Celastrol: a review of useful strategies overcoming its limitation in anticancer application

J Shi, J Li, Z Xu, L Chen, R Luo, C Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Celastrol, a natural bioactive ingredient derived from Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F, exhibits
significant broad-spectrum anticancer activities for the treatment of a variety of cancers …

Celastrol in cancer therapy: Recent developments, challenges and prospects

HY Lim, PS Ong, L Wang, A Goel, L Ding, ALA Wong… - Cancer Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer is one of the world's biggest healthcare burdens and despite the current
advancements made in treatment plans, the outcomes for oncology patients have yet to …

Prodrug-inspired adenosine triphosphate–activatable celastrol-Fe (III) chelate for cancer therapy

H Li, Y Li, L Zhang, N Wang, D Lu, D Tang, Y Lv… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Celastrol (CEL), an active compound isolated from the root of Tripterygium wilfordii, exhibits
broad anticancer activities. However, its poor stability, narrow therapeutic window and …

Inflammation-targeted celastrol nanodrug attenuates collagen-induced arthritis through NF-κB and Notch1 pathways

L An, Z Li, L Shi, L Wang, Y Wang, L **, X Shuai… - Nano Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disorder which can cause bone and
cartilage damage leading to disability, yet the treatment remains unsatisfactory nowadays …

Natural compounds-based nanomedicines for cancer treatment: Future directions and challenges

T Andreani, R Cheng, K Elbadri, C Ferro… - Drug Delivery and …, 2024 - Springer
Several efforts have been extensively accomplished for the amelioration of the cancer
treatments using different types of new drugs and less invasives therapies in comparison …

Fostering the unleashing potential of nanocarriers-mediated delivery of ocular therapeutics

D Datta, SP Bandi, V Colaco, N Dhas… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ocular delivery is the most challenging aspect in the field of pharmaceutical research. The
major hurdle for the controlled delivery of drugs to the eye includes the physiological static …

An injectable thermoresponsive-hydrogel for lamellar keratoplasty: In-situ releases celastrol and hampers corneal scars

Z Li, R Liu, X Zhang, Z Guo, X Geng, D Chu… - Journal of Controlled …, 2024 - Elsevier
Corneal stromal fibrosis is a common cause of visual impairment resulting from corneal
injury, inflammation and surgery. Therefore, there is an unmet need for inhibiting corneal …

A celastrol-based nanodrug with reduced hepatotoxicity for primary and metastatic cancer treatment

M Zhou, J Liao, W Lai, R Xu, W Liu, D **e, F Wang… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Cancer is the world's leading cause of death and a key hindrance to extending
life expectancy. Celastrol, a bioactive compound derived from Tripterygium wilfordii, has …

[HTML][HTML] New advances in the research of clinical treatment and novel anticancer agents in tumor angiogenesis

X Li, J Zhou, X Wang, C Li, Z Ma, Q Wan… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
In 1971, Folkman proposed that tumors could be limited to very small sizes by blocking
angiogenesis. Angiogenesis is the generation of new blood vessels from pre-existing …

Biosynthesis, total synthesis, structural modifications, bioactivity, and mechanism of action of the quinone‐methide triterpenoid celastrol

Y Lu, Y Liu, J Zhou, D Li, W Gao - Medicinal research reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Celastrol, a quinone‐methide triterpenoid, was extracted from Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. F.
in 1936 for the first time. Almost 70 years later, it is considered one of the molecules most …