Natural tripeptide-based inhibitor of multifaceted amyloid β toxicity

K Rajasekhar, C Madhu… - ACS chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide and its aggregates in the human brain is
considered as one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The polymorphic oligomers …

Vanillin benzothiazole derivative reduces cellular reactive oxygen species and detects amyloid fibrillar aggregates in Alzheimer's disease brain

PK Gharai, J Khan, R Mallesh, S Garg… - ACS Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The misfolding of amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides into Aβ fibrillary aggregates is a major hallmark
of Alzheimer's disease (AD), which responsible for the excess production of hydrogen …

Engineering amyloid aggregation as a new way to eliminate cancer stem cells by the disruption of iron homeostasis

H Qin, T Cui, Z Liu, Y Zhou, J Niu, J Ren, X Qu - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) play crucial roles in tumor initiation. Amyloid β (Aβ), which is
associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD), has been identified to induce cytotoxicity in tumor …

Crafting of neuroprotective octapeptide from taxol-binding pocket of β-tubulin

P Mondal, G Das, J Khan, K Pradhan… - ACS Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Microtubules play a crucial role in maintaining the shape and function of neurons. During
progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD), severe destabilization of microtubules occurs …

Amyloid β and tumorigenesis: amyloid β-induced telomere dysfunction in tumor cells

H Qin, J Wang, J Ren, X Qu - CCS Chemistry, 2019 - chinesechemsoc.org
The biological functions of amyloid β (Aβ) peptides have received much attention, playing a
central role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recent studies have …

Enhanced anticancer effect of Combretastatin A-4 phosphate when combined with vincristine in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

EM Aboubakr, A Taye, OM Aly… - Biomedicine & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Tubulin targeting agents have received considerable interest as a potential tumor-selective
vascular disrupting agents, which represent another avenue for cancer growing therapeutic …

Genesis of neuroprotective peptoid from Aβ30–34 inhibits Aβ aggregation and AChE activity

K Pradhan, G Das, P Mondal, J Khan… - ACS Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Aβ peptide and hyper-phosphorylated microtubule associated protein (Tau) aggregation
causes severe damage to both the neuron membrane and key signal processing …

Novel hexapeptide interacts with tubulin and microtubules, inhibits Aβ fibrillation, and shows significant neuroprotection

A Biswas, P Kurkute, S Saleem, B Jana… - ACS Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Herein, we report a novel hexapeptide, derived from activity dependent neuroprotective
protein (ADNP), that spontaneously self-assembles to form antiparallel β-sheet structure and …

Molecular docking and in vivo/in vitro studies of a novel thiadiazole Schiff base as a hepatoprotective drug against angiogenesis induced by breast cancer

NF Alqahtani, MY Alfaifi, A Shati, SEI Elbehairi… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Two new thiadiazole imidazolium salicylidene Schiff bases (TISSBs) were successfully
synthesized, and their structures were analyzed comprehensively using spectroscopic …

α-Cyclodextrin interacts close to vinblastine site of tubulin and delivers curcumin preferentially to the tubulin surface of cancer cell

B Jana, S Mohapatra, P Mondal… - … Applied Materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Tubulin is the key cytoskeleton component, which plays a crucial role in eukaryotic cell
division. Many anticancer drugs have been developed targeting the tubulin surface …