Sook Lee,

Samuel E. Adunyah

et al.

Immune Network, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 20(4)

Published: Jan. 1, 2020

The development of refractory tumor cells limits therapeutic efficacy in cancer by activating mechanisms that promote cellular proliferation, migration, invasion, metastasis, and survival. Benzimidazole anthelmintics have broad-spectrum action to remove parasites both human veterinary medicine. In addition being antiparasitic agents, benzimidazole are known exert anticancer activities, such as the disruption microtubule polymerization, induction apoptosis, cell cycle (G2/M) arrest, anti-angiogenesis, blockage glucose transport. These antitumorigenic effects even extend resistant approved therapies when combination with conventional therapeutics, enhance hold promise adjuvants. Above all, these may offer a broad, safe spectrum treat cancer, demonstrated their long history use agents. present review summarizes central literature regarding anthelmintics, including albendazole, parbendazole, fenbendazole, mebendazole, oxibendazole, oxfendazole, ricobendazole, flubendazole lines, animal models, clinical trials. This provides valuable information on how improve quality life patients cancers increasing treatment options decreasing side from therapy.

Language: Английский

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Carbon dot/WS2 heterojunctions for NIR-II enhanced photothermal therapy of osteosarcoma and bone regeneration DOI
Bijiang Geng, Hua Qin, Wenwen Shen

et al.

Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 383, P. 123102 - 123102

Published: Oct. 8, 2019

Language: Английский

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Cisplatin-Induced Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction: Mechanisms and Counteracting Therapeutic Strategies DOI Open Access
Elena Conte, Elena Bresciani, Laura Rizzi

et al.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 21(4), P. 1242 - 1242

Published: Feb. 13, 2020

Among the severe side effects induced by cisplatin chemotherapy, muscle wasting is most relevant one. This effect a major cause for clinical decline of cancer patients, since it negative predictor treatment outcome and associated to increased mortality. However, despite its toxicity even at low doses, remains first-line therapy several types solid tumors. Thus, effective pharmacological treatments counteracting or minimizing cisplatin-induced are urgently needed. The dissection molecular pathways responsible dysfunction gives possibility identify novel promising therapeutic targets. In this context, use animal model cachexia very useful. Here, we report an update researches on mechanisms underlying potential options preserve mass function.

Language: Английский

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Engineering Magnetosomes for High-Performance Cancer Vaccination DOI Creative Commons
Feng Li, Weidong Nie, Fan Zhang

et al.

ACS Central Science, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 5(5), P. 796 - 807

Published: April 3, 2019

A novel cancer vaccine is developed by using Fe3O4 magnetic nanoclusters (MNCs) as the core and cell membranes decorated with anti-CD205 cloak. Because of superparamagnetism magnetization MNCs, it first achieved for retention in lymph nodes a resonance imaging (MRI) guide, which opened time window antigen uptake dendritic cells (DCs). Meanwhile, camouflaged serve reservoir various antigens, enabling subsequent multiantigenic response. Additionally, direct more into CD8+ DCs, facilitating major histocompatibility complex (MHC) I cross-presentation. These unique advantages together lead to great proliferation T superior clonal diversity cytotoxic activity. As result, potent prophylactic therapeutic effects few abnormalities are observed on five different tumor models. Therefore, such cancer-derived magnetosome integration recent nanotechnologies successfully demonstrates its promise safe high-performance vaccination.

Language: Английский

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Living Microalgae‐Based Magnetic Microrobots for Calcium Overload and Photodynamic Synergetic Cancer Therapy DOI Creative Commons
Shuai Jiang, Bo Hao, Xin Song

et al.

Advanced Healthcare Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 27, 2025

Abstract The combination of Ca 2+ overload and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production for cancer therapy offers a superior solution to the lack specificity in traditional antitumor strategies. However, current therapeutic platforms this strategy are primarily based on non‐targeting nanomaterials, leading undesirable off‐target side effects. Additionally, resistance ROS apoptosis induced by hypoxic tumor microenvironment (TME) further limits efficiency. Herein, magnetic microrobot living Spirulina Platensis (SP), which is coated with double layer Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles (NPs) CaCO NPs. microrobots can accumulate regions under attraction, produces high‐Ca environment acidic TME facilitates ultrasound (US) stimulation. Meanwhile, sufficient (O 2 ) photosynthesis helps alleviate hypoxia promotes situ chlorophyll‐mediated photodynamic (PDT), coordinate induce cell apoptosis. With these unique properties, SP‐based offer promising microrobotics‐based accumulation production, contributing precise effective way treatment.

Language: Английский

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Optimizing Dosing of Oncology Drugs DOI

Lori M. Minasian,

Osnat Rosen, Daniel Auclair

et al.

Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Journal Year: 2014, Volume and Issue: 96(5), P. 572 - 579

Published: Aug. 8, 2014

The purpose of this article is to acknowledge the challenges in optimizing dosing oncology drugs and propose potential approaches address these order optimize effectiveness, minimize toxicity, promote adherence patients. These could provide better opportunities understand sources variability drug exposure clinical outcomes during development premarketing evaluation investigational new drugs. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (2014); 96 5, 572–579. doi:10.1038/clpt.2014.153

Language: Английский

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Carbon dioxide laser treatment for vulvovaginal atrophy in women treated for breast cancer: Preliminary results of the feasibility EPIONE trial DOI Creative Commons
Barbara Hersant,

G. Werkoff,

Dana Sawan

et al.

Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthétique, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 65(4), P. e23 - e31

Published: June 5, 2020

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A tumor-targeting fluorescent probe for ratiometric imaging of pH and improving PDT/PTT synergistic therapy DOI

Qing-Song Gu,

Ting Li, Wenxin Wang

et al.

Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 393, P. 134287 - 134287

Published: July 12, 2023

Language: Английский

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