[HTML][HTML] Celastrol as an emerging anticancer agent: Current status, challenges and therapeutic strategies

C Wang, S Dai, X Zhao, Y Zhang, L Gong, K Fu… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Celastrol is a pentacyclic triterpenoid extracted from the traditional Chinese medicine
Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F., which has multiple pharmacological activities. In particular …

Celastrol: a spectrum of treatment opportunities in chronic diseases

R Cascão, JE Fonseca, LF Moita - Frontiers in medicine, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The identification of new bioactive compounds derived from medicinal plants with significant
therapeutic properties has attracted considerable interest in recent years. Such is the case of …

Therapeutic targeting of PP2A

CM O'Connor, A Perl, D Leonard, J Sangodkar… - The international journal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is a major serine/threonine phosphatase that
regulates many cellular processes. Given the central role of PP2A in regulating diverse …

Celastrol: progresses in structure-modifications, structure-activity relationships, pharmacology and toxicology

W Hou, B Liu, H Xu - European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Celastrol, a principal bioactive ingredient of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F, has gained
extensive exploration due to its unique structure features and multiple promising biological …

Terpenoids, Cannabimimetic Ligands, beyond the Cannabis Plant

ECD Gonçalves, GM Baldasso, MA Bicca, RS Paes… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Medicinal use of Cannabis sativa L. has an extensive history and it was essential in the
discovery of phytocannabinoids, including the Cannabis major psychoactive compound—Δ9 …

Molecular targets of celastrol in cancer: Recent trends and advancements

D Kashyap, A Sharma, HS Tuli, K Sak… - Critical reviews in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Despite the advancement in the well-equipped and sophisticated laboratories and facilities,
cancer remains to be a major cause of death worldwide. Consequently, further investigation …

Celastrol suppresses glioma vasculogenic mimicry formation and angiogenesis by blocking the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway

Y Zhu, X Liu, P Zhao, H Zhao, W Gao… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Angiogenesis and vasculogenic mimicry (VM) are thought to be the predominant processes
ensuring tumor blood supply during the growth and metastasis of glioblastoma (GBM) …

Near‐Infrared Light‐Triggered Chlorine Radical (.Cl) Stress for Cancer Therapy

R Song, H Wang, M Zhang, Y Liu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Free radicals with reactive chemical properties can fight tumors without causing drug
resistance. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been widely used for cancer treatment, but …

Lariciresinol induces apoptosis in HepG2 cells via mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis pathway

ZJ Ma, L Lu, JJ Yang, XX Wang, G Su, Z Wang… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Lariciresinol (LA) is one of the main active ingredients in many traditional medicinal plants
such as Patrinia, and has the role of anti-liver cancer. However, the precise mechanisms are …

Control of autoimmune inflammation by celastrol, a natural triterpenoid

SH Venkatesha, S Dudics, B Astry… - Fems Pathogens and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Celastrol is a bioactive compound derived from traditional Chinese medicinal herbs of the
Celastraceae family. Celastrol is known to possess anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant …