Discovery of small molecules that target autophagy for cancer treatment

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1866-1873

  Wu, L ^a   Yan, B ^a,b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autophagic cell death; Autophagy; Autophagy regulators; Cancer treatment; Drug discovery

Indexed keywords

1 (1 CYANO 1 METHYLETHYL) 3 METHYL 8 (3 QUINOLINYL)IMIDAZO[4,5 C]QUINOLIN 2(1H,3H) ONE; 2 MORPHOLINO 8 PHENYLCHROMONE; 3 METHYLADENINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AVICIN D; BAFILOMYCIN A1; CHLOROQUINE; CURCUMIN; DACINOSTAT; DAPORINAD; FENRETINIDE; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; PANOBINOSTAT; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEASOME; PROTEIN KINASE B; RAPAMYCIN; RESVERATROL; S6 KINASE; TRITERPENE; UBIQUITIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VORINOSTAT; WORTMANNIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CANCER THERAPY; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; AUTOPHAGY; DRUG DISCOVERY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79955681859     PISSN: 09298673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986711795496773     Document Type: Article

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