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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2022

Effect of safranal on the response of cancer cells to topoisomerase I inhibitors: Does sequence matter?

Lama Lozon, Ekram Saleh, Varsha Menon, Wafaa S Ramadan, Amr Amin, Raafat El-Awady

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Lama LozonSharjah Institute of Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Ekram SalehClinical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, Cancer Biology Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Varsha MenonSharjah Institute of Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Wafaa S RamadanSharjah Institute of Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Amr AminDepartment of Biology, College of Science, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Raafat El-AwadySharjah Institute of Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
University of Sharjah · AECairo University · EGUnited Arab Emirates University · AE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lung and colorectal cancers are among the leading causes of death from cancer worldwide. Although topotecan (TPT), a topoisomerase1 inhibitor, is a first- and second-line drug for lung and colon cancers, the development of drug resistance and toxicity still remain as a major obstacle to chemotherapeutic success. Accumulating evidence indicates increased efficacy and reduced toxicity of chemotherapeutic agents upon combining them with natural products. We aimed to investigate the possible interaction of safranal (SAF), a natural compound obtained from

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lung cancer and colon cancersafranalTDP1topoisomerasetopotecan

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PMID36120345
PMCPMC9479137
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