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Fascin in Gynecological Cancers: An Update of the Literature
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
Fascin is an actin-binding protein that is encoded by the gene (located on chromosome 7). It triggers membrane projections and stimulates cell motility in cancer cells. Fascin overexpression has been described in different ...
High-Risk HPV Oncoproteins and PD-1/PD-L1 Interplay in Human Cervical Cancer: Recent Evidence and Future Directions
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Frontiers Media
, 2020 , Article)
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common malignancy in women worldwide and a leading cause of cancer-related mortality in developing countries. Important etiological factors in this cancer are high-risk human papillomaviruses ...
Effect of Water-Pipe Smoking on the Normal Development of Zebrafish
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
Background: Among all types of tobacco consumption,Water-Pipe Smoking (WPS) is the
most widely used in the Middle East and second-most in several other countries. The effect of WPS
on normal development is not yet fully ...
Emerging innate biological properties of nano-drug delivery systems: A focus on PAMAM dendrimers and their clinical potential
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Drug delivery systems or vectors are usually needed to improve the bioavailability and effectiveness of a drug through improving its pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics at an organ, tissue or cellular level. However, emerging ...
Design, synthesis, and validation of novel nitrogen-based chalcone analogs against triple negative breast cancer
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Elsevier Masson s.r.l.
, 2020 , Article)
Great strides have been made in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) treatment, which represents 20% of total predicted annual US breast cancer (BC) cases. Despite the development of several therapeutics, TNBC patients ...
Novel polymethoxylated chalcones as potential compounds against kras-mutant colorectal cancers
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Bentham Science Publishers
, 2020 , Article)
Background/Objective: KRAS-mutant colorectal cancers (CRC) are tumors that are associated with poor prognosis. However, no effective treatments are available to target them. Therefore, we designed and synthesized novel ...
Elaeagnus angustifolia Plant Extract Inhibits Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Induces Apoptosis via HER2 Inactivation and JNK Pathway in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Cells
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
Elaeagnus angustifolia (EA) is a medicinal plant used for treating several human diseases in the Middle East. Meanwhile, the outcome of extract on HER2-positive breast cancer remains nascent. Thus, we herein investigated ...
A comprehensive review on the antiviral activities of chalcones
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2021 , Article)
Some viral outbreaks have plagued the world since antiquity, including the most recent COVID-19 pandemic. The continuous spread and emergence of new viral diseases have urged the discovery of novel treatment options that ...
A comprehensive review summarizing the recent biomedical applications of functionalized carbon nanofibers
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John Wiley and Sons Inc
, 2021 , Article)
Since the discovery and fabrication of carbon nanofibers (CNFs) over a decade ago, scientists foster to discover novel myriad potential applications for this material in both biomedicine and industry. The unique economic ...