Nanotechnology-based diagnostics and therapeutics in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a systematic review of preclinical studies

R Khademi, Z Mohammadi, R Khademi… - Nanoscale …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Background: Leukemia is a malignant disease that threatens human health and life. Nano-
delivery systems improve drug solubility, bioavailability, and blood circulation time, and …

[HTML][HTML] Anthelmintics for drug repurposing: Opportunities and challenges

SE Alavi, HE Shahmabadi - Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Drug repositioning is defined as a process to identify a new application for drugs. This
approach is critical as it takes advantage of well-known pharmacokinetics …

RAS activation induces synthetic lethality of MEK inhibition with mitochondrial oxidative metabolism in acute myeloid leukemia

J Decroocq, R Birsen, C Montersino, P Chaskar… - Leukemia, 2022 - nature.com
Despite recent advances in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) molecular characterization and
targeted therapies, a majority of AML cases still lack therapeutically actionable targets. In …

Pyrvinium pamoate: Past, present, and future as an anti-cancer drug

CW Schultz, A Nevler - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pyrvinium, a lipophilic cation belonging to the cyanine dye family, has been used in the
clinic as a safe and effective anthelminthic for over 70 years. Its structure, similar to some …

Co-culture model of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia recapitulates a transcription signature of chemotherapy-refractory minimal residual disease

SL Rellick, G Hu, D Piktel, KH Martin… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is characterized by accumulation of immature
hematopoietic cells in the bone marrow, a well-established sanctuary site for leukemic cell …

Targeting mitochondria in melanoma

S Aminzadeh-Gohari, DD Weber, L Catalano… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Drastically elevated glycolytic activity is a prominent metabolic feature of cancer cells. Until
recently it was thought that tumor cells shift their entire energy production from oxidative …

Loss of the redox mitochondrial protein mitoNEET leads to mitochondrial dysfunction in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

WJ Geldenhuys, D Piktel, JC Moore, SL Rellick… - Free Radical Biology …, 2021 - Elsevier
B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) affects both pediatric and adult patients.
Chemotherapy resistant tumor cells that contribute to minimal residual disease (MRD) …

Chemotherapeutic activity of pitavastatin in vincristine resistant B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

D Piktel, JC Moore, S Nesbit, SA Sprowls, MD Craig… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Chemoresistance leads to poor prognostic outcomes in leukemic patients.
Investigating the effects of pitavastatin in chemo-resistant ALL cells provides support for …

Advanced nanotherapeutics inspired by the abnormal microenvironment of leukemia

H Zhang, T Liu, M Liu, S Wang, Y Huang, Y Ma, B Sun… - Nano Research, 2024 - Springer
During the development of leukemia, the overgrowth of leukemia cells in the bone marrow
transforms the normal hematopoietic microenvironment into the leukemia microenvironment …

[HTML][HTML] High-throughput drug screening reveals Pyrvinium pamoate as effective candidate against pediatric MLL-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia

P Wander, ST Arentsen-Peters, SS Pinhanҫos… - Translational …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pediatric MLL-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has a generally unfavorable
outcome, primarily due to relapse and drug resistance. To overcome these difficulties, new …