Anticancer activity of chitosan, chitosan derivatives, and their mechanism of action

HS Adhikari, PN Yadav - International Journal of Biomaterials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Tailoring of chitosan through the involvement of its amino, acetamido, and hydroxy groups
can give derivatives of enhanced solubility and remarkable anticancer activity. The general …

[HTML][HTML] Chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer: An update

M Abotaleb, P Kubatka, M Caprnda, E Varghese… - Biomedicine & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is the second greatest cause of death among women worldwide; it comprises
a group of heterogeneous diseases that evolves due to uncontrolled cellular growth and …

Evaluation of Bacillus subtilis as a probiotic to Indian major carp Labeo rohita (Ham.)

R Kumar, SC Mukherjee, KP Prasad… - Aquaculture …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Bacillus subtilis, a Gram‐positive, aerobic, endospore‐forming bacterium, was evaluated for
its probiotic potential in Indian major carp, Labeo rohita. Labeo rohita (15±2 g) were fed a …

[HTML][HTML] Future prospects for mitosis-targeted antitumor therapies

A Serrano-del Valle, C Reina-Ortiz, A Benedi… - Biochemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Dysregulation of cell cycle progression is a hallmark of cancer cells. In recent years, efforts
have been devoted to the development of new therapies that target proteins involved in cell …

Glembatumumab vedotin for patients with metastatic, gpNMB overexpressing, triple-negative breast cancer (“METRIC”): a randomized multicenter study

LT Vahdat, P Schmid, A Forero-Torres, K Blackwell… - NPJ Breast …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The METRIC study (NCT# 0199733) explored a novel antibody–drug conjugate,
glembatumumab vedotin (GV), targeting gpNMB that is overexpressed in~ 40% of patients …

Tubulin inhibitors: a patent review

YM Liu, HL Chen, HY Lee, JP Liou - Expert opinion on therapeutic …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Microtubules play an important role in several cellular processes, particularly in
the formation of the mitotic spindle during the process of mitosis. These highly dynamic …

Merkel cell polyomavirus small T antigen mediates microtubule destabilization to promote cell motility and migration

LM Knight, G Stakaityte, JJ Wood… - Journal of …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive skin cancer of neuroendocrine origin with a
high propensity for recurrence and metastasis. Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) causes …

[HTML][HTML] Resistance to anti-tubulin agents: From vinca alkaloids to epothilones

W Krause - Cancer Drug Resistance, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This review describes the mechanism of action-inhibition of microtubules-and the most
important mechanisms of resistance for vinca alkaloids, taxanes and epothilones …

Time for more optimism in metastatic breast cancer?

E Senkus, F Cardoso, O Pagani - Cancer treatment reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment of metastatic breast cancer has substantially changed in the last
decades. Availability of new cytotoxics and targeted therapies as well as changes in …

Fighting tubulin-targeting anticancer drug toxicity and resistance

R Visconti, D Grieco - Endocrine-related cancer, 2017 - erc.bioscientifica.com
Tubulin-targeting drugs, like taxanes and vinca alkaloids, are among the most effective
anticancer therapeutics used in the clinic today. Specifically, anti-microtubule cancer drugs …