From ancient herb to modern drug: Artemisia annua and artemisinin for cancer therapy

T Efferth - Seminars in cancer biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Artemisia annua L. is used throughout Asia and Africa as tea and press juice to treat malaria
and related symptomes (fever, chills). Its active ingredient, artemisinin (ARS), has been …

Artemisinins: pharmacological actions beyond anti-malarial

WE Ho, HY Peh, TK Chan, WSF Wong - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2014 - Elsevier
Artemisinins are a family of sesquiterpene trioxane lactone anti-malarial agents originally
derived from Artemisia annua L. The anti-malarial action of artemisinins involves the …

Artemisinin compounds sensitize cancer cells to ferroptosis by regulating iron homeostasis

GQ Chen, FA Benthani, J Wu, D Liang… - Cell Death & …, 2020 - nature.com
The antimalarial drug artemisinin and its derivatives have been explored as potential
anticancer agents, but their underlying mechanisms are controversial. In this study, we found …

Artesunate activates the ATF4-CHOP-CHAC1 pathway and affects ferroptosis in Burkitt's Lymphoma

N Wang, GZ Zeng, JL Yin, ZX Bian - Biochemical and biophysical research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Currently, there is no effective treatment for Burkitt's lymphoma in patients aged above 60
years, and thus research on effective treatment options for Burkitt's lymphoma has been …

A new synthetic biology approach allows transfer of an entire metabolic pathway from a medicinal plant to a biomass crop

P Fuentes, F Zhou, A Erban, D Karcher, J Kopka… - elife, 2016 - elifesciences.org
Artemisinin-based therapies are the only effective treatment for malaria, the most
devastating disease in human history. To meet the growing demand for artemisinin and …

KPNB1-mediated nuclear translocation of PD-L1 promotes non-small cell lung cancer cell proliferation via the Gas6/MerTK signaling pathway

W Du, J Zhu, Y Zeng, T Liu, Y Zhang, T Cai… - Cell Death & …, 2021 - nature.com
In addition to the role of programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) in facilitating tumour cells
escape from immune surveillance, it is considered as a crucial effector in transducing …

Terpenoids: natural products for cancer therapy

M Huang, JJ Lu, MQ Huang, JL Bao… - Expert opinion on …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Terpenoids constitute the largest class of natural products and are a rich
reservoir of candidate compounds for drug discovery. Recent efforts into the research and …

The efficacy of natural bioactive compounds against prostate cancer: Molecular targets and synergistic activities

MAR Mia, D Dey, MR Sakib, MY Biswas… - Phytotherapy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, prostate cancer (PCa) is regarded as a challenging health issue, and the number
of PCa patients continues to rise despite the availability of effective treatments in recent …

Antitumor activity of artemisinin and its derivatives: from a well‐known antimalarial agent to a potential anticancer drug

MP Crespo-Ortiz, MQ Wei - BioMed Research International, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Improvement of quality of life and survival of cancer patients will be greatly enhanced by the
development of highly effective drugs to selectively kill malignant cells. Artemisinin and its …

Redox-directed cancer therapeutics: molecular mechanisms and opportunities

GT Wondrak - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Redox dysregulation originating from metabolic alterations and dependence on mitogenic
and survival signaling through reactive oxygen species represents a specific vulnerability of …