Pui-Kai Li

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1 First-in-human trial of a STAT3 decoy oligonucleotide in head and neck tumors: implications for cancer therapy. Cancer Discov 2012 2.31
2 Novel STAT3 phosphorylation inhibitors exhibit potent growth-suppressive activity in pancreatic and breast cancer cells. Cancer Res 2010 1.91
3 A novel small molecule, LLL12, inhibits STAT3 phosphorylation and activities and exhibits potent growth-suppressive activity in human cancer cells. Neoplasia 2010 1.70
4 STAT3 is necessary for proliferation and survival in colon cancer-initiating cells. Cancer Res 2011 1.63
5 Sorafenib overcomes TRAIL resistance of hepatocellular carcinoma cells through the inhibition of STAT3. Clin Cancer Res 2010 1.50
6 Inhibition of STAT3 signaling blocks the anti-apoptotic activity of IL-6 in human liver cancer cells. J Biol Chem 2010 1.28
7 The small molecule curcumin analog FLLL32 induces apoptosis in melanoma cells via STAT3 inhibition and retains the cellular response to cytokines with anti-tumor activity. Mol Cancer 2010 1.27
8 JAK-STAT blockade inhibits tumor initiation and clonogenic recovery of prostate cancer stem-like cells. Cancer Res 2013 1.19
9 Glioma cell migration on three-dimensional nanofiber scaffolds is regulated by substrate topography and abolished by inhibition of STAT3 signaling. Neoplasia 2011 1.19
10 Design, synthesis, and studies of small molecule STAT3 inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2007 1.18
11 Characterization of STAT3 activation and expression in canine and human osteosarcoma. BMC Cancer 2009 1.10
12 A novel small molecule inhibits STAT3 phosphorylation and DNA binding activity and exhibits potent growth suppressive activity in human cancer cells. Mol Cancer 2010 1.05
13 New curcumin analogues exhibit enhanced growth-suppressive activity and inhibit AKT and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 phosphorylation in breast and prostate cancer cells. Cancer Sci 2009 1.01
14 New structural analogues of curcumin exhibit potent growth suppressive activity in human colorectal carcinoma cells. BMC Cancer 2009 1.00
15 Modulation of DNA methylation by a sesquiterpene lactone parthenolide. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2009 0.99
16 Translational studies on aromatase, cyclooxygenases, and enzyme inhibitors in breast cancer. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2005 0.99
17 Structure-activity relationship studies of curcumin analogues. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2009 0.97
18 The small molecule, LLL12, inhibits STAT3 phosphorylation and induces apoptosis in medulloblastoma and glioblastoma cells. PLoS One 2011 0.96
19 Structurally modified curcumin analogs inhibit STAT3 phosphorylation and promote apoptosis of human renal cell carcinoma and melanoma cell lines. PLoS One 2012 0.95
20 Tumor-induced STAT3 signaling in myeloid cells impairs dendritic cell generation by decreasing PKCβII abundance. Sci Signal 2014 0.95
21 The novel curcumin analog FLLL32 decreases STAT3 DNA binding activity and expression, and induces apoptosis in osteosarcoma cell lines. BMC Cancer 2011 0.93
22 Two small molecule compounds, LLL12 and FLLL32, exhibit potent inhibitory activity on STAT3 in human rhabdomyosarcoma cells. Int J Oncol 2011 0.92
23 Anti-angiogenic and vascular disrupting effects of C9, a new microtubule-depolymerizing agent. Br J Pharmacol 2009 0.92
24 Effects of putative hydroxylated thalidomide metabolites on blood vessel density in the chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay and on tumor and endothelial cell proliferation. Biol Pharm Bull 2002 0.91
25 Fetal alcohol exposure alters neurosteroid levels in the developing rat brain. J Neurochem 2004 0.91
26 A small molecule, LLL12 inhibits constitutive STAT3 and IL-6-induced STAT3 signaling and exhibits potent growth suppressive activity in human multiple myeloma cells. Int J Cancer 2011 0.90
27 Curcumin analogues exhibit enhanced growth suppressive activity in human pancreatic cancer cells. Anticancer Drugs 2009 0.88
28 LLL12 inhibits endogenous and exogenous interleukin-6-induced STAT3 phosphorylation in human pancreatic cancer cells. Anticancer Res 2011 0.86
29 Phosphoproteomic analysis of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) downstream signaling pathways identifies signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 as a functional target of activated ALK in neuroblastoma cells. FEBS J 2013 0.85
30 Synthesis of 4'-hydroxy-3'-piperidinomethylchalcone derivatives and their cytotoxicity against PC-3 cell lines. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2007 0.85
31 Structure-activity-relationship studies of conformationally restricted analogs of combretastatin A-4 derived from SU5416. Bioorg Med Chem 2006 0.85
32 Inhibitors of NF-kappaB derived from thalidomide. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2007 0.83
33 Anticancer activity and SAR studies of substituted 1,4-naphthoquinones. Bioorg Med Chem 2013 0.83
34 Niclosamide Analogs for Treatment of Ovarian Cancer. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2015 0.82
35 Immunohistochemical analysis of steroid sulfatase in human tissues. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2007 0.82
36 Structure-activity relationships studies of the anti-angiogenic activities of linomide. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2003 0.81
37 Creating diverse target-binding surfaces on FKBP12: synthesis and evaluation of a rapamycin analogue library. ACS Comb Sci 2011 0.80
38 Evaluation of the cytotoxicity of some mono-mannich bases and their corresponding azine derivatives against androgen-independent prostate cancer cells. Arzneimittelforschung 2006 0.80
39 Synthesis and cytotoxicity of novel 3-aryl-1-(3'-dibenzylaminomethyl-4'-hydroxyphenyl)-propenones and related compounds. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2008 0.79
40 Neurosteroid paradoxical enhancement of paired-pulse inhibition through paired-pulse facilitation of inhibitory circuits in dentate granule cells. Neuropharmacology 2005 0.79
41 A novel steroidal selective steroid sulfatase inhibitor KW-2581 inhibits sulfated-estrogen dependent growth of breast cancer cells in vitro and in animal models. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2007 0.78
42 Inhibition of steryl sulfatase activity in LNCaP human prostate cancer cells. Steroids 2002 0.78
43 Design, synthesis and biological studies of survivin dimerization modulators that prolong mitotic cycle. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013 0.77
44 Development of keratinocyte growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors for the treatment of cancer. Anticancer Res 2008 0.76
45 The actions of a charged melatonin receptor ligand, TMEPI, and an irreversible MT2 receptor agonist, BMNEP, on mouse hippocampal evoked potentials in vitro. Life Sci 2004 0.76
46 Inhibition of steroid sulfatase activity and cell proliferation in ZR-75-1 and BT-474 human breast cancer cells by KW-2581 in vitro and in vivo. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2006 0.76
47 Antiproliferative activities and SAR studies of substituted anthraquinones and 1,4-naphthoquinones. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013 0.75
48 Structure-activity relationship studies of thalidomide analogs with a taxol-like mode of action. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013 0.75
49 Solid-phase synthesis of thalidomide and its analogues. J Comb Chem 2002 0.75
50 Design, synthesis and biological studies of novel tubulin inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013 0.75
51 Biological activity of 1-aryl-3-phenethylamino-1-propanone hydrochlorides and 3-aroyl-4-aryl-1-phenethyl-4-piperidinols on PC-3 cells and DNA topoisomerase I enzyme. Z Naturforsch C 2011 0.75