Sp1 transcription factor: A long-standing target in cancer chemotherapy

C Vizcaíno, S Mansilla, J Portugal - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Sp1 (specificity protein 1) is a well-known member of a family of transcription factors
that also includes Sp2, Sp3 and Sp4, which are implicated in an ample variety of essential …

Synthetic oleanane triterpenoids: multifunctional drugs with a broad range of applications for prevention and treatment of chronic disease

KT Liby, MB Sporn, TA Esbenshade - Pharmacological reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
We review the rationale for the use of synthetic oleanane triterpenoids (SOs) for prevention
and treatment of disease, as well as extensive biological data on this topic resulting from …

Bardoxolone methyl (CDDO-Me) as a therapeutic agent: an update on its pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties

YY Wang, YX Yang, H Zhe, ZX He… - … design, development and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Triterpenoids have been used for medicinal purposes in many Asian countries because of
their anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiproliferative, anticancer, and anticarcinogenic …

Oleanolic acid and its synthetic derivatives for the prevention and therapy of cancer: preclinical and clinical evidence

MK Shanmugam, X Dai, AP Kumar, BKH Tan, G Sethi… - Cancer letters, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Oleanolic acid (OA, 3β-hydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid) is a ubiquitous pentacyclic
multifunctional triterpenoid, widely found in several dietary and medicinal plants. Natural …

Targeted inhibition of tumor proliferation, survival, and metastasis by pentacyclic triterpenoids: Potential role in prevention and therapy of cancer

MK Shanmugam, AH Nguyen, AP Kumar, BKH Tan… - Cancer letters, 2012 - Elsevier
Over the last two decades, extensive research on plant-based medicinal compounds has
revealed exciting and important pharmacological properties and activities of triterpenoids …

The role of natural products in revealing NRF2 function

DD Zhang, E Chapman - Natural product reports, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to 2020 The transcription factor NRF2 is one of the body's major defense
mechanisms, driving transcription of> 300 antioxidant response element (ARE)-regulated …

Pancreatic cancer cell–derived exosomal microRNA‐27a promotes angiogenesis of human microvascular endothelial cells in pancreatic cancer via BTG2

D Shang, C Xie, J Hu, J Tan, Y Yuan… - Journal of cellular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Pancreatic cancer (PC) remains a primary cause of cancer‐related deaths worldwide.
Existing literature has highlighted the oncogenic role of microRNA‐27a (miR‐27a) in …

MicroRNA-27 (miR-27) targets prohibitin and impairs adipocyte differentiation and mitochondrial function in human adipose-derived stem cells

T Kang, W Lu, W Xu, L Anderson, M Bacanamwo… - Journal of Biological …, 2013 - ASBMB
Prohibitin (PHB) has been reported to play a crucial role in adipocyte differentiation and
mitochondrial function. However, the regulative mechanism of PHB during adipogenesis …

MicroRNAs cooperatively inhibit a network of tumor suppressor genes to promote pancreatic tumor growth and progression

AE Frampton, L Castellano, T Colombo, E Giovannetti… - Gastroenterology, 2014 - Elsevier
Background & Aims There has not been a broad analysis of the combined effects of altered
activities of microRNAs (miRNAs) in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cells, and it …

Identification of oncogenic microRNA-17-92/ZBTB4/specificity protein axis in breast cancer

K Kim, G Chadalapaka, SO Lee, D Yamada… - Oncogene, 2012 - nature.com
The human POK family members are transcription factors with a POZ domain and zinc-
fingers that act primarily as transcriptional repressors. Several members of this family are …