[HTML][HTML] Autophagy as a potential therapy for malignant glioma

A Escamilla-Ramírez, RA Castillo-Rodríguez… - Pharmaceuticals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Glioma is the most frequent and aggressive type of brain neoplasm, being anaplastic
astrocytoma (AA) and glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), its most malignant forms. The survival …

Stress, catecholaminergic system and cancer

O Krizanova, P Babula, K Pacak - Stress, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Stress as a modern civilization factor significantly affects our lives. While acute stress might
have a positive effect on the organism, chronic stress is usually detrimental and might lead …

[HTML][HTML] β-blockers increase response to chemotherapy via direct antitumour and anti-angiogenic mechanisms in neuroblastoma

E Pasquier, J Street, C Pouchy, M Carre… - British journal of …, 2013 - nature.com
Background: The use of β-blockers for the management of hypertension has been recently
associated with significant clinical benefits in cancer patients. Herein, we investigated …

[HTML][HTML] Autophagic and apoptotic pathways as targets for chemotherapy in glioblastoma

C Trejo-Solís, N Serrano-Garcia… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma multiforme is the most malignant and aggressive type of brain tumor, with a
mean life expectancy of less than 15 months. This is due in part to the high resistance to …

[HTML][HTML] Repurposing non-oncology small-molecule drugs to improve cancer therapy: Current situation and future directions

L Fu, W Jin, J Zhang, L Zhu, J Lu, Y Zhen… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022 - Elsevier
Drug repurposing or repositioning has been well-known to refer to the therapeutic
applications of a drug for another indication other than it was originally approved for …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial effects of common cardiovascular medications: The good, the bad and the mixed

AM Bețiu, L Noveanu, IM Hâncu, A Lascu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are central organelles in the homeostasis of the cardiovascular system via the
integration of several physiological processes, such as ATP generation via oxidative …

Potential cardioprotective and anticancer effects of carvedilol either free or as loaded nanoparticles with or without doxorubicin in solid Ehrlich carcinoma-bearing …

A Zidan, AAEL Saadany, GM El Maghraby… - Toxicology and Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aim The aim of this study was to investigate the potential cardioprotective and anti-cancer
effects of carvedilol (CAR) either free or as loaded nano-formulated with or without …

[HTML][HTML] Survival prediction of glioblastoma patients—are we there yet? A systematic review of prognostic modeling for glioblastoma and its clinical potential

IA Tewarie, JT Senders, S Kremer, S Devi… - Neurosurgical …, 2021 - Springer
Glioblastoma is associated with a poor prognosis. Even though survival statistics are well-
described at the population level, it remains challenging to predict the prognosis of an …

Potential anti-cancer drugs commonly used for other indications

V Hanusova, L Skalova, V Kralova… - Current Cancer Drug …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
An increasing resistance of mammalian tumor cells to chemotherapy along with the severe
side effects of commonly used cytostatics has raised the urgency in the search for new anti …

Repurposing drugs for glioblastoma: from bench to bedside

J Basso, A Miranda, J Sousa, A Pais, C Vitorino - Cancer letters, 2018 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common, aggressive and lethal type of brain tumor. It is
a stage IV cancer disease with a poor prognosis, as the current therapeutic options (surgery …