Vinca alkaloids and analogues as anti-cancer agents: Looking back, peering ahead.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett
; 28(17): 2816-2826, 2018 09 15.
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ABSTRACT
Cancer still represents a "nightmare" worldwide, causing annually millions of victims. Several antiproliferative molecules are currently used as drugs market and offer a pharmaceutical opportunity for attenuating and treating tumor manifestations. In this context, natural sources have a relevant role, since they provide the 60% of currently-used anticancer agents. Among the numerous natural products, acting via different mechanisms of action, microtubule-targeting agents (MTAs) have a high therapeutic potential, since they disrupt the abnormal cancer cell growth, interfering with the continuous mitotic division. Vinca alkaloids (VAs) are the earliest developed MTAs and approved for clinical use (Vincristine, Vinblastine, Vinorelbine, Vindesine, and Vinflunine) as agents in the treatment of hematological and lymphatic neoplasms. Here, we review the state-of-art of VAs, discussing their mechanism of action and pharmacokinetic properties and highlighting their therapeutic relevance and toxicological profile. Additionally, we briefly disclosed the technological approaches faced so far to ameliorate the pharmacological properties, as well as to avoid the drug resistance. Lastly, we introduced the recent advances in the discovery of new derivatives.
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MEDLINE
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Alcaloides de la Vinca
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Neoplasias
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Antineoplásicos
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Animals
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Humans
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En
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Bioorg Med Chem Lett
Asunto de la revista:
BIOQUIMICA
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QUIMICA
Año:
2018
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Article
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Italia