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Marine Drugs Dec 2020The marine environment is a rich source of biologically active molecules for the treatment of human diseases, especially cancer. The adaptation to unique environmental... (Review)
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The marine environment is a rich source of biologically active molecules for the treatment of human diseases, especially cancer. The adaptation to unique environmental conditions led marine organisms to evolve different pathways than their terrestrial counterparts, thus producing unique chemicals with a broad diversity and complexity. So far, more than 36,000 compounds have been isolated from marine micro- and macro-organisms including but not limited to fungi, bacteria, microalgae, macroalgae, sponges, corals, mollusks and tunicates, with hundreds of new marine natural products (MNPs) being discovered every year. Marine-based pharmaceuticals have started to impact modern pharmacology and different anti-cancer drugs derived from marine compounds have been approved for clinical use, such as: cytarabine, vidarabine, nelarabine (prodrug of ara-G), fludarabine phosphate (pro-drug of ara-A), trabectedin, eribulin mesylate, brentuximab vedotin, polatuzumab vedotin, enfortumab vedotin, belantamab mafodotin, plitidepsin, and lurbinectedin. This review focuses on the bioactive molecules derived from the marine environment with anticancer activity, discussing their families, origin, structural features and therapeutic use.
Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Aquatic Organisms; Biological Products; Drug Discovery; Humans; Marine Toxins; Neoplasms; Water Microbiology
PubMed: 33291602
DOI: 10.3390/md18120619 -
European Journal of Cancer (Oxford,... Jul 2002
Editorial comment on "In vitro toxicity of ET-743 and Aplidine, two marine-derived antineoplastics, on human bone marrow haematopoietic progenitors: comparison with the clinical results" by Albella and colleagues.
Topics: Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; Bone Marrow Diseases; Depsipeptides; Dioxoles; Hematopoietic Stem Cells; Humans; Isoquinolines; Megakaryocytes; Peptides, Cyclic; Tetrahydroisoquinolines; Trabectedin
PubMed: 12091058
DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(02)00109-0 -
Anti-cancer Drugs Apr 2004Naturally derived anticancer agents continue to be instrumental in the systemic therapeutic intervention against solid tumors and hematological malignancies. Such... (Review)
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Naturally derived anticancer agents continue to be instrumental in the systemic therapeutic intervention against solid tumors and hematological malignancies. Such compounds now have a relevant role in contemporary models of combination with targeted agents, thus providing a rationale to consider nature as a valid tool to discover new innovative anticancer agents. The marine ecosystem has increasingly been the focus of interest for new discoveries in the field that are expected to be of significant therapeutic impact in cancer patients. A critical review of the integrated data generated in our marine-derived anticancer program seems to confirm such expentancies. ET-743 (Yondelis) represents the first new agent developed against advanced pretreated soft tissue sarcoma in the past 25 years, and also harbors activity in women bearing pretreated ovarian cancer and a solid potential in combination therapy. The lack of cumulative toxicities makes this compound suitable for long-lasting therapies, reversible transaminitis being the most prevalent toxicity. Aplidin has shown a positive therapeutic index in phase I trials and phase II studies are ongoing. In contrast to the lack of bone marrow toxicity, a set of translational results anticipates a potential in leukemia. Kahalalide F has also successfully completed the phase I program in solid tumors with evidence of activity in resistant tumors and phase II studies are under way. Finally, the mechanistic data generated in parallel with the clinical program confirms the potential of the marine ecosystem in the discovery of new agents acting against new cellular targets of relevance in cancer cell biology.
Topics: Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; Chemistry, Pharmaceutical; Clinical Trials as Topic; Depsipeptides; Dioxoles; Humans; Isoquinolines; Marine Biology; Neoplasms; Peptides; Peptides, Cyclic; Tetrahydroisoquinolines; Trabectedin
PubMed: 15057135
DOI: 10.1097/00001813-200404000-00003 -
Marine Drugs Mar 2024The inadequate vascularization seen in fast-growing solid tumors gives rise to hypoxic areas, fostering specific changes in gene expression that bolster tumor cell... (Review)
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The inadequate vascularization seen in fast-growing solid tumors gives rise to hypoxic areas, fostering specific changes in gene expression that bolster tumor cell survival and metastasis, ultimately leading to unfavorable clinical prognoses across different cancer types. Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIF-1 and HIF-2) emerge as druggable pivotal players orchestrating tumor metastasis and angiogenesis, thus positioning them as prime targets for cancer treatment. A range of HIF inhibitors, notably natural compounds originating from marine organisms, exhibit encouraging anticancer properties, underscoring their significance as promising therapeutic options. Bioprospection of the marine environment is now a well-settled approach to the discovery and development of anticancer agents that might have their medicinal chemistry developed into clinical candidates. However, despite the massive increase in the number of marine natural products classified as 'anticancer leads,' most of which correspond to general cytotoxic agents, and only a few have been characterized regarding their molecular targets and mechanisms of action. The current review presents a critical analysis of inhibitors of HIF-1 and HIF-2 and hypoxia-selective compounds that have been sourced from marine organisms and that might act as new chemotherapeutic candidates or serve as templates for the development of structurally similar derivatives with improved anticancer efficacy.
Topics: Animals; Humans; Antineoplastic Agents; Aquatic Organisms; Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors; Biological Products; Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1; Neoplasms; Signal Transduction
PubMed: 38667760
DOI: 10.3390/md22040143 -
Journal of Chemotherapy (Florence,... Nov 2004This paper illustrates some biochemical and pharmacological properties of two natural marine products such as trabectedin (ET-743, Yondelis) and aplidine. Trabectedin... (Review)
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This paper illustrates some biochemical and pharmacological properties of two natural marine products such as trabectedin (ET-743, Yondelis) and aplidine. Trabectedin has shown clinical antitumor activity in refractory soft tissue sarcoma and ovarian cancer. The lack of cross resistance of trabectedin with other chemotherapeutic drugs is presumably related to its peculiar mode of action, that seems to be related to a promoter-dependent transcription modulation. Aplidine is a potent pro-apoptotic inducer in human leukemia and has antiangiogenic properties. These examples support the view that more research should be carried out to investigate new natural marine products since there are compounds among them with antitumor properties. Some of them appear to act by mechanisms different from those of conventional chemotherapeutic drugs and thus may be effective against tumors for which no active drugs are available.
Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; Apoptosis; Depsipeptides; Dioxoles; Humans; Isoquinolines; Marine Biology; Peptides, Cyclic; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Sensitivity and Specificity; Structure-Activity Relationship; Tetrahydroisoquinolines; Trabectedin; Tumor Cells, Cultured
PubMed: 15688619
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2004.16.Supplement-1.86 -
Methods and Findings in Experimental... Oct 2009[Methoxy-11c]PD-153035; Afamelanotide, Agalsidase beta, Alemtuzumab, Alkaline phosphatase, Amlodipine, Anecortave acetate, Apixaban, Aripiprazole, Atomoxetine...
[Methoxy-11c]PD-153035; Afamelanotide, Agalsidase beta, Alemtuzumab, Alkaline phosphatase, Amlodipine, Anecortave acetate, Apixaban, Aripiprazole, Atomoxetine hydrochloride; Bevacizumab, Bortezomib, Bosentan, Botulinum toxin type B, Brimonidine tartrate/timolol maleate, Brivudine; Canakinumab, Cetuximab, Chlorotoxin, Cinaciguat; Dapagliflozin, Decitabine, Duloxetine hydrochloride; Elagolix sodium, Eplerenone, Eritoran tetrasodium, Escitalopram oxalate, Etoricoxib, Ezetimibe; Fospropofol disodium; G-207, Gabapentin enacarbil, Gefitinib, Golimumab; Human plasmin; Inotuzumab ozogamicin, Insulin glargine, Insulin glulisine, Istaroxime, Ixabepilone; KLH; Levodopa/carbidopa/entacapone; Miglustat, Mitumprotimut-T, MP-470; Oblimersen sodium, Olmesartan medoxomil; P53-SLP, PAN-811, Patupilone, Pazopanib hydrochloride, PC-515, Peginterferon alfa-2a, Pegylated arginine deiminase 20000, Pemetrexed disodium, Plitidepsin, Pregabalin; Rasagiline mesilate, Rotigotine; SCH-697243, Sirolimus-eluting stent, Sumatriptan succinate/naproxen sodium, Sunitinib malate; Tadalafil, Tapentadol hydrochloride, TMC-207; V-211, Valganciclovir hydrochloride; Zolpidem tartrate.
Topics: Clinical Trials as Topic; Humans
PubMed: 19967103
DOI: No ID Found -
Nature Mar 2022
Topics: Adenosine Monophosphate; Administration, Oral; Alanine; Animals; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Antibodies, Monoclonal; Antibodies, Neutralizing; Antiviral Agents; COVID-19; COVID-19 Vaccines; Clinical Trials as Topic; Cytidine; Depsipeptides; Dexamethasone; Drug Combinations; Drug Repositioning; Drug Synergism; Esters; Guanidines; Hospitalization; Host-Pathogen Interactions; Humans; Hydroxylamines; Internationality; Lactams; Leucine; Mice; National Institutes of Health (U.S.); Nitriles; Peptide Elongation Factor 1; Peptides, Cyclic; Proline; Protease Inhibitors; RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase; Ritonavir; SARS-CoV-2; Serine Endopeptidases; Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors; United States; Virus Replication; COVID-19 Drug Treatment
PubMed: 35233098
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Pharmacological Research Jun 2024Eukaryotic elongation factor 1A (eEF1A) is among the most abundant proteins in eukaryotic cells. Evolutionarily conserved across species, eEF1A is in charge of... (Review)
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Eukaryotic elongation factor 1A (eEF1A) is among the most abundant proteins in eukaryotic cells. Evolutionarily conserved across species, eEF1A is in charge of translation elongation for protein biosynthesis as well as a plethora of non-translational moonlighting functions for cellular homeostasis. In malignant cells, however, eEF1A becomes a pleiotropic driver of cancer progression via a broad diversity of pathways, which are not limited to hyperactive translational output. In the past decades, mounting studies have demonstrated the causal link between eEF1A and carcinogenesis, gaining deeper insights into its multifaceted mechanisms and corroborating its value as a prognostic marker in various cancers. On the other hand, an increasing number of natural and synthetic compounds were discovered as anticancer eEF1A-targeting inhibitors. Among them, plitidepsin was approved for the treatment of multiple myeloma whereas metarrestin was currently under clinical development. Despite significant achievements in these two interrelated fields, hitherto there lacks a systematic examination of the eEF1A protein in the context of cancer research. Therefore, the present work aims to delineate its clinical implications, molecular oncogenic mechanisms, and targeted therapeutic strategies as reflected in the ever expanding body of literature, so as to deepen mechanistic understanding of eEF1A-involved tumorigenesis and inspire the development of eEF1A-targeted chemotherapeutics and biologics.
Topics: Humans; Peptide Elongation Factor 1; Neoplasms; Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Molecular Targeted Therapy; Clinical Relevance
PubMed: 38677532
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2024.107195 -
Methods and Findings in Experimental... Jun 2007101M, 12B75; ABT-869, Agomelatine, Alvocidib hydrochloride, Amb a 1 ISS-1018, AMG-386, Andolast, AP-23573, Arsenic trioxide, ATI-7505; BAY-68-4986, Berberine chloride,...
101M, 12B75; ABT-869, Agomelatine, Alvocidib hydrochloride, Amb a 1 ISS-1018, AMG-386, Andolast, AP-23573, Arsenic trioxide, ATI-7505; BAY-68-4986, Berberine chloride, BNP-1350, BrachySil, Brostallicin hydrochloride; Caldaret hydrate, Cancer vaccine, Cediranib, CHAMPION everolimus-eluting coronary stent, CP-751871; D-4F, Degarelix acetate, Dofequidar fumarate; Ecogramostim, Enzastaurin hydrochloride, Etaracizumab, Everolimus; Fluticasone furoate; Glucarpidase; Hochuekki-to, Human papillomavirus vaccine; Icatibant acetate, INO-1001, Interleukin-21, Irofulven, ISIS-301012, Ixabepilone; KRN-951; Lacosamide; Mecasermin, Mecasermin rinfabate, Mepolizumab, Mesna disulfide, m-NO-ASA; Nematode anticoagulant protein c2, Nilotinib, Nolatrexed dihydrochloride; O6-Benzylguanine; Pemetrexed disodium, Perifosine, Pertuzumab, Plitidepsin, Prasterone, PRO-2000/5, PX-12, Pyridoxal phosphate; Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin, Retapamulin, Rinfabate, Rubitecan; Seliciclib, SR-271425, STA-4783; T- 2000, Telatinib, Temsirolimus, Terameprocol, Teverelix, Ticagrelor, Tipelukast, Tirapazamine; Uracil; Valspodar, Vatalanib succinate, Velimogene aliplasmid, Vitespen, Volociximab; XL-184.
Topics: Clinical Trials as Topic; Humans
PubMed: 17805439
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Methods and Findings in Experimental... Sep 2009Gateways to Clinical Trials is a guide to the most recent clinical trials in current literature and congresses. The data in the following tables has been retrieved from...
Gateways to Clinical Trials is a guide to the most recent clinical trials in current literature and congresses. The data in the following tables has been retrieved from the Clinical Trials Knowledge Area of Prous Science Integrity, the drug discovery and development portal, http://integrity.prous.com. This issue focuses on the following selection of drugs: AAV1/SERCA2a, Abacavir sulfate/lamivudine, Adalimumab, Aliskiren fumarate, Ambrisentan, Aripiprazole, AT-7519, Atazanavir sulfate, Atomoxetine hydrochloride, Azacitidine, Azelnidipine; Besifloxacin hydrochloride, Bevacizumab, Bioabsorbable everolimus-eluting coronary stent, Bortezomib, Bosentan, Budesonide/formoterol fumarate; CAIV-T, Carisbamate, Casopitant mesylate, Certolizumab pegol, Cetuximab, Ciclesonide, Ciprofloxacin/dexamethasone, CTCE-9908; Dalcetrapib, Darunavir, Deferasirox, Desloratadine, Disitertide, Drotrecogin alfa (activated), DTA-H19, Duloxetine hydrochloride, Dutasteride; Ecogramostim, Efalizumab, Emtricitabine, Eribulin mesilate, Escitalopram oxalate, Eszopiclone, EUR-1008, Everolimus-eluting coronary stent, Exenatide; Fampridine, Fluticasone furoate, Formoterol fumarate/fluticasone propionate, Fosamprenavir calcium, Fulvestrant; Gabapentin enacarbil, GS-7904L; HPV-6/11/16/18, Human Secretin, Hydralazine hydrochloride/isosorbide dinitrate; Imatinib mesylate, Imexon, Inalimarev/Falimarev, Indacaterol, Indacaterol maleate, Inhalable human insulin, Insulin detemir, Insulin glargine, Ixabepilone; L-Alanosine, Lapatinib ditosylate, Lenalidomide, Levocetirizine dihydrochloride, Liraglutide, Lisdexamfetamine mesilate, Lopinavir, Loratadine/montelukast sodium, Lutropin alfa; MeNZB, Mepolizumab, Micafungin sodium, Morphine hydrochloride; Nabiximols, Nikkomycin Z; Olmesartan medoxomil, Omalizumab; Paclitaxel-eluting stent, Pegfilgrastim, Peginterferon alfa-2a, Peginterferon alfa-2b, Perifosine, PF-489791, Plitidepsin, Posaconazole, Pregabalin; QAX-576; Raltegravir potassium, Ramelteon, Rasagiline mesilate, Recombinant human relaxin H2, rhGAD65, Rivaroxaban, Rosuvastatin calcium, Rotigotine; Saxagliptin, SCH-530348, Sirolimus-eluting stent, SLIT-amikacin, Sorafenib, Sotrastaurin, SR-16234, Sulforaphane; Tadalafil, Tanespimycin, Tapentadol hydrochloride, Teriparatide, Tesofensine, Tiotropium bromide, Tipifarnib, Tirapazamine, TMC-207, Tocilizumab, Tolvaptan, Tosedostat, Treprostinil sodium; Ustekinumab; Varespladib methyl, Vicriviroc, Vildagliptin, Vildagliptin/metformin hydrochloride, Volociximab, Voriconazole; Ziconotide, Ziprasidone hydrochloride.
Topics: Clinical Trials as Topic; Humans
PubMed: 19907722
DOI: No ID Found