[HTML][HTML] Effect of stromal cells in tumor microenvironment on metastasis initiation

S Guo, CX Deng - International journal of biological sciences, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The cellular environment where tumor cells reside is called the tumor microenvironment
(TME), which consists of borders, blood vessels, lymph vessels, extracellular matrix (ECM) …

Allosteric modulation of class A GPCRs: targets, agents, and emerging concepts

EA Wold, J Chen, KA Cunningham… - Journal of medicinal …, 2018 - ACS Publications
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been tractable drug targets for decades with
over one-third of currently marketed drugs targeting GPCRs. Of these, the class A GPCR …

Nanomaterials targeting tumor associated macrophages for cancer immunotherapy

C Zhao, X Pang, Z Yang, S Wang, H Deng… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) play an important role in regulating tumor growth,
invasion and metastasis, and constitute approximately 50% of tumor mass. TAMs can exist …

A highly selective and potent CXCR4 antagonist for hepatocellular carcinoma treatment

JS Song, CC Chang, CH Wu, TK Dinh… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The CXC chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) receptor and its ligand, CXCL12, are
overexpressed in various cancers and mediate tumor progression and hypoxia-mediated …

Biological and Computational Studies of Hydrazone based Transition Metal (II) Complexes

B Kumar, J Devi, A Dubey, M Kumar - Chemistry & Biodiversity, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the chronicles of human history, infectious diseases played a pivotal role, influencing
societies, steering advancements in medicine, and significantly impacting the well‐being of …

Diverse catalytic systems for nitrogen-heterocycle formation from O-acyl ketoximes

Z Qu, T Tian, GJ Deng, H Huang - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
O-Acyl ketoximes has been proven to be versatile building blocks for practical construction
of N-heterocycles. In the last few years, diverse catalytic systems have been discovered to …

1, 2, 3, 4-Tetrahydroisoquinoline (THIQ) as privileged scaffold for anticancer de novo drug design

Faheem, B Karan Kumar… - Expert Opinion on …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Cancer is a dreadful disorder that is emerging as one of the leading causes of
mortality across the globe. The complex tumor environment, supplemented with drawbacks …

Regioselectivity control in the oxidative formal [3+ 2] annulations of ketoxime acetates and tetrohydroisoquinolines

Z Qu, F Zhang, GJ Deng, H Huang - Organic letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
A novel copper-catalyzed oxidative formal [3+ 2] annulations of ketoxime acetates and
tetrohydroisoquinolines for the synthesis of fused pyrazoles and imidazoles has been …

Study of CXCR4 chemokine receptor inhibitors using QSPR and molecular docking methodologies

T Mostashari-Rad, R Arian, H Sadri… - Journal of Theoretical …, 2019 - World Scientific
CXCR4 is involved in inflammation, cancer metastasis and also HIV-1 entry into immune
host cells. In the present research, it was decided to investigate the efficacy of some CXCR4 …

Development and Therapeutic Perspectives of CXCR4 Antagonists for Disease Therapy

J Yang, E Tian, L Chen, Z Liu, Y Ren, W Mao… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) is a subtype receptor protein of the GPCR family
with a seven-transmembrane structure widely distributed in human tissues. CXCR4 is …