[HTML][HTML] Development of Mcl-1 inhibitors for cancer therapy

A Negi, PV Murphy - European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
The myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein (Mcl-1) is an anti-apoptotic protein of the B-
cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) family, which regulates cellular apoptosis. Mcl-1 expression plays a …

Redox biology of regulated cell death in cancer: A focus on necroptosis and ferroptosis

C Florean, S Song, M Dicato, M Diederich - Free Radical Biology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Redox changes and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) are part of normal cell
metabolism. While low ROS levels are implicated in cellular signaling pathways necessary …

FTY720 induces ferroptosis and autophagy via PP2A/AMPK pathway in multiple myeloma cells

Y Zhong, F Tian, H Ma, H Wang, W Yang, Z Liu, A Liao - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Aims Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second hematological plasma cell malignany and
sensitive to fingolimod (FTY720), a novel immunosuppressant. Previous study shows …

The sphingosine kinase-1/sphingosine-1-phosphate axis in cancer: Potential target for anticancer therapy

X Zheng, W Li, L Ren, J Liu, X Pang, X Chen… - Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Sphingolipid metabolites, such as ceramide, sphingosine and sphingosine-1-phosphate
(S1P), play many important roles in cellular activities. Ceramide and sphingosine inhibit cell …

Autophagy modulators for the treatment of oral and esophageal squamous cell carcinomas

T Khan, N Relitti, M Brindisi, S Magnano… - Medicinal Research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC) and esophageal squamous cell carcinomas
(ESCC) exhibit a survival rate of less than 60% and 40%, respectively. Late‐stage diagnosis …

Sphingolipids and mitochondrial dynamic

LB Fugio, FB Coeli-Lacchini, AM Leopoldino - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
For decades, sphingolipids have been related to several biological functions such as
immune system regulation, cell survival, and proliferation. Recently, it has been reported that …

Targeting the sphingosine kinase/sphingosine-1-phosphate signaling axis in drug discovery for cancer therapy

P Gupta, A Taiyab, A Hussain, MF Alajmi, A Islam… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer is the prime cause of death globally. The altered stimulation of
signaling pathways controlled by human kinases has often been observed in various human …

Molecular pharmacology and novel potential therapeutic applications of fingolimod

S Pournajaf, L Dargahi, M Javan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Fingolimod is a well-tolerated, highly effective disease-modifying therapy successfully
utilized in the management of multiple sclerosis. The active metabolite, fingolimod …

Activation of G protein‐coupled receptor 30 protects neurons by regulating autophagy in astrocytes

XS Wang, J Yue, LN Hu, Z Tian, K Zhang, L Yang… - Glia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ischemic stroke leads to neuronal damage induced by excitotoxicity, inflammation, and
oxidative stress. Astrocytes play diverse roles in stroke and ischemia‐induced inflammation …

Ergosterol peroxide from marine fungus Phoma sp. induces ROS-dependent apoptosis and autophagy in human lung adenocarcinoma cells

HY Wu, FL Yang, LH Li, YK Rao, TC Ju, WT Wong… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
As part of our ongoing search for novel therapeutic structures from microorganism, the
chemical examination of marine fungus Phoma sp. resulted in the isolation of ergosterol …