Department of Biotechnology
inStem (Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine)

Integration of synthetic and natural derivatives revives the therapeutic potential of temozolomide against glioma- an in vitro and in vivo perspective.

Publication Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

July 15, 2022

Journal

Life sciences

Volume/Issue

301

ISSN

1879-0631

Malignant gliomas constitute one of the deadly brain tumors with high degeneration rate. Though temozolomide (TMZ) is the first-line drug for glioma, its efficacy has decreased due to chemo-resistance. Repurposing synthetic and natural compounds have gained increasing interest in glioma. Hence, we combined chloroquine (CHL) a synthetic drug, naringenin (NAR) and phloroglucinol (PGL) (natural derivatives), to investigate whether the apoptotic effect of these drugs both alone and in combination, enhances the anti-tumor effects of TMZ in an in vitro and in vivo orthotopic xenograft glioma model.

Alternate Journal

Life Sci

PubMed ID

35526592

Authors

S Daisy Precilla
Shreyas S Kuduvalli
E Angeline Praveena
Saravanabhavan Thangavel
T S Anitha

Keywords

Rats
Cell Line, Tumor
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Apoptosis
Brain Neoplasms
Glioma
Animals
Temozolomide
Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
Mice
Humans
HEK293 Cells