Long chain fatty acids as modulators of immune cells function: contribution of FFA1 and FFA4 receptors

MA Hidalgo, MD Carretta, RA Burgos - Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Long-chain fatty acids are molecules that act as metabolic intermediates and constituents of
membranes; however, their novel role as signaling molecules in immune function has also …

Docosahexaenoic acid induces oxidative DNA damage and apoptosis, and enhances the chemosensitivity of cancer cells

EA Song, H Kim - International journal of molecular sciences, 2016 - mdpi.com
The human diet contains low amounts of ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and high
amounts of ω-6 PUFAs, which has been reported to contribute to the incidence of cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Co-delivery of doxorubicin, docosahexaenoic acid, and α-tocopherol succinate by nanostructured lipid carriers has a synergistic effect to enhance antitumor …

EB Lages, RS Fernandes, J de Oliveira Silva… - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Doxorubicin (DOX) is widely used in cancer treatment, however, its use is often limited due
to its side effects. To avoid these shortcomings, the encapsulation of DOX into nanocarriers …

[HTML][HTML] Overproduction of reactive oxygen species-obligatory or not for induction of apoptosis by anticancer drugs

D Ivanova, Z Zhelev, I Aoki, R Bakalova… - Chinese Journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Many studies demonstrate that conventional anticancer drugs elevate intracellular level of
reactive oxygen species (ROS) and alter redox-homeostasis of cancer cells. It is widely …

Synergistic cytotoxicity of melatonin and new-generation anticancer drugs against leukemia lymphocytes but not normal lymphocytes

Z Zhelev, D Ivanova, R Bakalova, I Aoki… - Anticancer …, 2017 - ar.iiarjournals.org
The present study demonstrates specific sensitization of leukemia lymphocytes towards
anticancer drugs using melatonin and clarifies the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) for …

Water-soluble alkali lignin as a natural radical scavenger and anticancer alternative

D Ivanova, G Nikolova, Y Karamalakova… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Several phytochemicals, which display antioxidant activity and inhibit cancer cell
phenotypes, could be used for cancer treatment and prevention. Lignin, as a part of plant …

Resveratrol modulates the redox-status and cytotoxicity of anticancer drugs by sensitizing leukemic lymphocytes and protecting normal lymphocytes

D Ivanova, Z Zhelev, S Semkova, I Aoki… - Anticancer …, 2019 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: The study is directed to the effect of resveratrol on the redox-status and
viability of leukemic and normal lymphocytes, as well as its ability to sensitize leukemic …

[HTML][HTML] A novel dextran-based dual drug conjugate targeted tumors with high biodistribution ratio of tumors to Normal tissues

J Liu, N Zhang, J Wu, P Dong, H Lv… - International Journal …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Most chemotherapeutic agents possess poor water solubility and show more
significant accumulations in normal tissues than in tumor tissues, resulting in serious side …

[HTML][HTML] Docosahexaenoic acid and disulfiram act in concert to kill cancer cells: a mutual enhancement of their anticancer actions

Y Jiao, BN Hannafon, RR Zhang, KM Fung, WQ Ding - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We previously reported a synergistic anticancer action of clioquinol and docosahexaenoic
acid (DHA) in human cancer cells. However, clioquinol has been banned from the clinic due …

[HTML][HTML] ABCG2 downregulation in glioma stem cells enhances the therapeutic efficacy of demethoxycurcumin

L Chen, L Shi, W Wang, Y Zhou - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We analyzed the role of ABCG2, a drug transporter, in determining the sensitivity of glioma
stem cells (GSCs) to demethoxycurcumin (DMC). We first demonstrated that ABCG2 is more …