Ficlatuzumab is a Human Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) McAb
Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is an effective angiogenesis peptide. Specifically, it is produced by stromal cells and mesenchymal cells. It stimulates epithelial cell proliferation, movement, morphogenesis, and angiogenesis in various organs through tyrosine phosphorylation of its homologous receptor Met. Besides, HGF is located at 7q21 and has a length...
β-Lapachone, a Naturally Occurring O-naphthoquinone, is a Topoisomerase I Inhibitor
β-Lapachone is an ortho-naphthoquinone and inhibits topoisomerase I. β-Lapachone is a classic quinone-containing antitumor NQO1-bioactivatable drug that directly kills NQO1-overexpressing cancer cells. NQO1 is an antioxidative enzyme that helps recover renal oxidative status. β-Lapachone reduces cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. In cancer cells, cisplatin forms cross-link with DNA, which inhibits DNA replication,...
GSK2606414 is an Orally Available PERK Inhibitor
PERK (Protein kinase R (PKR)-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase) is a type I endoplasmic reticulum transmembrane protein. Generally, PERK contains a stress-sensing domain facing the endoplasmic reticulum lumen and a cytosolic kinase domain. Interestingly, PERK is a major component of the unfolded protein response (UPR), which promotes the adaptation of...
COTI-2 is an Orally Available Mutant p53 Activator
TP53 (p53) is the single most frequently altered gene in human cancers, with mutations being present in approximately 50% of all invasive tumors. Besides, p53 is mutated in at least 80% of samples in some of the most difficult-to-treat cancers. Therefore, the mutant p53 protein is an important candidate...