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- Title
A Compressive Review about Taxol ® : History and Future Challenges.
- Authors
Gallego-Jara, Julia; Lozano-Terol, Gema; Sola-Martínez, Rosa Alba; Cánovas-Díaz, Manuel; de Diego Puente, Teresa
- Abstract
Taxol®, which is also known as paclitaxel, is a chemotherapeutic agent widely used to treat different cancers. Since the discovery of its antitumoral activity, Taxol® has been used to treat over one million patients, making it one of the most widely employed antitumoral drugs. Taxol® was the first microtubule targeting agent described in the literature, with its main mechanism of action consisting of the disruption of microtubule dynamics, thus inducing mitotic arrest and cell death. However, secondary mechanisms for achieving apoptosis have also been demonstrated. Despite its wide use, Taxol® has certain disadvantages. The main challenges facing Taxol® are the need to find an environmentally sustainable production method based on the use of microorganisms, increase its bioavailability without exerting adverse effects on the health of patients and minimize the resistance presented by a high percentage of cells treated with paclitaxel. This review details, in a succinct manner, the main aspects of this important drug, from its discovery to the present day. We highlight the main challenges that must be faced in the coming years, in order to increase the effectiveness of Taxol® as an anticancer agent.
- Subjects
PACLITAXEL; MICROTUBULES; ANTINEOPLASTIC agents; BIOAVAILABILITY; CELL death; CANCER chemotherapy; PRODUCTION methods
- Publication
Molecules, 2020, Vol 25, Issue 24, p5986
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules25245986