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Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry - Anti-Cancer Agents) - Volume 11, Issue 3, 2011
Volume 11, Issue 3, 2011
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Editorial [Hot Topic: Prospective Clinical Role for Anticancer Garlic Organosulfur Compounds (Guest Editor: Hassan T. Hassan)]
More LessThe reputation of garlic (Allium Sativum) as an effective remedy for tumours extends back to the Egyptian Codex Ebers of 1550 B.C. Half a century ago, Weisberger and Pensky (1958). have reported the tumour inhibitory property of a sulfhydryl-blocking agent in Garlic [1]. During the past 25 years, numerous studies of several organosulfur compounds extracted from garlic (Table 1) have demonstrated their biological effects i Read More
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Anticancer Effects of Garlic and Garlic-derived Compounds for Breast Cancer Control
Authors: Airo Tsubura, Yen-Chang Lai, Maki Kuwata, Norihisa Uehara and Katsuhiko YoshizawaGarlic and garlic-derived compounds reduce the development of mammary cancer in animals and suppress the growth of human breast cancer cells in culture. Oil-soluble compounds derived from garlic, such as diallyl disulfide (DADS), are more effective than water-soluble compounds in suppressing breast cancer. Mechanisms of action include the activation of metabolizing enzymes that detoxify carcinogens, the suppres Read More
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Modulation of Histone Acetylation by Garlic Sulfur Compounds
Authors: Nathalie Druesne-Pecollo and Paule Latino-MartelPreclinical studies have shown that fresh garlic extracts, aged garlic, garlic oil and specific organosulfur compounds generated by processing garlic could alter carcinogen metabolism, inhibit tumor cell growth through induction of cell cycle arrest or apoptosis, or angiogenesis. In particular, recent studies have suggested that anticarcinogenic effects of certain garlic compounds may implicate at least in part a modulation of h Read More
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Anti-Proliferative Activity of Synthetic Ajoene Analogues on Cancer Cell-Lines
The ability of garlic preparations to inhibit cancer cell-growth has been attributed to a group of structurally-related organosulfur compounds found in the crushed clove. Historically, interest has centred on three such compounds as allicin, diallyl disulfide and diallyl trisulfide, with less interest on E- and Z-ajoene. A recently developed synthetic route from our laboratory for preparing ajoene analogues allows access to derivatives c Read More
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Chemical Properties and Mechanisms Determining the Anti-Cancer Action of Garlic-Derived Organic Sulfur Compounds
Authors: Claudia Cerella, Mario Dicato, Claus Jacob and Marc DiederichOrganic sulfur compounds (OSCs) derived from plants, fungi or bacteria can serve as chemopreventive and/or chemotherapeutic agents and have been attracting medical and research interest as a promising source for novel anti-cancer agents. Garlic, which has long been used as a medicinal plant in different cultures due to its multiple beneficial effects, contains a consistent number of OSCs, the majority of which are currently Read More
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Harnessing Impaired Energy Metabolism in Cancer Cell: Small Molecule- Mediated Ways to Regulate Tumorigenesis
Altered cellular metabolism is a hallmark of tumorigenesis. Described first in 1924 by Otto Warburg, a cancer cell undergoes complete metabolic reprogramming to attain nutrient self-sufficiency for proliferation and survival. Interplay between diverse signalling cascades confers this metabolic advantage. In this review we focus on signalling molecules that regulate this altered metabolic paradigm in a cancer cell with emphasis Read More
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Cytotoxic Effect of the Red Beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) Extract Compared to Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) in the Human Prostate (PC-3) and Breast (MCF-7) Cancer Cell Lines
Authors: Govind J. Kapadia, Magnus A. Azuine, G. Subba Rao, Takanari Arai, Akira Iida and Harukuni TokudaPrevious cancer chemoprevention studies from our laboratories and by other investigators have demonstrated that the extract of red beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.), the FDA approved red food color E162, can be effective in suppressing the development of multiorgan tumors in experimental animals. To further explore this finding, we have compared the cytotoxic effect of the red beetroot extract with anticancer drug, doxoru Read More
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BRAF as a Target for Cancer Therapy
Authors: Rodrigo Dienstmann and Josep TaberneroTumors with mutations in the gene encoding the serine-threonine protein kinase BRAF are dependent on the MAPK signaling pathway for their growth, what offers an opportunity to test oncogene-targeted therapy. Mutations at the position V600 of BRAF were described in approximately 8% of all solid tumors, including 50% of melanomas, 30 to 70% of papillary thyroid carcinomas and 5 to 8% of colorectal adenocarcinomas. Read More
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Role of Second-Line Systemic Treatment Post-Docetaxel in Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer- Current Strategies and Future Directions
Authors: Jawaher Ansari, Syed A Hussain, Abdulla Alhasso, Rana Mahmood, Asif Ansari and John GlaholmTreatment of metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) after progression on docetaxel chemotherapy is a challenging clinical scenario with limited availability of treatment options. Re-treatment with docetaxel, either as monotherapy or in combination with other cytotoxics or targeted agents has shown durable responses. However, most docetaxel re-treatment studies have been either retrospective or early p Read More
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Astemizole: an Old Anti-histamine as a New Promising Anti-cancer Drug
Authors: Janice Garcia-Quiroz and Javier CamachoMortality-to-incidence ratio in cancer patients is extremely high, positioning cancer as a major cause of death worldwide. Despite hundreds of clinical trials for anti-cancer drugs that are currently in progress, most clinical trials for novel drug treatments fail to pass Phase I. However, previously developed drugs with novel anti-tumor properties offer a viable and cost-effective alternative to fight cancer. Histamine favor Read More
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Lenalidomide - Current Understanding of Mechanistic Properties
More LessThe drug design of more effective and less toxic therapeutic agents for multiple myeloma (MM) is mushrooming in parallel to a better understanding of the underlying patho-physiology of this common hematological neoplasm. A decade back, the re-birth of Thalidomide as an anti-neoplastic agent completely transformed the treatment paradigm of patients with MM. Its effectiveness, though, has been jolted by signi Read More
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Volume 25 (2025)
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Volume 23 (2023)
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Volume 22 (2022)
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Volume 21 (2021)
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Volume 20 (2020)
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Volume 19 (2019)
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Volume 18 (2018)
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Volume 17 (2017)
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Volume 16 (2016)
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Volume 15 (2015)
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Volume 14 (2014)
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Volume 13 (2013)
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Volume 12 (2012)
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Volume 11 (2011)
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Volume 10 (2010)
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Volume 9 (2009)
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Volume 8 (2008)
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Volume 7 (2007)
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Volume 6 (2006)
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