Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry - Anti-Cancer Agents) - Volume 21, Issue 12, 2021

A number of novel furo[2,3-b]quinoline derivatives were designed and synthesized by introducing different substituted anilines and phenols to C4-position of furo[2,3-b]quinoline. All target compounds were evaluated in vitro against two human breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231) and one normal breast cell (MCF-10A) by MTT (3-[4,5-dimethylthylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5 diphenyltetrazolium broide, Thiazolyl blue) method. M Read More

Background: Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are among the most investigated nanostructures in recent years, which exhibit more challenging and promising qualities in different biomedical applications. The AgNPs synthesized by the green approach provide potential healthcare benefits over chemical approaches, including improvement of tissue restoration, drug delivery, diagnosis, being environmentally friendly, and a boon t Read More

Background: Tenosynovial giant cell tumor refers to a group of rarely occurring tumors that are formed in the joints, which are characterized by pain, swelling, and limitation of movement of the joint. Surgery is the main treatment strategy, but the tumor is likely to recur, especially in pigmented villonodular synovitis, which is the diffuse-type giant cell tumor. Pexidartinib was approved in August 2019 by the Food and Dr Read More

Hippo signalling pathway that is evolutionarily conserved affects diver’s pathology and physiology processes, including tissue repair, wound healing, tissue size and tissue regeneration. Epigenetic changes are post-translational modifications in DNA proteins and histones. Epigenetic changes including histone acetylation and deacetylation, miRNAs dysregulation, and aberrant DNA methylation, inflammatory genes actives abno Read More

Background: Cancer is defined as an abnormal/uncontrolled cell growth that shows rapid cell division. This disease is annually recognized in more than ten million people. Nanomaterials can be used as new strategies for cancer therapy. Nanostructured devices have been developed for drug delivery and controlled release and created novel anticancer chemotherapies. Nanomaterials were taken into consideration because of Read More

Background: G Protein-coupled Receptor 4 (GPR4) has been reported to play essential roles in regulating the proliferation, migration and angiogenesis of vascular endothelial cells. GPR4 is also suggested to play significant roles in the growth and angiogenesis of ovarian cancer. Objective: To explore the functions of GPR4 and Transcription Factor 7 (TCF7) in ovarian cancer. Methods: The expression levels of genes Read More

Background: Enhanced expression and activation of metalloproteinase-9 (MMP9) are associated with Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) progression, invasion and metastasis. Objective: To find a potential peptide inhibitor against MMP9, which, in turn, could inhibit MCL progression. Methods: We performed CCK8 assay, western blot, and transwell assays for RNAi activity. Molecular Operating Environment (MOE) software was appli Read More

Background: Dysregulation of the cell cycle is one of the main causes of melanomagenesis. Genomewide studies showed that the expression of Aurora -A and -B significantly has been upregulated in melanoma. However, there is no FDA approved drug targeting aurora kinases in the treatment of melanoma. In addition, the development of resistance to chemotherapeutic agents in the treatment of melanoma and, as Read More

Background: Repurposing drug is an efficient strategy as the drug discovery process is timeconsuming, laborious and costly. Memantine is already used in Alzheimer’s disease to prevent neurons from excess glutamate toxicity. As cancer cells benefit from higher amounts of cellular energetics like glucose and glutamine, we used memantine to interfere with the glutamate metabolism in order to restrict cancer cells' glutamine a Read More

Background: A pentacyclic lupenane-type natural triterpenoid, betulin, has attracted attention in the field of medicinal chemistry since it exhibited a variety of biological activities, including anticancer activity. Objective: The aim of this present work was to obtain derivatives of betulin through bacterial biotransformation and investigate its anticancer activity against A549, HepG2 and 5RP7 cancer cell lines. Methods: Bacterial bi Read More

Background: Breast cancer is currently among the most common causes of mortality in women. Estrogen and its subsequent signaling pathways play an important role in the occurrence of breast cancer relapse. Tamoxifen is the most common breast cancer treatment option in ER+ patients, which acts as an adjuvant endocrinotherapy with X-ray and surgery. This approach is recommended as the first-line treatment and has i Read More

Background: Several metal-based molecules that display cytotoxicity against multiple cell lines have been pursued in an attempt to fight against cancer and to overcome the typical side effects of drugs like cisplatin. In this scenario, ruthenium complexes have been extensively studied due to their activity in both in vitro and in vivo biological systems, including various cancer cell strains. Objective: We aimed to develop a metho Read More

Background: This article concentrates on the processes occurring in the medium around the cancer cell and the transfer of glycoside amides through their cell membrane. They are obtained by modification of natural glycoside-nitriles (cyano-glycosides). Hydrolysis of starting materials in the blood medium and associated volume around physiologically active healthy and cancer cells, based on quantum-chemical semiempi Read More