Drug repositioning: Progress and challenges in drug discovery for various diseases

Y Hua, X Dai, Y Xu, G **ng, H Liu, T Lu, Y Chen… - European journal of …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Compared with traditional de novo drug discovery, drug repurposing has become an
attractive drug discovery strategy due to its low-cost and high efficiency. Through a …

[HTML][HTML] Na+/K+-ATPase Revisited: On Its Mechanism of Action, Role in Cancer, and Activity Modulation

J Bejček, V Spiwok, E Kmoníčková, S Rimpelová - Molecules, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Maintenance of Na+ and K+ gradients across the cell plasma membrane is an essential
process for mammalian cell survival. An enzyme responsible for this process, sodium …

[HTML][HTML] Unveiling the anti-cancer mechanisms of calotropin: Insights into cell growth inhibition, cell cycle arrest, and metabolic regulation in human oral squamous …

S Jayaraman, SR Natarajan, VP Veeraraghavan… - Journal of oral biology …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Background Calotropin, a cardiac glycoside obtained from the plant Calotropis gigantea,
has demonstrated promising potential as an anti-tumorigenesis compound. Objective The …

Functional and Structural Dissection of a Plant Steroid 3-O-Glycosyltransferase Facilitated the Engineering Enhancement of Sugar Donor Promiscuity

W Huang, Y He, R Jiang, Z Deng, F Long - Acs Catalysis, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Cardiotonic steroids (CTSs) are ancient and effective clinical drugs for treating heart failure.
Glycosylation of the CTS, especially at the C-3 position, is of great significance in nowadays …

[HTML][HTML] Emergence of cardiac glycosides as potential drugs: Current and future scope for cancer therapeutics

R Kumavath, S Paul, H Pavithran, MK Paul, P Ghosh… - Biomolecules, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Cardiac glycosides are natural sterols and constitute a group of secondary metabolites
isolated from plants and animals. These cardiotonic agents are well recognized and …

Cardiac glycosides as immune system modulators

J Škubník, V Pavlíčková, S Rimpelová - Biomolecules, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Cardiac glycosides (CGs) are natural steroid compounds occurring both in plants and
animals. They are known for long as cardiotonic agents commonly used for various cardiac …

Na+/K+-ATPase: More than an Electrogenic Pump

RG Contreras, A Torres-Carrillo… - International Journal of …, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
The sodium pump, or Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA), is an essential enzyme found in the plasma
membrane of all animal cells. Its primary role is to transport sodium (Na+) and potassium …

Prospects of compounds of herbal plants as anticancer agents: a comprehensive review from molecular pathways

PC Situmorang, S Ilyas, SE Nugraha… - Frontiers in …, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
Cancer refers to the proliferation and multiplication of aberrant cells inside the human body,
characterized by their capacity to proliferate and infiltrate various anatomical regions …

Digoxin and its Na+/K+-ATPase-targeted actions on cardiovascular diseases and cancer

Y Ren, AT Anderson, G Meyer, KM Lauber… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA) is a plasma membrane ion-transporting protein involved in
the generation and maintenance of Na+ and K+ gradients across the cell membrane, which …

The mechanistic role of cardiac glycosides in DNA damage response and repair signaling

D Ainembabazi, Y Zhang, JJ Turchi - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2023‏ - Springer
Cardiac glycosides (CGs) are a class of bioactive organic compounds well-known for their
application in treating heart disease despite a narrow therapeutic window. Considerable …