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Conofolidine: A Natural Plant Alkaloid That Causes Apoptosis and Senescence in Cancer Cells (2024)
Journal Article

Natural products contribute substantially to anticancer therapy; the plant kingdom provides an important source of molecules. Conofolidine is a novel Aspidosperma-Aspidosperma bisindole alkaloid isolated from the Malayan plant Tabernaemontana corymbo... Read More about Conofolidine: A Natural Plant Alkaloid That Causes Apoptosis and Senescence in Cancer Cells.

Encapsulation of copper phenanthroline within horse spleen apoferritin: characterisation, cytotoxic activity and ability to retain temozolomide (2024)
Journal Article

Protein capsules are promising drug delivery vehicles for cancer research therapies. Apoferritin (AFt) is a self-assembling 12 nm diameter hollow nanocage with many desirable features for drug delivery, however, control of drug retention inside the p... Read More about Encapsulation of copper phenanthroline within horse spleen apoferritin: characterisation, cytotoxic activity and ability to retain temozolomide.

Probing the Mechanism of Action of Bis(phenolato) Amine (ONO Donor Set) Titanium(IV) Anticancer Agents (2024)
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The need for anticancer therapies that overcome metallodrug resistance while minimizing adverse toxicities is targeted, herein, using titanium coordination complexes. Octahedral titanium­(IV) trans, mer-[Ti­{R1N­(CH2–2-MeO-4-R1-C6H2)2}2] [R1 = Et, al... Read More about Probing the Mechanism of Action of Bis(phenolato) Amine (ONO Donor Set) Titanium(IV) Anticancer Agents.

Conofolidine, a Natural Plant Alkaloid Causes Apoptosis and Senescence in Cancer Cells (2024)
Working Paper

Natural products contribute substantially to anticancer therapy; the plant kingdom provides an important source of molecules. Conofolidine is a novel Aspidosperma-Aspidosperma bisindole alkaloid isolated from the Malayan plant Tabernaemontana corymbo... Read More about Conofolidine, a Natural Plant Alkaloid Causes Apoptosis and Senescence in Cancer Cells.

Correction to “Apoferritin-Encapsulated Jerantinine A for Transferrin Receptor Targeting and Enhanced Selectivity in Breast Cancer Therapy” (2023)
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Neil R. Thomas was added as an author. The change in authorship is reflected in the authorship of this Correction.

Discovery of new imidazotetrazinones with potential to overcome tumor resistance (2023)
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We describe the design, organic synthesis, and characterization, including X-ray crystallography, of a series of novel analogues of the clinically used antitumor agent temozolomide, together with their in vitro biological evaluation. The work has res... Read More about Discovery of new imidazotetrazinones with potential to overcome tumor resistance.

Oral lipid-based formulations alter delivery of cannabidiol to different anatomical regions in the brain (2023)
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Delivery to the brain is a challenging task due to its protection by the blood–brain barrier (BBB). Lipids and fatty acids are reported to affect the permeability of the BBB, although this has not been reported following oral administration. Cannabid... Read More about Oral lipid-based formulations alter delivery of cannabidiol to different anatomical regions in the brain.

Highly electron deficient diketopyrrolopyrroles (2023)
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The synthesis, spectroelectrochemical and structural characteristics of highly electron-accepting diketopyrrrolopyrrole (DPP) molecules with adjoining pyridinium rings is reported, along with an assessment of their toxicity, which is apparently low.... Read More about Highly electron deficient diketopyrrolopyrroles.

In Vitro Anticancer Properties of Novel Bis-Triazoles (2022)
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Here, we describe the anticancer activity of our novel bis-triazoles MS47 and MS49, developed previously as G-quadruplex stabilizers, focusing specifically upon the human melanoma MDA-MB-435 cell line. At the National Cancer Institute (NCI), USA, bis... Read More about In Vitro Anticancer Properties of Novel Bis-Triazoles.

Design, and synthesis of selectively anticancer 4-cyanophenyl substituted thiazol-2-ylhydrazones (2022)
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Cyclization of substituted thiosemicarbazones with α-bromo-4-cyanoacetophenone allows rapid single-step sustainable syntheses of 4-cyanophenyl-2-hydrazinylthiazoles libraries (30 examples, 66–79%). All show anticancer efficacy against HCT-116 and MCF... Read More about Design, and synthesis of selectively anticancer 4-cyanophenyl substituted thiazol-2-ylhydrazones.

Apoferritin-Encapsulated Jerantinine A for Transferrin Receptor Targeting and Enhanced Selectivity in Breast Cancer Therapy (2022)
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he O-acetyl (or acetate) derivative of the Aspidosperma alkaloid Jerantinine A (JAa) elicits anti-tumor activity against cancer cell lines including mammary carcinoma cell lines irrespective of receptor status (0.14 < GI50 < 0.38 μM), targeting micro... Read More about Apoferritin-Encapsulated Jerantinine A for Transferrin Receptor Targeting and Enhanced Selectivity in Breast Cancer Therapy.

Apoferritin-Encapsulated Jerantinine A for Transferrin Receptor Targeting and Enhanced Selectivity in Breast Cancer Therapy (2022)
Journal Article

The O-acetyl (or acetate) derivative of the Aspidosperma alkaloid Jerantinine A (JAa) elicits anti-tumor activity against cancer cell lines including mammary carcinoma cell lines irrespective of receptor status (0.14 < GI 50 < 0.38 μM), targeting mic... Read More about Apoferritin-Encapsulated Jerantinine A for Transferrin Receptor Targeting and Enhanced Selectivity in Breast Cancer Therapy.

Pro-inflammatory effects of silver nanoparticles in the intestine (2022)
Journal Article

Nanotechnology is a promising technology of the twenty-first century, being a rapidly evolving field of research and industrial innovation widely applied in our everyday life. Silver nanoparticles (AgNP) are considered the most commercialized nanosys... Read More about Pro-inflammatory effects of silver nanoparticles in the intestine.

Apoferritin and Dps as drug delivery vehicles: Some selected examples in oncology (2021)
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Background: The ideal nanoparticle should be able to encapsulate either pharmaceutical agents or imaging probes so that it could treat or image clinical tumours by targeting the cancer site efficiently. Further, it would be an added advantage if it d... Read More about Apoferritin and Dps as drug delivery vehicles: Some selected examples in oncology.

Near-infrared PbS quantum dots functionalized with affibodies and ZnPP for targeted imaging and therapeutic applications (2021)
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We report a new theranostic device based on lead sulfide quantum dots (PbS QDs) with optical emission in the near infrared wavelength range decorated with affibodies (small 6.5 kDa protein-based antibody replacements) specific to the cancer biomarker... Read More about Near-infrared PbS quantum dots functionalized with affibodies and ZnPP for targeted imaging and therapeutic applications.

Concurrent reactive oxygen species generation and aneuploidy induction contribute to thymoquinone anticancer activity (2021)
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Thymoquinone (TQ) is the main biologically active constituent of Nigella sativa. Many studies have confirmed its anticancer actions. Herein, we investigated the different anticancer activities of, and considered resistance mechanisms to, TQ. MTT and... Read More about Concurrent reactive oxygen species generation and aneuploidy induction contribute to thymoquinone anticancer activity.

Chemosensitization of temozolomide-resistant pediatric diffuse midline glioma using potent nanoencapsulated forms of a N(3)-propargyl analogue (2021)
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The lack of clinical response to the alkylating agent temozolomide (TMZ) in pediatric diffuse midline/intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) has been associated with O6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT) expression and mismatch repair deficiency. He... Read More about Chemosensitization of temozolomide-resistant pediatric diffuse midline glioma using potent nanoencapsulated forms of a N(3)-propargyl analogue.

Structure-based design of highly selective 2,4,5-trisubstituted pyrimidine CDK9 inhibitors as anti-cancer agents (2021)
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Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are a family of Ser/Thr kinases involved in cell cycle and transcriptional regulation. CDK9 regulates transcriptional elongation and this unique property has made it a potential target for several diseases. Due to the... Read More about Structure-based design of highly selective 2,4,5-trisubstituted pyrimidine CDK9 inhibitors as anti-cancer agents.

The natural alkaloid Jerantinine B has activity in acute myeloid leukemia cells through a mechanism involving c-Jun (2020)
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© 2020 The Author(s). Background: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogenous hematological malignancy with poor long-term survival. New drugs which improve the outcome of AML patients are urgently required. In this work, the activity and mechanis... Read More about The natural alkaloid Jerantinine B has activity in acute myeloid leukemia cells through a mechanism involving c-Jun.

New Treatments in Renal Cancer: The AhR Ligands (2020)
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Kidney cancer rapidly acquires resistance to antiangiogenic agents, such as sunitinib, developing an aggressive migratory phenotype (facilitated by c-Metsignal transduction). The Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) has recently been postulated as a molec... Read More about New Treatments in Renal Cancer: The AhR Ligands.