Combination of antimalarial and CNS drugs with antineoplastic agents in MCF-7 breast and HT-29 colon cancer cells: Biosafety evaluation and mechanism of action

D Duarte, M Nunes, S Ricardo, N Vale - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drug combination and drug repurposing are two strategies that allow to find novel
oncological therapies, in a faster and more economical process. In our previous studies, we …

Pitavastatin and ivermectin enhance the efficacy of paclitaxel in chemoresistant high-grade serous carcinoma

M Nunes, D Duarte, N Vale, S Ricardo - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The main challenge in high-grade serous carcinoma management is to
unveil therapeutic approaches to overcome chemoresistance. Drug combinations and …

The peptide-drug conjugate TH1902: a new sortilin receptor-mediated cancer therapeutic against ovarian and endometrial cancers

JC Currie, M Demeule, C Charfi, A Zgheib, A Larocque… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tumor heterogeneity, drug resistance, and systemic toxicity are major
concerns throughout treatments of gynecological cancers. Off-target toxicity is also a …

Cell surface CD55 traffics to the nucleus leading to cisplatin resistance and stemness by inducing PRC2 and H3K27 trimethylation on chromatin in ovarian cancer

R Bharti, G Dey, D Khan, A Myers, OG Huffman… - Molecular Cancer, 2024 - Springer
Background Platinum resistance is the primary cause of poor survival in ovarian cancer (OC)
patients. Targeted therapies and biomarkers of chemoresistance are critical for the treatment …

Acquisition of paclitaxel resistance modulates the biological traits of gastric cancer AGS cells and facilitates epithelial to mesenchymal transition and angiogenesis

A Niapour, N Seyedasli - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose This study aims to develop a paclitaxel (PTX)-resistant gastric cancer AGS cells
(AGS-R) and evaluate the mechanisms of drug resistance. Methods AGS cells were …

Targeted inhibition of the HNF1A/SHH axis by triptolide overcomes paclitaxel resistance in non-small cell lung cancer

L Li, L Yang, L Liu, F Liu, AH Li, Y Zhu, H Wen… - Acta Pharmacologica …, 2024 - nature.com
Paclitaxel resistance is associated with a poor prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer
(NSCLC) patients, and currently, there is no promising drug for paclitaxel resistance. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin Impairs Linsitinib Anti-Tumor Effect on Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines

DL Almeida-Nunes, JPN Silva, M Nunes… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Ovarian cancer (OC) remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality among
women. Targeting the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) signaling pathway has emerged as …

Deguelin Restores Paclitaxel Sensitivity in Paclitaxel-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Cells via Inhibition of the EGFR Signaling Pathway

S Bae, S Bae, HS Kim, YJ Lim, G Kim… - Cancer Management …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Ovarian cancer is one of women's malignancies with the highest mortality
among gynecological cancers. Paclitaxel is used in first-line ovarian cancer chemotherapy …

[HTML][HTML] Cyclin dependent kinase 14 as a paclitaxel-resistant marker regulated by the TGF-β signaling pathway in human ovarian cancer

W Guan, J Yuan, X Li, X Gao, F Wang, H Liu… - Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Cyclin dependent kinase 14 (CDK14) plays a central role in the control of cell
proliferation and cell cycle progression. However, the specific function and regulatory …

[HTML][HTML] Ivermectin Strengthens Paclitaxel Effectiveness in High-Grade Serous Carcinoma in 3D Cell Cultures

M Nunes, S Ricardo - Pharmaceuticals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Chemoresistance is a major obstacle in high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC)
treatment. Although many patients initially respond to chemotherapy, the majority of them …