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ArticleScientific reports2024

Repurposing of sericin combined with dactolisib or vitamin D to combat non-small lung cancer cells through computational and biological investigations.

Maged W Helmy, Mariam H Youssef, Imane Yamari, Alaa Amr, Farouzia I Moussa, Abeer El Wakil, Samir Chtita, Lamia M El-Samad, Mohamed A Hassan

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Maged W HelmyPharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damanhour University, 22511, Damanhour, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-0375-6762
Mariam H YoussefDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Imane YamariLaboratory of Analytical and Molecular Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sik, Hassan II University of Casablanca, P. O. Box 7955, Casablanca, Morocco.ORCID 0000-0002-8406-8533
Alaa AmrDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.ORCID 0009-0002-4204-010X
Farouzia I MoussaDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Abeer El WakilDepartment of Biological and Geological Sciences, Faculty of Education, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-2117-0677
Samir ChtitaLaboratory of Analytical and Molecular Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sik, Hassan II University of Casablanca, P. O. Box 7955, Casablanca, Morocco.ORCID 0000-0003-2344-5101
Lamia M El-SamadDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. lamya.moustafa@alexu.edu.eg.ORCID 0000-0002-4352-5742
Mohamed A HassanProtein Research Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City, 21934, Alexandria, Egypt. madel@srtacity.sci.eg.ORCID 0000-0003-2620-7598

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aims to repurpose sericin in combating non-small lung cancer cells (A549 and H460) by combining it with dactolisib or vitamin D to reduce the dose of dactolisib and boost the anticancer effectiveness of dactolisib and vitamin D. Therefore, the binding affinities of individual and combined drugs were examined using in silico and protein-protein interaction studies, targeting NF-κB, Cyclin D1, p-AKT, and VEGF1 proteins. The findings manifested remarkable affinities for combinatorial drugs compared to individual compounds. To substantiate these findings, the combined IC

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung NeoplasmsSericinsVitamin DA549 CellsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCyclin D1Drug RepositioningHumansMolecular Docking SimulationNF-kappa BAntineoplastic AgentsCyclin D1NF-kappa BSericinsVitamin DCyclin D1DactolisibIn silico studiesLung cancerNon-small lung cancer cellsNuclear factor Kappa B (NF-κB)Phospho-akt (p-AKT)Protein-protein interactionSericinVascular endothelial growth factor 1 (VEGF1)Vitamin D

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PMID39505930
PMCPMC11541877

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