Statins: a repurposed drug to fight cancer

W Jiang, JW Hu, XR He, WL Jin, XY He - Journal of Experimental & …, 2021 - Springer
As competitive HMG-CoA reductase (HMGCR) inhibitors, statins not only reduce cholesterol
and improve cardiovascular risk, but also exhibit pleiotropic effects that are independent of …

Dysregulation of cholesterol metabolism in cancer progression

X Liu, M Lv, W Zhang, Q Zhan - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
Cholesterol homeostasis has been implicated in the regulation of cellular and body
metabolism. Hence, deregulated cholesterol homeostasis leads to the development of many …

Effects of statins on brain tumors: a review

AR Afshari, H Mollazadeh, NC Henney… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Evidence from preclinical studies suggests that the competitive HMG-CoA reductase
(HMGCR) inhibitors universally known as' statins,'in addition to being powerful drugs that …

Potentiating the cytotoxic activity of a novel simvastatin-loaded cubosome against breast cancer cells: insights on dual cell death via ferroptosis and apoptosis

YE Elakkad, SNS Mohamed… - Breast cancer: targets …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Female breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer worldwide. Emerging evidence
shows that simvastatin (SIM) has promising anticancer activities. However, the underlying …

[HTML][HTML] Novel wine in an old bottle: Preventive and therapeutic potentials of andrographolide in atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases

T Gou, M Hu, M Xu, Y Chen, R Chen, T Zhou… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) frequently results in sudden death and
poses a serious threat to public health worldwide. The drugs approved for the prevention …

Improving cognition with nutraceuticals targeting tgf-β1 signaling

M Grasso, G Caruso, J Godos, A Bonaccorso… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rescue of cognitive function represents an unmet need in the treatment of
neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). Nutraceuticals deliver a …

RETRACTED: Lipidic Nano-Sized Emulsomes Potentiates the Cytotoxic and Apoptotic Effects of Raloxifene Hydrochloride in MCF-7 Human Breast Cancer Cells …

HM Aldawsari, OAA Ahmed, NA Alhakamy… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Raloxifene hydrochloride (RLX), an antiosteoporotic agent, has been utilized for guarding
against breast cancer and recently, for the disease management owing to its estrogen …

Recent trends and advances in novel formulations as an armament in Bcl-2/Bax targeted breast cancer

S Samia, PS Chary, O Khan, NK Mehra - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Breast cancer (BC) remains a significant health burden worldwide, necessitating the
development of innovative therapeutic strategies. The B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) family …

Cytotoxic and pro-apoptotic effects of a sub-toxic concentration of fluvastatin on OVCAR3 ovarian cancer cells after its optimized formulation to melittin nano …

SM Badr-Eldin, NA Alhakamy, UA Fahmy… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Fluvastatin (FLV) is a hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor
often used to lower total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and for the prevention …

Surface-tailoring of emulsomes for boosting brain delivery of vinpocetine via intranasal route: in vitro optimization and in vivo pharmacokinetic assessment

HM Aldawsari, SM Badr-Eldin, NY Assiri… - Drug Delivery, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Vinpocetine (VNP), a semisynthetic active pharmaceutical ingredient, is used for oral
management of cerebrovascular diseases because of its ability to enhance the blood flow to …