Chalcone derivatives: role in anticancer therapy

Y Ouyang, J Li, X Chen, X Fu, S Sun, Q Wu - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chalcones (1, 3-diaryl-2-propen-1-ones) are precursors for flavonoids and isoflavonoids,
which are common simple chemical scaffolds found in many naturally occurring compounds …

Chalcones: Promising therapeutic agents targeting key players and signaling pathways regulating the hallmarks of cancer

AA WalyEldeen, S Sabet, HM El-Shorbagy… - Chemico-Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The need for innovative anticancer treatments with high effectiveness and low toxicity is
urgent due to the development of malignancies that are resistant to chemotherapeutic …

Anticancer activity of natural and synthetic chalcones

T Constantinescu, CN Lungu - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a condition caused by many mechanisms (genetic, immune, oxidation, and
inflammatory). Anticancer therapy aims to destroy or stop the growth of cancer cells …

CircAGFG1 drives metastasis and stemness in colorectal cancer by modulating YY1/CTNNB1

L Zhang, X Dong, B Yan, W Yu, L Shan - Cell death & disease, 2020 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common malignancy with high occurrence and mortality
worldwide. In recent years, the overall survival rate of CRC patients has been improved …

Therapeutic strategies targeting Wnt/β‑catenin signaling for colorectal cancer

Y Ji, J Lv, D Sun, Y Huang - … journal of molecular …, 2022 - spandidos-publications.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common carcinomas. Although great progress
has been made in recent years, CRC survival remains unsatisfactory due to high metastasis …

Chalcones and gastrointestinal cancers: experimental evidence

R Michalkova, M Kello, M Cizmarikova… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Colorectal (CRC) and gastric cancers (GC) are the most common digestive tract cancers
with a high incidence rate worldwide. The current treatment including surgery …

Significance of chalcone scaffolds in medicinal chemistry

R Mazumder, Ichudaule, A Ghosh, S Deb… - Topics in Current …, 2024 - Springer
Chalcone is a simple naturally occurring α, β-unsaturated ketone with biological importance,
which can also be easily synthesized in laboratories by reaction between two aromatic …

β-catenin inhibitors in cancer therapeutics: intricacies and way forward

A Dev Jr, M Vachher, CP Prasad - Bioengineered, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT β-catenin is an evolutionary conserved, quintessential, multifaceted protein that
plays vital roles in cellular homeostasis, embryonic development, organogenesis, stem cell …

Molecular mechanisms of antiproliferative effects of natural chalcones

R Michalkova, L Mirossay, M Gazdova, M Kello… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Despite the important progress in cancer treatment in the past decades,
the mortality rates in some types of cancer have not significantly decreased. Therefore, the …

Design, synthesis, cytotoxic activities, and molecular docking of chalcone hybrids bearing 8-hydroxyquinoline moiety with dual tubulin/EGFR kinase inhibition

MM Amin, GEDA Abuo-Rahma, MSA Shaykoon… - Bioorganic …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study established thirteen novel 8-hydroxyquinoline/chalcone hybrids 3a–m of
hopeful anticancer activity. According to NCI screening and MTT assay results, compounds …