Microtubule targeting agents in disease: classic drugs, novel roles

L Wordeman, JJ Vicente - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Microtubules (MTs) are highly conserved proteins present in all eukaryotic
organisms. They form the cell cytoskeleton, and its function is essential for a large number of …

Glioblastoma: current status, emerging targets, and recent advances

A Thakur, C Faujdar, R Sharma, S Sharma… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a highly malignant brain tumor characterized by a heterogeneous
population of genetically unstable and highly infiltrative cells that are resistant to …

An Update on Non-CB1, Non-CB2 Cannabinoid Related G-Protein-Coupled Receptors

P Morales, PH Reggio - Cannabis and cannabinoid research, 2017 - liebertpub.com
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) has been shown to be of great importance in the
regulation of numerous physiological and pathological processes. To date, two Class A G …

Supramolecularly enabled pH-triggered drug action at tumor microenvironment potentiates nanomedicine efficacy against glioblastoma

S Quader, X Liu, K Toh, YL Su, AR Maity, A Tao… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
The crucial balance of stability in blood-circulation and tumor-specific delivery has been
suggested as one of the challenges for effective bench-to-bedside translation of …

Target-based anticancer indole derivatives for the development of anti-glioblastoma agents

S Salerno, E Barresi, E Baglini, V Poggetti… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive and frequent primary brain tumor, with a poor
prognosis and the highest mortality rate. Currently, GBM therapy consists of surgical …

The spicy story of cannabimimetic indoles

AC Howlett, BF Thomas, JW Huffman - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Sterling Research Group identified pravadoline as an aminoalkylindole (AAI) non-
steroidal anti-inflammatory pain reliever. As drug design progressed, the ability of AAI …

Indole derivatives targeting colchicine binding site as potential anticancer agents

B Goel, S Jaiswal, SK Jain - Archiv der Pharmazie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microtubules are appealing as intracellular targets for anticancer activity due to their
importance in cell division. Three important binding sites are present on the tubulin protein …

A brain-penetrant microtubule-targeting agent that disrupts hallmarks of glioma tumorigenesis

EA Horne, P Diaz, PJ Cimino, E Jung… - Neuro-oncology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Glioma is sensitive to microtubule-targeting agents (MTAs), but most MTAs do
not cross the blood brain barrier (BBB). To address this limitation, we developed the new …

Modified carbazoles destabilize microtubules and kill glioblastoma multiform cells

P Diaz, E Horne, C Xu, E Hamel, M Wagenbach… - European journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Small molecules that target microtubules (MTs) represent promising therapeutics to treat
certain types of cancer, including glioblastoma multiform (GBM). We synthesized modified …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic effects of the combined treatment of U251 and T98G glioma cells with an anti‑tubulin tetrahydrothieno [2, 3‑c] pyridine derivative and a peptide …

M Zurlo, R Romagnoli, P Oliva… - International …, 2021 - spandidos-publications.com
In the development of novel and more effective anticancer approaches, combined
treatments appear to be of great interest, based on the possibility of obtaining relevant …