The role of epigenetic modifications in drug resistance and treatment of breast cancer

M Karami Fath, A Azargoonjahromi, A Kiani… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Background Breast cancer is defined as a biological and molecular heterogeneous disorder
that originates from breast cells. Genetic predisposition is the most important factor giving …

Chalcone derivatives: promising starting points for drug design

MN Gomes, EN Muratov, M Pereira, JC Peixoto… - Molecules, 2017 - mdpi.com
Medicinal chemists continue to be fascinated by chalcone derivatives because of their
simple chemistry, ease of hydrogen atom manipulation, straightforward synthesis, and a …

Valproic acid and epilepsy: from molecular mechanisms to clinical evidences

M Romoli, P Mazzocchetti, R D'Alonzo… - Current …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
After more than a century from its discovery, valproic acid (VPA) still represents one of the
most efficient antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). Pre and post-synaptic effects of VPA depend on a …

Hybrid drugs—a strategy for overcoming anticancer drug resistance?

M Szumilak, A Wiktorowska-Owczarek, A Stanczak - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Despite enormous progress in the treatment of many malignancies, the development of
cancer resistance is still an important reason for cancer chemotherapy failure. Increasing …

Ketone bodies in neurological diseases: focus on neuroprotection and underlying mechanisms

H Yang, W Shan, F Zhu, J Wu, Q Wang - Frontiers in neurology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
There is growing evidence that ketone bodies, which are derived from fatty acid oxidation
and usually produced in fasting state or on high-fat diets have broad neuroprotective effects …

Cyclic Peptide Screening Methods for Preclinical Drug Discovery: Miniperspective

X Li, TW Craven, PM Levine - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cyclic peptides are among the most diverse architectures for current drug discovery efforts.
Their size, stability, and ease of synthesis provide attractive scaffolds to engage and …

Epigenetics of breast cancer: Biology and clinical implication in the era of precision medicine

B Pasculli, R Barbano, P Parrella - Seminars in cancer biology, 2018 - Elsevier
In the last years, mortality from breast cancer has declined in western countries as a
consequence of a more widespread screening resulting in earlier detection, as well as an …

Sodium butyrate ameliorates Deoxynivalenol-induced oxidative stress and inflammation in the porcine liver via NR4A2-mediated histone acetylation

Q Zong, K Li, H Qu, P Hu, C Xu, H Wang… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Mycotoxin-induced liver injury is often accompanied by oxidative stress (OS) and
inflammation. This research aimed to explore the potential mechanism of sodium butyrate …

Valproic acid and breast cancer: State of the art in 2021

A Wawruszak, M Halasa, E Okon, W Kukula-Koch… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer diagnosed among women
worldwide. Despite numerous studies, the pathogenesis of BC is still poorly understood, and …

Anchor extension: a structure-guided approach to design cyclic peptides targeting enzyme active sites

P Hosseinzadeh, PR Watson, TW Craven, X Li… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Despite recent success in computational design of structured cyclic peptides, de novo
design of cyclic peptides that bind to any protein functional site remains difficult. To address …