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ArticleMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England)2021

Preliminary evaluation on the beneficial effects of pioglitazone in the treatment of endometrial cancer.

Garikapati Kusuma Kumari, Ammu V V V Ravi Kiran, Praveen T Krishnamurthy

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Article in Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Inhibition of PI3K Signaling Intensified the Antileukemic Effects of Pioglitazone: New Insight into the Application of PPARγ Stimulators in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Garikapati Kusuma KumariDepartment of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Rocklands, Ooty, Tamil Nadu, 643001, India.
Ammu V V V Ravi KiranDepartment of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Rocklands, Ooty, Tamil Nadu, 643001, India.
Praveen T KrishnamurthyDepartment of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Rocklands, Ooty, Tamil Nadu, 643001, India. praveentk7812@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2666-0878
JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research · IN

Funding

Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology SR/FST/LSI-574/2013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endometrial cancer (EMC) is one of the complicated gynecological cancers, affecting more than three million women worldwide. Anticancer strategies such as chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery are found to be ineffective and are associated with patient incompliances. The aim of the present study is to repurpose non-oncological drug, i.e., Pioglitazone, a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ) agonist, in the treatment of endometrial cancer. The study groups consist of 50 female Swiss albino mice, out of which 40 had endometrial cancer induced with N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) and estradiol hexadrobenzoate (EHB). The other groups received saline, EHB, paclitaxel, and different test doses of pioglitazones. Different preliminary parameters such as weekly body weight, mean survival time, percentage increase in life span, and uterine tissue weight were analyzed along with histopathological analysis. We observed a significant change in weekly body weight, improvement in percentage life span, and partial restoration of uterine tissue weight to normal compared to a standard drug, paclitaxel. In the present preliminary evaluation, we have identified that pioglitazone exhibited a significant dose-dependent anticancer activity against ENU- and EHB-induced endometrial cancer, compared to the standard paclitaxel.

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AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBody WeightDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalDrug RepositioningEndometrial NeoplasmsEstradiolEthylnitrosoureaFemaleMicePaclitaxelPioglitazoneSurvival RateUterusAntineoplastic AgentsEstradiolestradiol hexahydrobenzoateEthylnitrosoureaPaclitaxelPioglitazoneAdipokinesAnti-tumorDrug RepurposingEndometrial carcinomaPioglitazonePPAR-γ agonist

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PMID34008039
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