Advances in the 1-phenanthryl-tetrahydroisoquinoline series of PAK4 inhibitors: potent agents restrain tumor cell growth and invasion

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (32) ◽  
pp. 7676-7690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenzhou Hao ◽  
Xiaodong Li ◽  
Shuai Song ◽  
Bingyu Guo ◽  
Jing Guo ◽  
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Discovery of a new class of natural product-inspired PAK4 inhibitors as potent anti-cancer agents.

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (78) ◽  
pp. 11679-11682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masayasu Kuwahara ◽  
Hiroto Fujita ◽  
Yuka Kataoka ◽  
Yasuyo Nakajima ◽  
Masanobu Yamada ◽  
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Efficient anti-cancer drug condensation enabled equally inhibiting cell proliferation even at a concentration of 7.6 ± 0.36 nM, which was approximately 170-fold lower than the standard therapeutic concentrations of camptothecin (CPT) drugs.


Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (20) ◽  
pp. 4608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Fan Huang ◽  
Kai-Fu Chang ◽  
Shan-Chih Lee ◽  
Gwo-Tarng Sheu ◽  
Chia-Yu Li ◽  
...  

Cedrus atlantica is widely used in herbal medicine. However, the anti-cancer activity of C. atlantica extract (CAt extract) has not been clarified in hepatocellular carcinoma. In the study, we elucidated the anti-hepatoma capacity of CAt extract on HCC in vitro and in vivo. To explore the anti-hepatoma mechanisms of the CAt extract in vitro, HCC and normal cells were treated with the CAt extract, which showed marked inhibitory effects on HCC cells in a dose-dependent manner; in contrast, the CAt extract treatment was less cytotoxic to normal cells. In addition, our results indicate that the CAt extract induced apoptosis via caspase-dependent and independent apoptosis pathways. Furthermore, the CAt extract inhibited HCC tumor cell growth by restraining cell cycle progression, and it reduced the signaling of the AKT, ERK1/2, and p38 pathways. In the xenograft model, the CAt extract suppressed HCC tumor cell growth and prolonged lifespan by inhibiting PCNA protein expression, repressing part of the VEGF-induced autocrine pathway, and triggering strong expression of cleaved caspase-3, which contributed to cell apoptosis. Moreover, the CAt extract did not induce any obvious changes in pathological morphology or body weight, suggesting it had no toxicity. CAt extract exerted anti-tumor effects on HCC in vitro and in vivo. Thus, CAt extract could be used as a potential anti-cancer therapeutic agent against HCC.


FEBS Letters ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 579 (16) ◽  
pp. 3437-3443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mao Ye ◽  
Ji-kai Liu ◽  
Zhong-xin Lu ◽  
Yan Zhao ◽  
Su-fang Liu ◽  
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1995 ◽  
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J A Shayman ◽  
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R E Zipkin ◽  
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Eric Holle ◽  
Thomas Wagner ◽  
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2000 ◽  
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H Tsuda ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 608-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dai Chihara ◽  
Yoshitoyo Kagami ◽  
Harumi Kato ◽  
Noriaki Yoshida ◽  
Tohru Kiyono ◽  
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