Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry - Anti-Cancer Agents) - Volume 20, Issue 14, 2020

Background: Cancer is a dreadful disease causing thousands of deaths per year worldwide, which requires precision diagnostics and therapy. Although the selection of therapeutic regimens depends on the cancer type, chemotherapy remains a sustainable treatment strategy despite some of its known side-effects. To date, a number of natural products and their derivatives or analogues have been investigated as potent anti Read More

Background: Lung cancer is among the most common cancers worldwide, responsible for 13% of all new cancer cases. Also, it is the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. In this scenario, an effective and efficient treatment is required. Objective: Production of two gold nanoparticles: 198Au and 99mTc-Au. The first one has been produced from irradiation of the 197Au in order to produce a beta-emitter g Read More

Background: We previously demonstrated that isovitexin (apigenin-6-C-glucoside, ISOV) suppressed the stemness of human Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) cells. However, the mechanism of its action remains to be deciphered. Objective: The current study was to examine whether ISOV regulates the miR-34a expression and hence suppresses the stemness of HCC SK-Hep-1 cells. Methods: After identification of the st Read More

Background: Combretaceae is a large family comprising of 500 species and 20 genera distributed in subtropical and tropical regions of the world. Conocarpus genus is an ornamental tree native to coastal and riverine areas of East Africa and is also planted as an ornamental plant in different areas of Pakistan. This genus has proved medicinal value as a cytotoxic, antibacterial, antiprotozoal, anti-leishmanial, antifungal and anti Read More

Background and Purpose: Green nanotechnology is an interesting method for the synthesis of functional nanoparticles. Because of their wide application, they have set up great attention in recent years. Objective: The present research examines the green synthesis of Ag and zero-valent iron nanoparticles (AgNPs, ZVINPs) by Feijoa sellowiana fruit extract. In this synthesis, no stabilizers or surfactants were applied. Method Read More

Background: The strategic development of therapeutic agents, capable of being targeted at their active sites, has been a major goal in treatment of cancer. The delivery of drugs for tumors has as its main challenge the development of safe and effective drugs, since the goal of chemotherapy is to eliminate the tumor completely without affecting healthy cells. The aim of present study was to investigate the antioxidant, antican Read More

Introduction: Prostate cancer is a serious threat to men’s health so it is necessary to develop technics for early detection of this malignancy. The purpose of this research was the evaluation of a new99mTc-labeled GnRH analogue as an imaging probe for tumor targeting of prostate cancer. Methods: 99mTc-labeled-DLys6-GnRH analogue was prepared based on HYNIC as a chelating agent and tricine/ EDDA as coligands for la Read More

Background: Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality worldwide. Despite several advances made in the treatment strategies, the cure for cancer remains still a challenge. Currently used treatment modalities pose several side effects and remain ineffective in the later stages. Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) have been shown to possess anti-cancer activity in several in vitro models. Objectives: The objective of this stu Read More

Background: The use of tyrosinase has confirmed to be the best means of recognizing safe, effective, and potent tyrosinase inhibitors for whitening skin. Twenty-four 2-phenoxy(thiomethyl)pyridotriazolopyrimidines were synthesized and characterized in our previous studies. Objective: The present work aimed to evaluate their cytotoxicity against HepG2 (hepatocellular carcinoma), A549 (pulmonary adenocarcinoma), MCF-7 Read More

Background: Colon cancer is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cycle inhibiting factors (Cifs) have been shown to deamidate Nedd8, resulting in cell cycle arrest. Objective: To determine the antitumor effect of Cifs on colon cancer by using attenuated Salmonella typhimurium VNP20009. Methods: The VNP-SOPE2-cif and VNP-SOPE2-cif-C/A plasmids were transfected into attenuated Salmonella typ Read More

Background: Poly (ADP-ribosyl) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) inhibitors are compounds that are used to treat cancers, which are defective in DNA-repair and DNA Damage-Response (DDR) pathways. Objective: In this study, a series of potential PARP-1 inhibitor substituted (piperazine-1-carbonyl)phenyl)-1Hbenzo[ d]imidazole-4-carboxamide compounds were synthesised and tested for their PARP-1 inhibitory and anticanc Read More

Background: Human P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is a transmembrane protein that belongs to the ATPBinding Cassette (ABC) transporters family. Physiologically, it exports toxins out of the cell, however, its overexpression leads to the phenomena of Multidrug-Resistance (MDR) by exporting a diverse range of compounds, which are structurally and chemically different from each other, thus creating a hurdle in the treatment of Read More