Reactive oxygen species and cancer paradox: to promote or to suppress?

S Galadari, A Rahman, S Pallichankandy… - Free Radical Biology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS), a group of highly reactive ions and molecules, are
increasingly being appreciated as powerful signaling molecules involved in the regulation of …

Celastrol: a spectrum of treatment opportunities in chronic diseases

R Cascão, JE Fonseca, LF Moita - Frontiers in medicine, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The identification of new bioactive compounds derived from medicinal plants with significant
therapeutic properties has attracted considerable interest in recent years. Such is the case of …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles induce oxidative DNA damage and ROS-triggered mitochondria-mediated apoptosis in zebrafish embryos

X Zhao, X Ren, R Zhu, Z Luo, B Ren - Aquatic Toxicology, 2016 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (nano-ZnO) are one of the most important nanoparticles in the
industry. The objectives of this study were (1) to investigate the effects of nano-ZnO on …

Celastrol in cancer therapy: Recent developments, challenges and prospects

HY Lim, PS Ong, L Wang, A Goel, L Ding, ALA Wong… - Cancer Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer is one of the world's biggest healthcare burdens and despite the current
advancements made in treatment plans, the outcomes for oncology patients have yet to …

Therapeutic targeting of PP2A

CM O'Connor, A Perl, D Leonard, J Sangodkar… - The international journal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is a major serine/threonine phosphatase that
regulates many cellular processes. Given the central role of PP2A in regulating diverse …

A Mechanistic Overview of Triptolide and Celastrol, Natural Products from Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F

SR Chen, Y Dai, J Zhao, L Lin, Y Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Triptolide and celastrol are predominantly active natural products isolated from the
medicinal plant Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F. These compounds exhibit similar …

Celastrol induces apoptosis and autophagy via the ROS/JNK signaling pathway in human osteosarcoma cells: an in vitro and in vivo study

HY Li, J Zhang, LL Sun, BH Li, HL Gao, T Xie… - Cell death & …, 2015 - nature.com
Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant tumor of bone, the long-term survival
of which has stagnated in the past several decades. Celastrol, a triterpene from traditional …

Celastrol: progresses in structure-modifications, structure-activity relationships, pharmacology and toxicology

W Hou, B Liu, H Xu - European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Celastrol, a principal bioactive ingredient of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F, has gained
extensive exploration due to its unique structure features and multiple promising biological …

Molecular targets of celastrol in cancer: Recent trends and advancements

D Kashyap, A Sharma, HS Tuli, K Sak… - Critical Reviews in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Despite the advancement in the well-equipped and sophisticated laboratories and facilities,
cancer remains to be a major cause of death worldwide. Consequently, further investigation …

Celastrol suppresses colorectal cancer via covalent targeting peroxiredoxin 1

H Xu, H Zhao, C Ding, D Jiang, Z Zhao, Y Li… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
As a terpenoids natural product isolated from the plant Thunder God Vine, Celastrol is
widely studied for its pharmacological activities, including anti-tumor activities. The clinical …