[HTML][HTML] Exploring the therapeutic potential of mitochondrial uncouplers in cancer

R Shrestha, E Johnson, FL Byrne - Molecular metabolism, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Mitochondrial uncouplers are well-known for their ability to treat a myriad of
metabolic diseases, including obesity and fatty liver diseases. However, for many years now …

Cardiolipin-targeted NIR-II fluorophore causes “avalanche effects” for re-engaging cancer apoptosis and inhibiting metastasis

H Bian, D Ma, F Pan, X Zhang, K Xin… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Restoring innate apoptosis and simultaneously inhibiting metastasis by a molecular drug is
an effective cancer therapeutic approach. Herein, a large rigid and V-shaped NIR-II dye …

[HTML][HTML] n–3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Amides: New Avenues in the Prevention and Treatment of Breast Cancer

C Giordano, P Plastina, I Barone, S Catalano… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over the last decades a renewed interest in n− 3 very long polyunsaturated fatty acids
(PUFAs), derived mainly from fish oils in the human diet, has been observed because of …

[HTML][HTML] NAT10, an RNA cytidine acetyltransferase, regulates ferroptosis in cancer cells

MH Dalhat, H Choudhry, MI Khan - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recently, we reported that N-acetyltransferase 10 (NAT10) regulates fatty acid metabolism
through ac4C-dependent RNA modification of key genes in cancer cells. During this work …

[HTML][HTML] Aryl urea substituted fatty acids: a new class of protonophoric mitochondrial uncoupler that utilises a synthetic anion transporter

T Rawling, H MacDermott-Opeskin, A Roseblade… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Respiring mitochondria establish a proton gradient across the mitochondrial inner
membrane (MIM) that is used to generate ATP. Protein-independent mitochondrial …

The aryl-ureido fatty acid CTU activates endoplasmic reticulum stress and PERK/NOXA-mediated apoptosis in tumor cells by a dual mitochondrial-targeting …

H Choucair, MK Rahman, B Umashankar, Y Al-Zubaidi… - Cancer Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
The cancer cell mitochondrion is functionally different from that in normal cells and could be
targeted to develop novel experimental therapeutics. The aryl-ureido fatty acid CTU (16 ({[4 …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoemulsion-enabled oral delivery of novel anticancer ω-3 fatty acid derivatives

G Garrastazu Pereira, T Rawling, M Pozzoli… - Nanomaterials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Lipid-based drugs are emerging as an interesting class of novel anticancer drugs with the
potential to target specific cancer cell metabolic pathways linked to their proliferation and …

[HTML][HTML] The inositol-requiring enzyme 1 (IRE1) endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway promotes MDA-MB-231 cell survival and renewal in response to the aryl-ureido …

MK Rahman, B Umashankar, H Choucair… - … International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Current treatment options for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) are limited to toxic drug
combinations of low efficacy. We recently identified an aryl-substituted fatty acid analogue …

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid derived lipid mediators: a comprehensive update on their application in anti-cancer drug discovery

M Murray - Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction ω-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have a range of health benefits,
including anticancer activity, and are converted to lipid mediators that could be adapted into …

[HTML][HTML] Triphenylphosphonium-Conjugated Palmitic Acid for Mitochondrial Targeting of Pancreatic Cancer Cells: Proteomic and Molecular Evidence

G Siragusa, J Brandi, T Rawling, M Murray… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)'s resistance to therapies is mainly attributed to
pancreatic cancer stem cells (PCSCs). Mitochondria-impairing agents can be used to …