Platinum-based drugs for cancer therapy and anti-tumor strategies

C Zhang, C Xu, X Gao, Q Yao - Theranostics, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Platinum-based drugs cisplatin, carboplatin, and oxaliplatin are widely used for
chemotherapeutic eradication of cancer. However, the side effects of platinum drugs, such …

Mechanisms regulating PD-L1 expression in cancers and associated opportunities for novel small-molecule therapeutics

H Yamaguchi, JM Hsu, WH Yang… - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2022 - nature.com
Antagonistic antibodies targeting the inhibitory immune-checkpoint receptor PD-1 or its
ligand PD-L1 are used to treat a wide range of cancer types and can substantially improve …

Recent advances in the development of protein–protein interactions modulators: mechanisms and clinical trials

H Lu, Q Zhou, J He, Z Jiang, C Peng, R Tong… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Protein–protein interactions (PPIs) have pivotal roles in life processes. The studies showed
that aberrant PPIs are associated with various diseases, including cancer, infectious …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted nanomedicines remodeling immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment for enhanced cancer immunotherapy

Y Xu, J **ong, X Sun, H Gao - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer immunotherapy has significantly flourished and revolutionized the limited
conventional tumor therapies, on account of its good safety and long-term memory ability …

Mirror-image ligand discovery enabled by single-shot fast-flow synthesis of D-proteins

AJ Callahan, S Gandhesiri, TL Travaline… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Widespread adoption of mirror-image biological systems presents difficulties in accessing
the requisite D-protein substrates. In particular, mirror-image phage display has the potential …

Recent advances in chemical protein synthesis: method developments and biological applications

S Dong, JS Zheng, Y Li, H Wang, G Chen… - Science China …, 2024 - Springer
The central dogma of modern biology underscores the pivotal roles proteins play in diverse
biological processes, the study of which necessitates advanced methods to produce …

Molecular and functional imaging in cancer-targeted therapy: current applications and future directions

JW Bai, SQ Qiu, GJ Zhang - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Targeted anticancer drugs block cancer cell growth by interfering with specific signaling
pathways vital to carcinogenesis and tumor growth rather than harming all rapidly dividing …

Small molecule inhibitors targeting the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway

Q Wu, L Jiang, S Li, Q He, B Yang, J Cao - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2021 - nature.com
Tumor cells form immune escape and subsequently obtain unlimited proliferation ability due
to the abnormal immune surveillance mediated by immune checkpoints. Among this class of …

Synthesis and applications of mirror-image proteins

K Harrison, AS Mackay, L Kambanis… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The homochirality of biomolecules in nature, such as DNA, RNA, peptides and proteins, has
played a critical role in establishing and sustaining life on Earth. This chiral bias has also …

Semiconducting polymer nanoparticles with surface‐mimicking protein secondary structure as lysosome‐targeting chimaeras for self‐synergistic cancer …

J Qi, S Jia, X Kang, X Wu, Y Hong, K Shan… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Immunotherapy has received tremendous attention for tumor treatment, but the efficacy is
greatly hindered by insufficient tumor‐infiltration of immune cells and immunosuppressive …