The chemical biology of apoptosis: revisited after 17 years

S Yang, Y Mao, H Zhang, Y Xu, J An… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
A balance of Bcl-2 family proteins dictates cell survival or death, as the interactions between
these proteins regulate mitochondrial apoptotic signaling pathways. However, cancer cells …

The melding of drug screening platforms for melanoma

GK Couto, NV Segatto, TL Oliveira, FK Seixas… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The global incidence of cancer is rising rapidly and continues to be one of the leading
causes of death in the world. Melanoma deserves special attention since it represents one of …

Synthesis and biological evaluation of new 2-methoxyestradiol derivatives: Potent inhibitors of angiogenesis and tubulin polymerization

M Sun, Y Zhang, J Qin, M Ba, Y Yao, Y Duan, H Liu… - Bioorganic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Here, we report the structural optimization of a hit natural compound, 2-ME 2 (2-
methoxyestradiol), which exhibited inhibitory activity but low potency on tubulin …

Targeted potent antimicrobial and antitumor oxygen-heterocyclic-based pyran analogues: synthesis and computational studies

AHFA El-Wahab, RM Borik, AAM Al-Dies, AM Fouda… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The process of creating a series of 3-amino-1-aryl-8-methoxy-1 H-benzo [f] chromene-2-
carbonitriles (4a-q) involved reacting 6-methoxynaphthalen-2-ol (1), the appropriate …

Novel 4-Aryl-4H-chromene derivative displayed excellent in vivo anti-glioblastoma efficacy as the microtubule-targeting agent

H Yang, D Zhang, Z Yuan, H Qiao, Z Xia, F Cao… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a series of novel 4-Aryl-4H-chromene derivatives (D1-D31) were designed and
synthesized by integrating quinoline heterocycle to crolibulin template molecule based on …

Novel Antimitotic Agent SP-1-39 Inhibits Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

KL Adeleye, AR Li, Y Xie… - Journal of Dental …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Effective management of head and neck cancer (HNC) poses a significant challenge in the
field of oncology, due to its intricate pathophysiology and limited treatment options. The most …

Novel GSH-responsive prodrugs derived from indole-chalcone and camptothecin trigger apoptosis and autophagy in colon cancer

H Wang, C Nie, M Luo, Q Bai, Z Yao, H Lv, B Chen… - Bioorganic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Antineoplastic agents that target tubulin have shown efficacy as chemotherapeutic drugs, yet
they are often constrained by multidrug resistance (MDR) and unwanted side effects. A multi …

Discovery of novel anti-angiogenesis agents. Part 9: Multiplex inhibitors suppressing compensatory activations of RTKs

Y Shan, R Si, J Wang, Q Zhang, H Zhou, J Song… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Aberrant angiogenesis is a hallmark of various diseases including cancers. VEGFR-2
inhibitors have been utilized as anti-angiogenic agents for several years. However …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic inhibition of hepatitis C virus infection by a novel microtubule inhibitor in combination with daclatasvir

H Zhang, XQ Zhang, LS Huang, X Fang, M Khan… - … and Biophysics Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Even though substantial progress has been made in the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection, viral resistance and relapse still occur in some patients and additional therapeutic …

Oxazine-based fluorophore compounds for nerve-specific imaging

SL Gibbs, LG Wang, CW Barth - US Patent App. 17/794,932, 2023 - Google Patents
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