Copper in tumors and the use of copper-based compounds in cancer treatment

DA da Silva, A De Luca, R Squitti, M Rongioletti… - Journal of inorganic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Copper homeostasis is strictly regulated by protein transporters and chaperones, to allow its
correct distribution and avoid uncontrolled redox reactions. Several studies address copper …

Combining copper and zinc into a biosensor for anti-chemoresistance and achieving osteosarcoma therapeutic efficacy

YY Lim, AMA Zaidi, A Miskon - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to its built-up chemoresistance after prolonged usage, the demand for replacing
platinum in metal-based drugs (MBD) is rising. The first MBD approved by the FDA for …

Natural Products–Pyrazine Hybrids: A Review of Developments in Medicinal Chemistry

GQ Chen, HY Guo, ZS Quan, QK Shen, X Li, T Luan - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pyrazine is a six-membered heterocyclic ring containing nitrogen, and many of its
derivatives are biologically active compounds. References have been downloaded through …

Promising Dual Anticancer and Antimetastatic Action by a Cu (II) Complex Derived from Acylhydrazone on Human Osteosarcoma Models

L Santa Maria de la Parra, AIB Romo… - Inorganic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Osteosarcoma cancers are becoming more common in children and young adults, and
existing treatments have low efficacy and a very high mortality rate, making it pressing to …

Docking Studies, Cytotoxicity Evaluation and Interactions of Binuclear Copper (II) Complexes with S-Isoalkyl Derivatives of Thiosalicylic Acid with Some Relevant …

JD Dimitrijević, N Solovjova, AM Bukonjić… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The numerous side effects of platinum based chemotherapy has led to the design of new
therapeutics with platinum replaced by another transition metal. Here, we investigated the …

Two important anticancer mechanisms of natural and synthetic chalcones

T Constantinescu, AG Mihis - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
ATP-binding cassette subfamily G and tubulin pharmacological mechanisms decrease the
effectiveness of anticancer drugs by modulating drug absorption and by creating tubulin …

Cu (II)-acylhydrazone complex, a potent and selective antitumor agent against human osteosarcoma: Mechanism of action studies over in vitro and in vivo models

LM Balsa, LM Solernó, MR Rodriguez… - Chemico-Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Osteosarcoma (OS) is a frequent bone cancer, affecting largely children and young adults.
Cisplatin (CDDP) has been efficacious in the treatment of different cancer such us OS but …

Metallocompounds as anticancer agents against osteosarcoma

LSM de la Parra, LM Balsa, IE León - Drug Discovery Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Metallocompounds are a class of anticancer compounds largely used in the treatment of
several types of solid tumors, including bone cancer. Osteosarcoma (OS) is a primary …

Copper (II) cation and bathophenanthroline coordination enhance therapeutic effects of naringenin against lung tumor cells

JY Caro-Ramirez, MG Rivas, PJ Gonzalez… - BioMetals, 2022 - Springer
The development of new anticancer compounds is one of the challenges of bioinorganic
and medicinal chemistry. Naringenin and its metal complexes have been recognized as …

A novel prognostic scoring model based on copper homeostasis and cuproptosis which indicates changes in tumor microenvironment and affects treatment response

YL Ma, YF Yang, HC Wang, CC Yang, LJ Yan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background: Intracellular copper homeostasis requires a complex system. It has shown
considerable prospects for intervening in the tumor microenvironment (TME) by regulating …