Search for dissertations about: "anticancer activity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 71 swedish dissertations containing the words anticancer activity.

  2. 1. Anticancer Activity of Melflufen : Preclinical Studies of a Novel Peptidase-Potentiated Alkylator

    Author : Sara Strese; Joachim Gullbo; Rolf Larsson; Mårten Fryknäs; Sigurd Vitols; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cancertherapy; preclinical studies; melflufen; aminopeptidase-potentiated; cancer; angiogenesis; Klinisk farmakologi; Clinical Pharmacology;

    Abstract : Melflufen (melphalan flufenamide, chemical name L-melphalanyl-p-L-fluorophenylalanine ethyl ester hydrochloride, previously called J1) is a derivative of the classical alkylating agent melphalan. Melflufen is potentiated by hydrolytic cleavage by aminopeptidase N (APN), leading to high intracellular concentrations of alkylating moieties and subsequent cell death. READ MORE

  4. 2. Design and Synthesis of Chalcone and Chromone Derivatives as Novel Anticancer Agents

    Author : Christine Dyrager; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Chalcones; Chromones; Fluorescence; Fluorophore; Cellular imaging; Anticancer; Tubulin; Microtubule; Kinase inhibitors; p38; MEK1; Palladium-mediated reactions; Molecular modeling; Structure-Activity Relationships.;

    Abstract : This thesis comprises the design and synthesis of chalcone and chromone derivatives and their use in various biological applications, particularly as anticancer agents (targeting proteins associated with cancer pathogenesis) and as potential fluorophores for live-cell imaging. Conveniently, all structures presented were synthesized from commercially available 2 ́-hydroxyacetophenones. READ MORE

  5. 3. Integrating Efficacy and Toxicity in Preclinical Anticancer Drug Development : Methods and Applications

    Author : Caroline Haglund; Elin Lindhagen; Rolf Larsson; Anna Åleskog; Sigurd Vitols; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Anticancer drugs; In vitro assays; Toxicity testing; Haematological toxicity; Primary tumour cells; Species difference; Clinical pharmacology; Klinisk farmakologi; Clinical Pharmacology; Klinisk farmakologi;

    Abstract : Preclinical testing is an important part of cancer drug development. The aim of this thesis was to establish and evaluate preclinical in vitro methods useful in the development of new anticancer drugs. In paper I, the development of non-clonogenic assays (FMCA-GM) using CD34+ stem cells for assessment of haematological toxicity was described. READ MORE

  6. 4. Mitochondria : a target for anticancer therapy

    Author : Björn Kruspig; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Mitochondria possess a central role in several cellular metabolic pathways, maintenance of calcium homeostasis, production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and in the regulation of various cell death modalities. A majority of cancers demonstrate aberrations in mitochondrial functions, which were shown to contribute to tumourigenesis. READ MORE

  7. 5. Exploring thioredoxin reductase as an anticancer drug target

    Author : Stefanie Prast-Nielsen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Mammalian thioredoxin reductase (TrxR; EC 1.8.1.9) is a homodimeric NADPH-dependent selenium-containing flavoenzyme with disulfide oxidoreductase activity. READ MORE