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Current Medicinal Chemistry

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 0929-8673
ISSN (Online): 1875-533X

Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors: An Attractive Strategy for Cancer Therapy

Author(s): Jiyang Li, Guangqiang Li and Wenqing Xu

Volume 20, Issue 14, 2013

Page: [1858 - 1886] Pages: 29

DOI: 10.2174/0929867311320140005

Abstract

Histone deacetylases are able to catalyze the hydrolysis of N-acetyl lysine residues of histones which package chromosomal DNA. Therefore they play an important role in mediating gene expression and cell proliferation. HDAC inhibitors have not only shown promise as antiparasitic, antineurodegenerative, antirheumatologic agents and immunosuppressant, but as potent anticancer agents by inducing cell cycle arrest, differentiation and apoptosis. This review highlights recent development in design, synthesis and biological evaluation of HDAC inhibitors for cancer therapy.

Keywords: Antitumor drugs, cancer therapy, cyclic peptide, drug discovery, epigenetic regulation, histone deacetylase, hdac isoforms, histone deacetylase inhibitors, hybrid compounds, multi-targeted inhibitor.


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