A comprehensive review on time-tested anticancer drug doxorubicin

S Sritharan, N Sivalingam - Life sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Doxorubicin or Adriamycin, is one of the most widely used chemotherapeutic drug for
treating a myriad of cancers. It induces cell death through multiple intracellular targets …

New molecular and biochemical insights of doxorubicin-induced hepatotoxicity

PL Prasanna, K Renu, AV Gopalakrishnan - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Chemotherapeutic antibiotic doxorubicin belongs to the anthracycline class, slaughters not
only the cancer cells but also non-cancerous cells even in the non-targeted organs thereby …

Drug metabolites and their effects on the development of adverse reactions: Revisiting Lipinski's Rule of Five

CM Chagas, S Moss, L Alisaraie - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2018 - Elsevier
Many studies have shown that toxicities of anticancer drugs and their adverse effects are
related to their chemical structure and high molecular weight that may result in a number of …

Doxorubicin: the good, the bad and the ugly effect

C Carvalho, RX Santos, S Cardoso… - Current medicinal …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
The anthracycline doxorubicin (DOX) is widely used in chemotherapy due to its efficacy in
fighting a wide range of cancers such as carcinomas, sarcomas and hematological cancers …

Melatonin: an inhibitor of breast cancer

SM Hill, VP Belancio, RT Dauchy… - Endocrine-related …, 2015 - erc.bioscientifica.com
The present review discusses recent work on melatonin-mediated circadian regulation, the
metabolic and molecular signaling mechanisms that are involved in human breast cancer …

Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity: causative factors and possible interventions

IC Jones, CR Dass - Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objectives Doxorubicin (Dox) belongs to the anthracycline drug classification and is
a widely administered chemotherapeutic. However, Dox use in therapy is limited by its …

Role of drug metabolism in the cytotoxicity and clinical efficacy of anthracyclines

DW Edwardson, R Narendrula… - Current drug …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Many clinical studies involving anti-tumor agents neglect to consider how these agents are
metabolized within the host and whether the creation of specific metabolites alters drug …

Luteolin attenuates doxorubicin-induced derangements of liver and kidney by reducing oxidative and inflammatory stress to suppress apoptosis

SE Owumi, DO Lewu, UO Arunsi… - Human & experimental …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Doxorubicin is an effective anti-neoplastic agent; the reported toxicities of DOX limit its use.
Luteolin is a polyphenolic phytochemical that exhibits beneficial biological effects via …

Non-P450 drug-metabolizing enzymes: contribution to drug disposition, toxicity, and development

T Fukami, T Yokoi, M Nakajima - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Most clinically used drugs are metabolized in the body via oxidation, reduction, or hydrolysis
reactions, which are considered phase I reactions. Cytochrome P450 (P450) enzymes …

Silymarin modulates doxorubicin-induced oxidative stress, Bcl-xL and p53 expression while preventing apoptotic and necrotic cell death in the liver

N Patel, C Joseph, GB Corcoran, SD Ray - Toxicology and applied …, 2010 - Elsevier
The emergence of silymarin (SMN) as a natural remedy for liver diseases, coupled with its
entry into NIH clinical trial, signifies its hepatoprotective potential. SMN is noted for its ability …