Modulating ROS to overcome multidrug resistance in cancer

Q Cui, JQ Wang, YG Assaraf, L Ren, P Gupta… - Drug Resistance …, 2018 - Elsevier
The successful treatment of cancer has significantly improved as a result of targeted therapy
and immunotherapy. However, during chemotherapy, cancer cells evolve and can acquire …

Modulation of oxidative stress as an anticancer strategy

C Gorrini, IS Harris, TW Mak - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2013 - nature.com
The regulation of oxidative stress is an important factor in both tumour development and
responses to anticancer therapies. Many signalling pathways that are linked to …

Selenoproteins: molecular pathways and physiological roles

VM Labunskyy, DL Hatfield… - Physiological …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Selenium is an essential micronutrient with important functions in human health and
relevance to several pathophysiological conditions. The biological effects of selenium are …

Molecular mechanisms and clinical implications of the gold drug auranofin

S Shen, J Shen, Z Luo, F Wang, J Min - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Auranofin (AUR) is an orally available lipophilic gold-based anti-inflammatory compound
used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recent evidence indicates that AUR may …

2-Deoxy-D-glucose targeting of glucose metabolism in cancer cells as a potential therapy

D Zhang, J Li, F Wang, J Hu, S Wang, Y Sun - Cancer letters, 2014 - Elsevier
Cancer cells are characterized by altered glucose metabolism known as the Warburg effect
in which aerobic glycolysis is increased. Glucose is converted to lactate even under …

Reactive oxygen species in normal and tumor stem cells

D Zhou, L Shao, DR Spitz - Advances in cancer research, 2014 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play an important role in determining the fate of normal
stem cells. Low levels of ROS are required for stem cells to maintain quiescence and self …

Upgrade of an old drug: Auranofin in innovative cancer therapies to overcome drug resistance and to increase drug effectiveness

T Gamberi, G Chiappetta, T Fiaschi… - Medicinal Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Auranofin is an oral gold (I) compound, initially developed for the treatment of rheumatoid
arthritis. Currently, Auranofin is under investigation for oncological application within a drug …

The role of thioredoxin system in cancer: strategy for cancer therapy

JJ Jia, WS Geng, ZQ Wang, L Chen… - Cancer chemotherapy and …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Cancer, a major public health problem, exhibits significant redox alteration.
Thioredoxin (Trx) system, including Trx and Trx reductase (TrxR), as well as Trx-interacting …

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Y Sun, Y Qiao, Y Liu, J Zhou, X Wang, H Zheng, Z Xu… - Redox biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) induction is an effective mechanism to kill cancer cells for
many chemotherapeutics, while resettled redox homeostasis induced by the anticancer …

Auranofin induces lethal oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum stress and exerts potent preclinical activity against chronic lymphocytic leukemia

W Fiskus, N Saba, M Shen, M Ghias, J Liu, SD Gupta… - Cancer research, 2014 - AACR
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) exhibits high remission rates after initial
chemoimmunotherapy, but with relapses with treatment, refractory disease is the most …