Pharmacology of a mimetic of glutathione disulfide, NOV-002.
NOV-002 is a novel therapeutic agent in development for oncology indications used in combination with chemotherapy. Clinical trials in Russia and the USA have demonstrated clinical activity and the present focus is on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. The active component of the drug is oxidized glutathione (GSSG) and this imparts multiple effects upon redox pathways both at the cell surface and inside the cell. The drug induces S-glutathionylation of some proteins and impacts kinase/phosphatase regulated signaling pathways. Induction of myeloproliferation is believed to contribute to the clinical advantages provided by NOV-002 that include improved tolerance of chemotherapy and increased survival.
Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Avenue, P.O. Box 250505, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Danyelle M
DM
Townsend
Kenneth D
KD
Tew
D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004338:Drug Combinations; D019803:Glutathione Disulfide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction / Q000187:drug effects; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D015996:Survival Rate
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; C529375:NOV 002; D002945:Cisplatin; D019803:Glutathione Disulfide