What made sesquiterpene lactones reach cancer clinical trials?

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作者
Ghantous, Akram [1 ,2 ]
Gali-Muhtasib, Hala [1 ,2 ]
Vuorela, Heikki [3 ]
Saliba, Najat A. [2 ,4 ]
Darwiche, Nadine [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Amer Univ Beirut, Dept Biol, Beirut 11072020, Lebanon
[2] Amer Univ Beirut, Nat Conservat Ctr Sustainable Futures, Beirut 11072020, Lebanon
[3] Univ Helsinki, Fac Pharm, Div Pharmaceut Biol, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
[4] Amer Univ Beirut, Dept Chem, Beirut 11072020, Lebanon
关键词
NF-KAPPA-B; STRUCTURE-CYTOTOXICITY RELATIONSHIPS; MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA STEM; IN-VIVO ACTIVITY; ANTITUMOR AGENTS; ALPHA-METHYLENE; PROSTATE-CANCER; EXPRESSION PROFILES; MEDICINAL-PLANTS; TUMOR INHIBITORS;
D O I
10.1016/j.drudis.2010.06.002
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Sesquiterpene lactones (SLs) are plant-derived compounds often used in traditional medicine against inflammation and cancer. This review focuses on the chemical and biological properties of SLs that lead to enhanced anticancer and anti-inflammatory effects. The chemical properties comprise alkylating center reactivity, lipophilicity, and molecular geometry and electronic features. SLs in clinical trials are artemisinin, thapsigargin and parthenolide and many of their synthetic derivatives. These drugs are selective toward tumor and cancer stem cells by targeting specific signaling pathways, which make them lead compounds in cancer clinical trials.
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页码:668 / 678
页数:11
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