Ferroptosis: The entanglement between traditional drugs and nanodrugs in tumor therapy

K Liu, L Huang, S Qi, S Liu, W Xie, L Du… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ferroptosis is a non‐apoptotic programmed cell death caused by the accumulation of lipid
peroxide. System Xc‐/glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) axis and iron axis are two main …

Biochemical and pathophysiological improvements in rats with thioacetamide induced-hepatocellular carcinoma using aspirin plus vitamin C

RR El Sadda, ZR Elshahawy, EA Saad - BMC cancer, 2023 - Springer
Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related
death, so we should be concerned and look for effective/less-harmful treatments than …

α-Hederin saponin augments the chemopreventive effect of cisplatin against ehrlich tumors and bioinformatic approach identifying the role of SDF1/CXCR4/p-AKT-1 …

SM Elaidy, MK El-Kherbetawy, SY Abed, A Alattar… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF1) and its CXC chemokine receptor type 4 receptor
(CXCR4) are significant mediators for cancer cells' proliferation, and we studied their …

Schiff base 4-ethyl-1-(pyridin-2-yl) thiosemicarbazide up-regulates the antioxidant status and inhibits the progression of Ehrlich solid tumor in mice

HA Aboseada, MM Hassanien, IH El-Sayed… - Biochemical and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cisplatin is an approved cancer therapeutic drug used to treat many solid tumors but its
accumulation in the kidney, which causes nephrotoxicity, limits its clinical use. Therefore …

New thiazole derivative as a potential anticancer and topoisomerase II inhibitor

MI Shosha, FZ El-Ablack, EA Saad - Scientific Reports, 2025 - nature.com
To shed light on the significance of thiazole derivatives in the advancement of cancer
medication and to contribute to therapeutic innovation, we have designed the synthesis and …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic impacts of rifampicin and doxorubicin against thioacetamide-induced hepatocellular carcinoma in rats

ZR Elshahawy, EA Saad, RR El-Sadda - Liver Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and aims Combination therapy is a promising new strategy that has been
proposed to increase the efficacy of cancer treatment. We aimed to investigate the anti …

A newly synthesized derivative and a natural parent molecule: Which would be more beneficial as a future antitumor candidate? Docking and in vivo study

EA Saad, F Zahran, FZ El-Ablack… - Applied Biochemistry and …, 2022 - Springer
Seeking for new effectual anticancer drugs is of great importance. In this study, a newly
synthesized and well-characterized chromene derivative (ethyl 2-amino-4-phenyl-4H-benzo …

Rifampicin efficacy against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in mice

OA Basal, RF Zahran, EA Saad - The Egyptian Heart Journal, 2023 - Springer
Background The toxic effect of doxorubicin on the heart limits its clinical usage in cancer
therapy. This work intended to investigate, for the first time, the efficacy of rifampicin …

Synthesis, characterization, and antitumor activity of a new iron-rifampicin complex: a novel prospective antitumor drug

EA Saad, HA Kiwan, MM Hassanien… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rifampicin is a semi-synthetic derivative of rifamycin. It has a broad antibacterial activity. Iron
is the most plentiful transition metal in human body. It is a crucial nutrient needed for …

Palladium (II) Schiff base complex arrests cell cycle at early stages, induces apoptosis, and reduces Ehrlich solid tumor burden: a new candidate for tumor therapy

SM Hassona, EA Saad, HA Kiwan… - Investigational New …, 2022 - Springer
Although many cancer drugs are clinically approved, they still suffer from no adequate
efficiency or drug resistance, or bad side effects. Therefore, developing safer alternatives of …