In vitro cytotoxic activity of novel protoflavone analogs – selectivity towards a multidrug resistant cancer cell line.

Authors: Amaral L, Chang FR, Chuang DW, Danko B, Hunyadi A, Martins A, Molnar J, Wang HC, Wu YC
Journal: Anticancer Research
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=In+vitro+cytotoxic+activity+of+novel+protoflavone+analogs+%E2%80%93selectivity+towards+a+multidrug+resistant+cancer+cell+line

BACKGROUND:
Protoapigenone (PA), a natural flavonoid possessing an unusual p-quinol moiety on its B ring, is a prospective novel lead compound against cancer currently in development, together with WYC0209, a potent synthetic PA analog. Structure activity relationships (SAR) concerning different 1′-O-alkyl side-chains were also studied on two sets of derivatives.
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Inhibitors of bacterial efflux pumps that also inhibit efflux pumps of cancer cells.

Authors: Amaral L, Armada A, Handzlik J, Kiec-Kononowicz K, Martins A, Molnar J, Spengler G
Journal: Anticancer Research
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22753759

Bacteria and cancer cells frequently increase their resistance to chemotherapeutics as a consequence of therapy. Whenever studied, refractory response to chemotherapy is due to the over-expression of efflux pumps that render the bacterium or cancer cell resistant not only to the agent used for therapy, but to many, if not all other agents as well.
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Direct modification of bioactive phenothiazines by exposure to laser radiation.

Authors: Amaral L, Andrei IR, Boni M, Fanning S, Martins A, Militaru A, Molnar J, Nastasa V, Pascu A, Pascu ML, Smarandache A, Staicu A, Viveiros M
Journal: Recent Patents on Anti-Infective Drug Discovery
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Direct+modification+of+bioactive+phenothiazines+by+exposure+to+laser+radiation.

Whereas exposure of combinations of a phenothiazine and bacterium to incoherent UV increases the activity of the phenothiazine, exposure of the phenothiazine alone does not yield an increase of its activity. Because the laser beam energy is greater than that produced by the incoherent UV sources, exposure of phenothiazines to specific lasers may yield molecules with altered activities over that of the unexposed parent.
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In vitro cytotoxic activity of novel protoflavone analogs – selectivity towards a multidrug resistant cancer cell line.

Inhibitors of bacterial efflux pumps that also inhibit efflux pumps of cancer cells.

Direct modification of bioactive phenothiazines by exposure to laser radiation.

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