Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
161, P. 114505 - 114505
Published: March 13, 2023
Multidrug
resistance
(MDR)
promotes
tumor
recurrence
and
metastasis
heavily
reduces
anticancer
efficiency,
which
has
become
a
primary
reason
for
the
failure
of
clinical
chemotherapy.
The
mechanisms
MDR
are
so
complex
that
conventional
chemotherapy
usually
fails
to
achieve
an
ideal
therapeutic
effect
even
accelerates
occurrence
MDR.
In
contrast,
combination
with
dual-drug
significant
advantages
in
therapy.
A
novel
codelivery
nanosystem,
combines
administration
nanotechnology,
can
overcome
application
limitation
free
drugs.
Both
characteristics
nanoparticles
synergistic
dual
drugs
contribute
circumventing
various
drug-resistant
cells.
Therefore,
developing
nanosystems
different
multidrug-resistant
important
reference
value
reversing
enhancing
antitumor
effect.
this
review,
advantages,
principles,
common
nanocarriers
systems
summarized.
molecular
designed
based
on
mainly
introduced.
Meanwhile,
development
prospects
challenges
also
discussed,
provide
guidelines
exploit
optimized
combined
strategies
future.
Cell Death and Disease,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(12)
Published: Dec. 5, 2022
Abstract
Doxorubicin
(DOX)
is
an
effective
anthracycline
chemotherapeutic
anticancer
drug
with
its
life-threatening
cardiotoxicity
severely
limiting
clinical
application.
Mitochondrial
damage-induced
cardiomyocyte
death
considered
essential
cue
for
DOX
cardiotoxicity.
FUN14
domain
containing
1
(FUNDC1)
a
mitochondrial
membrane
protein
participating
in
the
regulation
of
integrity
multiple
diseases
although
role
cardiomyopathy
remains
elusive.
Here,
we
examined
whether
PANoptosis,
novel
type
programmed
cell
closely
associated
damage,
was
involved
DOX-induced
heart
injury,
and
FUNDC1-mediated
if
any.
FUNDC1
downregulated
tissues
patients
dilated
(DCM)
DOX-challenged
mice.
deficiency
aggravated
cardiac
dysfunction,
PANoptosis.
Further
examination
revealed
that
countered
cytoplasmic
release
DNA
(mtDNA)
activation
PANoptosome
through
interaction
Tu
translation
elongation
factor
(TUFM),
key
translational
expression
repair
DNA,
via
96–133
amino
acid
domain.
TUFM
intervention
reversed
FUNDC1-elicited
protection
against
mtDNA
cytosolic
Our
findings
shed
light
toward
beneficial
thus
offering
therapeutic
promises
npj Aging,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(1)
Published: Jan. 23, 2024
Abstract
The
population
of
cancer
survivors
is
rapidly
increasing
due
to
improving
healthcare.
However,
therapies
often
have
long-term
side
effects.
One
example
therapy-related
cardiac
dysfunction
(CTRCD)
caused
by
doxorubicin:
up
9%
the
patients
treated
with
this
drug
develop
heart
failure
at
a
later
stage.
In
recent
years,
doxorubicin-induced
cardiotoxicity
has
been
associated
an
accelerated
aging
phenotype
and
cellular
senescence
in
heart.
review
we
explain
evidence
doxorubicin-treated
comparing
it
healthy
aged
hearts,
shed
light
on
treatment
strategies
that
are
proposed
pre-clinical
settings.
We
will
discuss
impact
could
clinic
future
research.
Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
24
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Doxorubicin
(DOX)
is
a
potent
chemotherapeutic
agent
for
breast
cancer,
but
its
effectiveness
often
diminished
by
resistance
mechanisms,
particularly
through
p-glycoprotein
(P-gp)
mediated
drug
efflux.
Clarithromycin
(CAM),
macrolide
antibiotic,
inhibits
multiple
metabolic
pathways
including
CYP3A
and
P-gp,
potentially
countering
DOX
resistance.
This
study
aimed
to
evaluate
the
potentiation
of
against
MCF-7
cancer
cell
line
encapsulating
both
CAM
in
PEGylated
liposomes.
liposomes
containing
were
prepared
using
thin
film
hydration
method.
The
physicochemical
properties
liposomes,
average
particle
size,
polydispersity
index
(PDI),
zeta
potential,
characterized.
Encapsulation
efficiencies
assessed,
stability
was
evaluated
over
9
days
at
room
temperature.
Cell
viability
measured
an
IC50
assay,
P-gp
expression
levels
determined
ELISA.
CAM/DOX-PEGylated
exhibited
optimal
size
(238
±
26.7
nm),
PDI
(0.29
0.107),
potential
(-20.9
2.17
mV).
These
maintained
good
regarding
charge
days.
81.05%
78.13%
DOX.
value
0.13
µM,
representing
significant
reduction
compared
physical
mixture
(0.25
µM)
free
(0.21
cells.
ELISA
analysis
showed
approximately
5%
with
1.61%
results
indicate
that
encapsulated
enhances
cells,
likely
inhibition
p-glycoprotein.
approach
may
offer
promising
strategy
overcome
improve
chemotherapy
outcomes.
Frontiers in Pharmacology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: May 4, 2021
The
gastrointestinal
tract
is
particularly
vulnerable
to
off-target
effects
of
antineoplastic
drugs
because
intestinal
epithelial
cells
proliferate
rapidly
and
have
a
complex
immunological
interaction
with
gut
microbiota.
As
result,
up
40–100%
all
cancer
patients
dosed
chemotherapeutics
experience
toxicity,
called
chemotherapeutics-induced
mucositis
(CIM).
condition
associated
histological
changes
inflammation
in
the
mucosa
arising
from
stem-cell
apoptosis
disturbed
cellular
renewal
maturation
processes.
In
turn,
this
results
various
pathologies,
including
ulceration,
pain,
nausea,
diarrhea,
bacterial
translocation
sepsis.
addition
reducing
patient
quality-of-life,
CIM
often
leads
dose-reduction
subsequent
decrease
anticancer
effect.
Despite
decades
experimental
clinical
investigations
remains
an
unsolved
issue,
there
strong
consensus
that
effective
strategies
are
needed
for
preventing
treating
CIM.
Recent
progress
understanding
molecular
functional
pathology
had
provided
many
new
potential
targets
opportunities
treatment.
This
review
presents
overview
functions
physiology
healthy
barrier
followed
by
summary
pathophysiological
mechanisms
involved
development
Finally,
we
highlight
some
pharmacological
microbial
interventions
shown
potential.
Conclusively,
one
must
accept
date
no
single
treatment
has
substantially
transformed
management
We
therefore
believe
best
chance
success
use
combination
treatments.
An
optimal
will
likely
include
prophylactics
(e.g.,
antibiotics/probiotics)
impact
acute
phase
anti-oxidants,
inhibitors,
anti-inflammatory
agents)
as
well
recovery
stimulation
proliferation
adaptation).
Biomolecules,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(7), P. 1038 - 1038
Published: June 25, 2023
The
seminal
discovery
of
paclitaxel
from
endophytic
fungus
Taxomyces
andreanae
was
a
milestone
in
recognizing
the
immense
potential
fungi
as
prolific
producers
bioactive
secondary
metabolites
use
medicine,
agriculture,
and
food
industries.
Following
paclitaxel,
research
community
has
intensified
efforts
to
harness
putative
lead
molecules
with
anticancer,
anti-inflammatory,
antimicrobial,
antioxidant,
cardio-protective,
immunomodulatory
properties.
Endophytic
have
been
valuable
source
compounds
over
last
three
decades.
Compounds
such
taxol,
podophyllotoxin,
huperzine,
camptothecin,
resveratrol
effectively
isolated
characterized
after
extraction
fungi.
These
findings
expanded
applications
medicine
related
fields.
In
present
review,
we
systematically
compile
analyze
several
important
derived
fungi,
encompassing
period
2011
2022.
Our
systematic
approach
focuses
on
elucidating
origins
exploring
structural
diversity
biological
activities
exhibited
by
these
compounds,
giving
special
emphasis
pharmacological
mechanism
action
certain
compounds.
We
highlight
tremendous
alternate
sources
metabolites,
implications
for
combating
major
global
diseases.
This
underscores
significant
role
that
can
play
development
novel
therapeutic
agents
address
challenges
posed
prevalent
diseases
worldwide.