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Wu K, Qiu C, Ma Q, Chen F, Lu T. The anti-cancer mechanism of Celastrol by targeting JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway in gastric and ovarian cancer. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2024; 491:117077. [PMID: 39181414 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2024.117077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2024] [Revised: 08/19/2024] [Accepted: 08/20/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024]
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BACKGROUND Celastrol is a natural triterpene exhibiting significant and extensive antitumor activity in a wide range of cancer. Due to unfavorable toxicity profile and undefined mechanism, Celastrol's application in clinical cancer therapy remains limited. Herein, we elucidate the pharmacological mechanism of Celastrol's anticancer effects, with a focus on STAT3 signaling pathway in cancers with high incidence of metastasis. METHODS The safety profile of Celastrol were assessed in mice. In vitro analysis was performed in gastric cancer and ovarian cancer to assess the cytotoxicity, induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) of Celastrol using STAT3 knockout cancer cells. Effects of Celastrol on STAT3 activation and transcription activity, JAK2/STAT3 signaling protein expression were assessed. Additionally, proteomic contrastive analysis was performed to explore the molecular association of Celastrol with STAT3 deletion in cancer cells. RESULTS Celastrol has no obvious toxic effect at 1.5 mg/kg/day in a 15 days' administration. Celastrol inhibits tumor growth and increases ROS in a STAT3 dependent manner in gastric and ovarian cancer celllines. On molecular level, it downregulates IL-6 level and inhibits the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway by suppressing STAT3' activation and transcription activity. Proteomic contrastive analysis suggests a similar cellular mechanism of action between Celastrol and STAT3 deletion on regulating cancer progression pathways related to migration and invasion. CONCLUSION Our research elucidates the anti-cancer mechanism of Celastrol through targeting the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway in cancer with high incidence of metastasis. This study provides a solid theoretical basis for the application of Celastrol in cancer therapy.
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- Kang Wu
- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
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Fu X, Jiao Y, Feng Y, Lin F, Zhang B, Mao Q, Wang J, Jiang W, Mou Y, Wang H, Wang S. Scaffold Hopping of Pristimerin Provides Derivatives Containing a Privileged Quinoxaline Substructure as Potent Autophagy Inducers in Breast Cancer Cells. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2024; 87:1952-1964. [PMID: 39106494 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/09/2024]
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Pristimerin is a natural triterpenoid that has received much attention from medicinal chemists for its multiple biological activities. However, structural modifications of pristimerin, especially those aimed at discovering antitumor agents, are relatively limited. In this study, two series of pristimerin derivatives containing phenyloxazole and quinoxaline moieties, respectively, were designed via the scaffold hopping strategy. The target compounds were synthesized and analyzed for their cytotoxic activities in vitro using the MTT assay. The most potent cytotoxic compound (21o) significantly inhibited the proliferation of MCF-7 cells with an IC50 value of 2.0 μM, 1.5-fold more potent than pristimerin (IC50 = 3.0 μM). Compared with pristimerin, compound 21o displayed the greatest improvement in selectivity (25.7-fold) against the MCF-7 and MCF-10A cell lines. Transmission electron microscopy, monodansylcadaverine and DCFH-DA staining, Western blotting, and different inhibitor assays were performed to elucidate the mechanism of action of compound 21o. Compound 21o induced autophagy-mediated cell death in MCF-7 cells by activating the ROS/JNK signaling pathway. Therefore, incorporating a quinoxaline substructure into pristimerin could be advantageous for enhancing its cytotoxic activity. Compound 21o may serve as a lead compound for developing new therapies to treat breast cancer.
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- Xuefeng Fu
- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drugs Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Culture Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Culture Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Ningxia Kangya Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Yinchuan 750000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drugs Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Culture Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drugs Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Culture Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drugs Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Culture Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drugs Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Culture Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Culture Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drugs Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Culture Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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Levshin IB, Simonov AY, Panov AA, Grammatikova NE, Alexandrov AI, Ghazy ESMO, Ivlev VA, Agaphonov MO, Mantsyzov AB, Polshakov VI. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of a Series of New Hybrid Amide Derivatives of Triazole and Thiazolidine-2,4-dione. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2024; 17:723. [PMID: 38931390 PMCID: PMC11206592 DOI: 10.3390/ph17060723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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A series of hybrid compounds with triazole and thiazolidine nuclei connected by a linker has been synthesized and extensively studied. Various synthetic methods for the target compounds have been tested. A microbiological assessment of the obtained compounds was carried out on strains of pathogenic fungi C. albicans, C. non-albicans, multidrug-resistant C. auris, Rhizopus arrhizus, Aspergillus spp. and some dermatophytes and other yeasts. The lowest obtained MIC values for target compounds lie between 0.003 µg/mL and 0.5 µg/mL and therefore the compounds are not inferior or several times better than commercial azole drugs. The length of the acylpiperazine linker has a limited effect on antifungal activity. Some bioisosteric analogues were tested in microbiological analysis, but turned out to be weaker than the leader in activity. The highest activity was demonstrated by a compound with para-chlorobenzylidene substituent in the thiazolidine fragment. Molecular modelling was used to predict binding modes of synthesized molecules and rationalize experimentally observed SAR. The leader compound is twice more effective in inhibiting the formation of germ tubes by Candida albicans yeast cells compared to voriconazole. An increased level of Pdr5, an azoles drug efflux pump was observed, but the increase is lower than that caused by azoles. The results can be useful for further development of more powerful and safe antifungal agents.
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- Igor B. Levshin
- Gause Institute of New Antibiotics, 11 B. Pirogovskaya Street, 119021 Moscow, Russia; (I.B.L.); (A.Y.S.); (N.E.G.)
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- Gause Institute of New Antibiotics, 11 B. Pirogovskaya Street, 119021 Moscow, Russia; (I.B.L.); (A.Y.S.); (N.E.G.)
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- Gause Institute of New Antibiotics, 11 B. Pirogovskaya Street, 119021 Moscow, Russia; (I.B.L.); (A.Y.S.); (N.E.G.)
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- Gause Institute of New Antibiotics, 11 B. Pirogovskaya Street, 119021 Moscow, Russia; (I.B.L.); (A.Y.S.); (N.E.G.)
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Center of Biotechnology of the RAS, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (A.I.A.); (E.S.M.O.G.); (M.O.A.)
- Institute of Biochemical Technology and Nanotechnology, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, 17198 Moscow, Russia;
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Center of Biotechnology of the RAS, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (A.I.A.); (E.S.M.O.G.); (M.O.A.)
- Institute of Biochemical Technology and Nanotechnology, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, 17198 Moscow, Russia;
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta 31111, Egypt
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- Institute of Biochemical Technology and Nanotechnology, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, 17198 Moscow, Russia;
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- Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Center of Biotechnology of the RAS, 119071 Moscow, Russia; (A.I.A.); (E.S.M.O.G.); (M.O.A.)
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- Faculty of Fundamental Medicine, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 27/1 Lomonosovsky Ave., 119991 Moscow, Russia; (A.B.M.); (V.I.P.)
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- Faculty of Fundamental Medicine, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 27/1 Lomonosovsky Ave., 119991 Moscow, Russia; (A.B.M.); (V.I.P.)
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Xiao S, Huang S, Yang X, Lei Y, Chang M, Hu J, Meng Y, Zheng G, Chen X. The development and evaluation of hyaluronic acid coated mitochondrial targeting liposomes for celastrol delivery. Drug Deliv 2023; 30:2162156. [PMID: 36600637 PMCID: PMC9828745 DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2022.2162156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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In order to precisely deliver celastrol into mitochondria of tumor cells, improve antitumor efficacy of celastrol and overcome its troublesome problems in clinical application, a novel multistage-targeted celastrol delivery system (C-TL/HA) was developed via electrostatic binding of hyaluronic acid (HA) to celastrol-loaded cationic liposomes composed of natural soybean phosphatidylcholine and cholesterol modified with mitochondrial targeting molecular TPP. Study results in this article showed that C-TL/HA successfully transported celastrol into mitochondria, effectively activated apoptosis of mitochondrial pathway, exerted higher tumor inhibition efficiency and lower toxic side effects compared with free celastrol. More importantly, HA coating not only enabled this delivery system to have good stability and safety in vivo, but also increased drug uptake and facilitated tumor targeting through recognizing CD44 receptors rich on the surface of tumor cells. Conclusively, this HA-coated mitochondrial targeting liposomes may provide a prospect for the clinical application of celastrol in tumor therapy.
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- Simeng Xiao
- Pharmacy Faculty, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Pharmacy Faculty, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Pharmacy Faculty, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Pharmacy Department, Wuxue No.1 People’s Hospital, Wuxue, China
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- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, Hubei Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Pharmacy Faculty, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Pharmacy Faculty, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Resource and Compound Prescription, Ministry of Education, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China,CONTACT Xinyan Chen Pharmacy Faculty, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan430065, China; Guohua Zheng Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Resource and Compound Prescription, Ministry of Education, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan430065, China
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- Pharmacy Faculty, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China,CONTACT Xinyan Chen Pharmacy Faculty, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan430065, China; Guohua Zheng Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Resource and Compound Prescription, Ministry of Education, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan430065, China
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Lai J, Yang S, Lin Z, Huang W, Li X, Li R, Tan J, Wang W. Update on Chemoresistance Mechanisms to First-Line Chemotherapy for Gallbladder Cancer and Potential Reversal Strategies. Am J Clin Oncol 2023; 46:131-141. [PMID: 36867653 PMCID: PMC10030176 DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Gallbladder cancer (GBC) mortality remains high and chemoresistance is increasing. This review consolidates what is known about the mechanisms of chemoresistance to inform and accelerate the development of novel GBC-specific chemotherapies. METHODS Studies related to GBC-related chemoresistance were systematically screened in PubMed using the advanced search function. Search terms included GBC, chemotherapy, and signaling pathway. RESULTS Analysis of existing studies showed that GBC has poor sensitivity to cisplatin, gemcitabine (GEM), and 5-fluorouracil. DNA damage repair-related proteins, including CHK1, V-SCR, and H2AX, are involved in tumor adaptation to drugs. GBC-specific chemoresistance is often accompanied by changes in the apoptosis and autophagy-related molecules, BCL-2, CRT, and GBCDRlnc1. CD44 + and CD133 + GBC cells are less resistant to GEM, indicating that tumor stem cells are also involved in chemoresistance. In addition, glucose metabolism, fat synthesis, and glutathione metabolism can influence the development of drug resistance. Finally, chemosensitizers such as lovastatin, tamoxifen, chloroquine, and verapamil are able improve the therapeutic effect of cisplatin or GEM in GBC. CONCLUSIONS This review summarizes recent experimental and clinical studies of the molecular mechanisms of chemoresistance, including autophagy, DNA damage, tumor stem cells, mitochondrial function, and metabolism, in GBC. Information on potential chemosensitizers is also discussed. The proposed strategies to reverse chemoresistance should inform the clinical use of chemosensitizers and gene-based targeted therapy for this disease.
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- Jinbao Lai
- Yan’an Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunological Prevention and Treatment of Yunnan Province
- Kunming Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yan’an Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunological Prevention and Treatment of Yunnan Province
- Kunming Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yan’an Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunological Prevention and Treatment of Yunnan Province
- Kunming Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yan’an Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunological Prevention and Treatment of Yunnan Province
- Kunming Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yan’an Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunological Prevention and Treatment of Yunnan Province
- Kunming Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yan’an Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunological Prevention and Treatment of Yunnan Province
- Kunming Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yan’an Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunological Prevention and Treatment of Yunnan Province
- Kunming Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Yan’an Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
- Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunological Prevention and Treatment of Yunnan Province
- Kunming Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Li N, Li C, Zhang J, Jiang Q, Wang Z, Nie S, Gao Z, Li G, Fang H, Ren S, Li X. Discovery of semisynthetic celastrol derivatives exhibiting potent anti-ovarian cancer stem cell activity and STAT3 inhibition. Chem Biol Interact 2022; 366:110172. [PMID: 36096161 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2022.110172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The hallmark of ovarian cancer is its high mortality rate attributed to the existence of cancer stem cells (CSCs) subpopulations which result in therapy recurrence and metastasis. A series of C-29-substituted and/or different A/B ring of celastrol derivatives were synthesized and displayed potential inhibition against ovarian cancer cells SKOV3, A2780 and OVCAR3. Among them, compound 6c exhibited the most potent anti-proliferative activity and selectivity, gave superior anti-CSC effects through inhibition of the sphere formation and downregulation of the percentage of CD44+CD24- and ALDH+ cells. Further mechanism research demonstrated that compound 6c could attenuate the expression of STAT3 and p-STAT3. The results suggested that the inhibition of celastrol derivative 6c on ovarian cancer cells may be related to resistance to cancer stem-like characters and regulation of STAT3 pathway.
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- Na Li
- Laboratory of Drug Discovery and Design, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong, 252000, PR China
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- Laboratory of Drug Discovery and Design, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong, 252000, PR China
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- Laboratory of Drug Discovery and Design, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong, 252000, PR China
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- Laboratory of Drug Discovery and Design, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong, 252000, PR China
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- Laboratory of Drug Discovery and Design, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong, 252000, PR China
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- Laboratory of Drug Discovery and Design, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong, 252000, PR China
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- Laboratory of Drug Discovery and Design, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong, 252000, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong, 252000, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, PR China.
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- Central Laboratory, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong, 252000, PR China.
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- Laboratory of Drug Discovery and Design, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong, 252000, PR China; Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, PR China.
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