ReviewPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2025
From Infection to Tumor: Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Ciprofloxacin Derivatives as Anticancer Agents.
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- Ciprofloxacin beyond antibacterial therapy: pharmacological mechanisms, anticancer activity, and translational limitations.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Review
- Novel Lomefloxacin-Triazole Hybrids: Design, Synthesis and In Vitro Antiproliferative Activity in Breast, Melanoma and Colon Cancer Cell Lines.Biomolecules · 2026Article
- A Multifunctional Chitosan-Coated Ciprofloxacin-Luteolin Lipid Nanoplatform for Photodynamic Therapy of Prostatic Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Marbofloxacin Suppresses Breast Cancer Growth Through Oxidative Stress and Metabolic Reprogramming with Predicted HSP90AA1-EGFR Network Modulation.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Off-target anti-leukemic effects of antibiotics: mechanisms and therapeutic insights.Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology · 2026Review
- Design, Synthesis, and Mechanistic Study of Novel Ciprofloxacin/Thiazole Chalcone Hybrids as Potential Anticancer Agents.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The most recent updates on the anticancer potential of fluoroquinolones: a mini review.Future medicinal chemistry · 2025Review
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Abstract
Ciprofloxacin, a widely used second-generation fluoroquinolone for treating bacterial infections, has recently shown notable anticancer properties. This review explores progress in developing ciprofloxacin derivatives with anticancer properties, emphasizing key structural changes that improve their therapeutic effectiveness by modifying the basic group at position 7, the carboxylic acid group at position 3, or both. It further investigates the mechanisms by which these derivatives fight cancer, such as inducing apoptosis, arresting the cell cycle, inhibiting topoisomerase I and II, preventing tubulin polymerization, suppressing interleukin 6, blocking thymidine phosphorylase, inhibiting multidrug resistance proteins, and hindering angiogenesis. Additionally, it outlines their future directions, such as enhancing their efficacy, selectivity, and investigating potential synergy with other chemotherapeutic agents, offering a promising avenue for developing new therapies for cancer.
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