Small molecule tractable PARP inhibitors: Scaffold construction approaches, mechanistic insights and structure activity relationship

A Thakur, M Rana, J Mathew, S Nepali, CH Pan… - Bioorganic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Diverse drug design strategies viz. molecular hybridization, substituent installation, scaffold
hopping, isosteric replacement, high-throughput screening, induction and separation of …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacological Agents Targeting Drug-Tolerant Persister Cells in Cancer

YC Chen, K Gowda, S Amin, TD Schell… - Pharmacological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Current cancer therapy can be effective, but the development of drug resistant disease is the
usual outcome. These drugs can eliminate most of the tumor burden but often fail to …

Integration of single-cell sequencing and bulk RNA-seq to identify and develop a prognostic signature related to colorectal cancer stem cells

J Wu, W Li, J Su, J Zheng, Y Liang, J Lin, B Xu… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The prognosis for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) remains worse than expected due to
metastasis, recurrence, and resistance to chemotherapy. Colorectal cancer stem cells …

Fusobacterium nucleatum modulates the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in colorectal cancer development

T Mondal, D Chattopadhyay, PS Mondal, S Das… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
The Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway normally maintains cellular and tissue homeostasis by
regulating cellular differentiation and survival in a controlled manner. An aberrantly …

ALDH2 is a novel biomarker and exerts an inhibitory effect on melanoma

H Lei, J Liao, X Wang, R Huang, C Ying, J Yang - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Melanoma is a malignant skin tumor. This study aimed to explore and assess the effect of
novel biomarkers on the progression of melanoma. Differently expressed genes (DEGs) …

PCTAIRE protein kinase 1 (PCTK1) suppresses proliferation, stemness, and chemoresistance in colorectal cancer through the BMPR1B-Smad1/5/8 signaling pathway

PL Wei, CY Huang, TC Chang, JC Lin, CC Lee… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and a leading cause of cancer-
related mortality worldwide. Even with advances in therapy, CRC mortality remains high …

Informed by Cancer Stem Cells of Solid Tumors: Advances in Treatments Targeting Tumor-Promoting Factors and Pathways

MR MacLean, OL Walker, RP Arun… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) represent a subpopulation within tumors that promote cancer
progression, metastasis, and recurrence due to their self-renewal capacity and resistance to …

[HTML][HTML] The Applicability and Limitations of the Spectrofluorometric Method for Determination of ALDH1 Activity in Serum and Plasma

S Michorowska, A Wiśniewska, R Wolinowska… - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Aldehyde dehydrogenase class 1 (ALDH1) is an enzyme that is ubiquitously
distributed in adult tissues and may serve as a prognostic marker in various cancer types. In …

[HTML][HTML] Daidzein enhances cisplatin sensitivity and inhibits migration of oral squamous cell carcinoma through modulating mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling …

CJ Kang, JX Tan, CK Chang, SH Chen, CC Yu… - Journal of Dental …, 2025 - Elsevier
Background/purpose Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), a prevalent head and neck
malignancy, is associated with poor survival rates in advanced stages. According to the …

Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 family member repression promotes colorectal cancer progression by JNK/p38 MAPK pathways-mediated apoptosis and DNA damage

M Yu, Q Chen, YP Lu - World Journal of Gastrointestinal …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Aldehyde (ALDH2) dysfunction has been verified to contribute to human
cancers. AIM To investigate the molecular mechanism and biological function of ALDH2 in …