retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular tumor in children resulting from genetic alterations and transformation of mature retinal cells. the objective of this study was to investigate the effects of sd-208, tgf-β-ri kinase inhibitor, on the expression of some mirnas including a mir-17/92 cluster in retinoblastoma cells. prior to initiate this work, the cell proliferation was studied by me...

INTRODUCTION Chemoprevention strategies are very attractive and have earned serious consideration as potential means of controlling the incidence of cancer. An important element of anticancer drug development using plants is the accumulation and analysis of pertinent experimental data and purported ethnomedical (folkloric) uses for plants. The aim of this review is to provide an updated overvie...

BACKGROUND Over recent years, we have identified a potentially new indication for albendazole (ABZ) namely that of an anticancer agent. Our recent data indicate that besides regional use, the drug is quite likely to be useful as a systemic anticancer agent. However, with extremely low solubility, ABZ has to be prepared in a biocompatible solubilized form before any systemic evaluation is possib...

This study was designed to determine the in vivo and in vitro anticancer potential of the ethanolic extract of Terminalia chebula (ETC) fruits against Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma (EAC) induced cancer in swiss albino mice. The anticancer activity was assessed using in vitro cytotoxicity, mean survival time, tumor volume and hematological studies. The reliable criteria for evaluating the potential ...

Norcantharidin is the demethylated analog of cantharidin isolated from blister beetles (Mylabris phalerata Pall.). In this study, we evaluated whether norcantharidin exhibits anticancer effects against the human non-small cell lung cancer cell lines A549 (epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation-negative) and PC9 (EGFR mutation-positive). ...

BACKGROUND The emergence of multiple-drug resistance bacteria has become a major threat and thus calls for an urgent need to search for new effective and safe anti-bacterial agents. OBJECTIVES This study aims to evaluate the anticancer and antibacterial activities of secondary metabolites from Penicillium sp., an endophytic fungus associated with leaves of Garcinia nobilis. METHODS The cult...

The aphorism was to develop new chemical entities as potential anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic agents. The Leuckart synthetic pathway was utilized in development of novel series of 2-(substituted phenoxy)-N-(1-phenylethyl)acetamide derivatives. The compounds containing 1-phenylethylamine as basic moiety attached to substituted phenols were assessed for their anticancer activity aga...

High-density doxorubicin-conjugated polymeric nanoparticles are prepared via ring-opening metathesis polymerization and sustained release of nearly 50% of the anticancer agent is observed after 24 h in mildly acidic aqueous solution.