التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Biological Activity of Natural and Synthetic Peptides as Anticancer Agents. |
| المؤلفون: |
Bauso, Luana Vittoria, La Fauci, Valeria, Munaò, Serena, Bonfiglio, Desirèe, Armeli, Alessandra, Maimone, Noemi, Longo, Clelia, Calabrese, Giovanna |
| المصدر: |
International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Jul2024, Vol. 25 Issue 13, p7264, 18p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
PEPTIDOMIMETICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC agents, THERAPEUTICS, SMALL molecules, CANCER treatment |
| مستخلص: |
Cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and death worldwide, making it a serious global health concern. Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgical treatment are the most used conventional therapeutic approaches, although they show several side effects that limit their effectiveness. For these reasons, the discovery of new effective alternative therapies still represents an enormous challenge for the treatment of tumour diseases. Recently, anticancer peptides (ACPs) have gained attention for cancer diagnosis and treatment. ACPs are small bioactive molecules which selectively induce cancer cell death through a variety of mechanisms such as apoptosis, membrane disruption, DNA damage, immunomodulation, as well as inhibition of angiogenesis, cell survival, and proliferation pathways. ACPs can also be employed for the targeted delivery of drugs into cancer cells. With over 1000 clinical trials using ACPs, their potential for application in cancer therapy seems promising. Peptides can also be utilized in conjunction with imaging agents and molecular imaging methods, such as MRI, PET, CT, and NIR, improving the detection and the classification of cancer, and monitoring the treatment response. In this review we will provide an overview of the biological activity of some natural and synthetic peptides for the treatment of the most common and malignant tumours affecting people around the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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