Modes of action of the DNA methyltransferase inhibitors azacytidine and decitabine

C Stresemann, F Lyko - International journal of cancer, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The cytosine analogues 5‐azacytosine (azacytidine) and 2′‐deoxy‐5‐azacytidine
(decitabine) are the currently most advanced drugs for epigenetic cancer therapies. These …

Multiple sclerosis and cancer: the ying-yang effect of disease modifying therapies

E Melamed, MW Lee - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Over the past two decades, the field of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been transformed by the
rapidly expanding arsenal of new disease modifying therapies (DMTs). Current DMTs for MS …

Epigenetic therapy: azacytidine and decitabine in acute myeloid leukemia

SR Bohl, L Bullinger, FG Rücker - Expert review of hematology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The majority of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are older and
exhibit a poor prognosis even after intensive therapy. Inducing differentiation and apoptosis …

Purine nucleoside analogs as immunosuppressive and antineoplastic agents: mechanism of action and clinical activity

T Robak, E Lech-Maranda, A Korycka… - Current medicinal …, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
The purine nucleoside analogs (PNA) form an important group of cytotoxic drugs active in
the treatment of neoplastic and autoimmune diseases. Three of them, fludarabine (FA) …

Molecular bases of the poor response of liver cancer to chemotherapy

JJG Marin, O Briz, E Herraez, E Lozano… - Clinics and Research in …, 2018 - Elsevier
A characteristic shared by most frequent types of primary liver cancer, ie, hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) in adults, and in a lesser extent …

Crystal structure of a concentrative nucleoside transporter from Vibrio cholerae at 2.4 Å

ZL Johnson, CG Cheong, SY Lee - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Nucleosides are required for DNA and RNA synthesis, and the nucleoside adenosine has a
function in a variety of signalling processes,. Transport of nucleosides across cell …

The clinical pharmacology of cladribine tablets for the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis

R Hermann, MO Karlsson, AM Novakovic… - Clinical …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Cladribine Tablets (MAVENCLAD®) are used to treat relapsing multiple sclerosis
(MS). The recommended dose is 3.5 mg/kg, consisting of 2 annual courses, each comprising …

Cell entry and export of nucleoside analogues

M Pastor-Anglada, P Cano-Soldado, M Molina-Arcas… - Virus research, 2005 - Elsevier
Some nucleoside analogues currently used as antiretroviral agents might promote
mutagenesis besides their putative ability to interfere with endogenous nucleotide …

[HTML][HTML] Nucleoside-based anticancer drugs: Mechanism of action and drug resistance

L Hruba, V Das, M Hajduch, P Dzubak - Biochemical Pharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Nucleoside-based drugs, recognized as purine or pyrimidine analogs, have been potent
therapeutic agents since their introduction in 1950, deployed widely in the treatment of …

Extracellular adenosine activates AMP-dependent protein kinase (AMPK)

I Aymerich, F Foufelle, P Ferré… - Journal of cell …, 2006 - journals.biologists.com
Adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a heterotrimeric
complex that senses intracellular energy status and exerts rapid regulation on energy …