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Sanguinarine Induces Apoptosis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer Cells via Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species.
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
Sanguinarine (SNG), a natural compound with an array of pharmacological activities, has promising therapeutic potential against a number of pathological conditions, including malignancies. In the present study, we have ...
Endoplasmic reticulum stress and oxidative stress drive endothelial dysfunction induced by high selenium
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Wiley
, 2020 , Article)
Selenium is an essential trace element important for human health. A balanced intake is, however, crucial to maximize the health benefits of selenium. At physiological concentrations, selenium mediates antioxidant, ...
NF-κB Essential MOdulator (NEMO) Is Critical for Thyroid Function
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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
, 2016 , Article)
The I-κB kinase (IKK) subunit NEMO/IKKγ (NEMO) is an adapter molecule that is critical for canonical activation of NF-κB, a pleiotropic transcription factor controlling immunity, differentiation, cell growth, tumorigenesis ...
Anti-cancer properties and mechanisms of action of thymoquinone, the major active ingredient of Nigella sativa
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Taylor & Francis
, 2017 , Article)
Over the past two decades, studies have documented the wide-range anti-cancer effects of Nigella sativa, known as black seed or black cumin. Thymoquinone (TQ), its major active ingredient, has also been extensively studied ...
MicroRNAs as Potential Pharmaco-targets in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Compounded by Diabetes.
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MDPI
, 2019 , Article)
Ischemia-Reperfusion (I/R) injury is the tissue damage that results from re-oxygenation of ischemic tissues. There are many players that contribute to I/R injury. One of these factors is the family of microRNAs (miRNAs), ...
Thymoquinone, as a Novel Therapeutic Candidate of Cancers
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
To date, natural products are widely used as pharmaceutical agents for many human
diseases and cancers. One of the most popular natural products that have been studied for anticancer
properties is thymoquinone (TQ). As ...
Novel 1,5-diphenyl-6-substituted 1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(5H)-ones induced apoptosis in RKO colon cancer cells
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Taylor and Francis Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
Novel 1,5-diphenyl-6-substituted-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(5H)-ones were synthesized and characterized. All compounds were screened for their anti-proliferative activities in five different cancer cell lines. The results ...
New 3-Cyano-2-Substituted Pyridines Induce Apoptosis in MCF 7 Breast Cancer Cells
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2016 , Article)
The synthesis of new 3-cyano-2-substituted pyridines bearing various pharmacophores and functionalities at position 2 is described. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their in vitro anti-cancer activities on five ...
Sanguinarine Induces Apoptosis Pathway in Multiple Myeloma Cell Lines via Inhibition of the JaK2/STAT3 Signaling.
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Frontiers Media
, 2019 , Article)
Sanguinarine (SNG), a benzophenanthridine alkaloid, has displayed various anticancer abilities in several vivo and studies. However, the anticancer potential of SNG is yet to be established in multiple myeloma (MM), a ...
BCL-2 Inhibitor Venetoclax Induces Autophagy-Associated Cell Death, Cell Cycle Arrest, and Apoptosis in Human Breast Cancer Cells.
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Dove Medical Press
, 2020 , Article)
Venetoclax (VCX) is a selective BCL-2 inhibitor approved for the treatment of leukemia and lymphoma. However, the mechanisms of anti-cancer effect of VCX either as a monotherapy or in combination with other chemotherapeutic ...