Functionalized Nanomaterials for Inhibiting ATP-Dependent Heat Shock Proteins in Cancer Photothermal/Photodynamic Therapy and Combination Therapy

TP Premji, BS Dash, S Das, JP Chen - Nanomaterials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Phototherapies induced by photoactive nanomaterials have inspired and accentuated the
importance of nanomedicine in cancer therapy in recent years. During these light-activated …

Development of a first-in-class small-molecule inhibitor of the C-terminal Hsp90 dimerization

S Bhatia, L Spanier, D Bickel, N Dienstbier… - ACS central …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Heat shock proteins 90 (Hsp90) are promising therapeutic targets due to their involvement in
stabilizing several aberrantly expressed oncoproteins. In cancerous cells, Hsp90 expression …

Mitochondria-mediated HSP inhibition strategy for enhanced low-temperature photothermal therapy

W Liu, J Di, Y Ma, S Wang, M Meng, Y Yin… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Low-temperature photothermal therapy (PTT) has the advantage of causing less damage to
normal tissues and has attracted great attention in recent years. However, the efficacy of low …

Regulating the master regulator: Controlling heat shock factor 1 as a chemotherapy approach

JR McConnell, LK Buckton, SR McAlpine - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2015 - Elsevier
Described is the role that heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) plays in regulating cellular stress.
Focusing on the current state of the HSF1 field in chemotherapeutics we outline the …

Targeting HSP90 dimerization via the C terminus is effective in imatinib-resistant CML and lacks the heat shock response

S Bhatia, D Diedrich, B Frieg, H Ahlert… - Blood, The Journal …, 2018 - ashpublications.org
Abstract Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) stabilizes many client proteins, including the BCR-
ABL1 oncoprotein. BCR-ABL1 is the hallmark of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in which …

Co-targeting HSP90 alpha and CDK7 overcomes resistance against HSP90 inhibitors in BCR-ABL1+ leukemia cells

M Vogt, N Dienstbier, J Schliehe-Diecks… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
HSP90 has emerged as an appealing anti-cancer target. However, HSP90 inhibitors
(HSP90i) are characterized by limited clinical utility, primarily due to the resistance …

Inhibition of HSP 90 is associated with potent anti-tumor activity in Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma

R Pahwa, J Dubhashi, A Singh, P Jailwala… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - Springer
Background There is no universally accepted treatment for patients with advanced papillary
renal cell carcinoma (PRCC). The presence of activating mutations in MET, as well as gain …

Inhibition of Hsp90 in the spinal cord enhances the antinociceptive effects of morphine by activating an ERK-RSK pathway

DI Duron, W Lei, NK Barker, C Stine, S Mishra… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Morphine and other opioids are commonly used to treat pain despite their numerous
adverse side effects. Modulating μ-opioid receptor (MOR) signaling is one way to potentially …

[HTML][HTML] Gambogic acid and gambogenic acid induce a thiol-dependent heat shock response and disrupt the interaction between HSP90 and HSF1 or HSF2

L Pesonen, S Svartsjö, V Bäck, A de Thonel… - Cell Stress and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer cells rely on heat shock proteins (HSPs) for growth and survival. Especially HSP90
has multiple client proteins and plays a critical role in malignant transformation, and …

Bis-aryl-α, β-unsaturated ketone (ABK) chaperonin inhibitors exhibit selective cytotoxicity to colorectal cancer cells that correlates with levels of aberrant HSP60 in the …

S Chitre, AM Ray, M Stevens, EH Doud… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2022 - Elsevier
While many studies have established the importance of protein homeostasis in tumor
progression, little effort has been made to examine the therapeutic potential of targeting the …