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ArticleCurrent issues in molecular biology2023

Investigating Carvedilol's Repurposing for the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer via Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Activity Modulation in the Presence of β-Adrenergic Agonists.

Balqis A Ikhmais, Alaa M Hammad, Osama H Abusara, Lama Hamadneh, Hamza Abumansour, Qasem M Abdallah, Ali I M Ibrahim, Lina Elsalem, Mariam Awad, Rahaf Alshehada

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Article in Current issues in molecular biology, 2023. 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
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Balqis A IkhmaisDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, P.O. Box 130, Amman 11733, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0003-4831-9371
Alaa M HammadDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, P.O. Box 130, Amman 11733, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0003-3800-1220
Osama H AbusaraDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, P.O. Box 130, Amman 11733, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-0856-5618
Lama HamadnehDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Balqa Applied University, P.O. Box 206, Al-Salt 19117, Jordan.
Hamza AbumansourDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, P.O. Box 130, Amman 11733, Jordan.
Qasem M AbdallahDepartment of Pharmacology and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of Petra, P.O. Box 961343, Amman 11196, Jordan.
Ali I M IbrahimDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, P.O. Box 130, Amman 11733, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-8668-4647
Lina ElsalemDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-3814-4865
Mariam AwadDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, P.O. Box 130, Amman 11733, Jordan.
Rahaf AlshehadaDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, P.O. Box 130, Amman 11733, Jordan.
Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan · JOAl-Balqa Applied University · JOJordan University of Science and Technology · JOPetra University · JO

Funding

Scientific Research Support Fund of the Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research, Jordan MPH/1/55/2019
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Repurposing existing drugs appears to be a potential solution for addressing the challenges in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). β-adrenoceptor antagonist drugs (β-blockers) have tumor-inhibiting effects, making them promising candidates for potential NSCLC treatment. This study investigates the anticancer potential of a subset of β-blockers in NSCLC cell lines; A549 and H1299. Additionally, it investigates the underlying mechanism behind β-blockers' anticancer effect by influencing a potential novel target named aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH). The MTT assay assessed β-blockers' cytotoxicity on both cell lines, while Western blot and NADH fluorescence assays evaluated their influence on ALDH protein expression and activity. Carvedilol (CAR) was the most effective blocker in reducing cell survival of A549 and H1299 with IC

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aldehyde dehydrogenasecarvedilollung cancerNADHrepurposingβ-agonistsβ-blockers

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PMID37886948
PMCPMC10605277
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