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ArticleToxics2025

Beta-Blockers as Potential Adjuvants in Melanoma Treatment.

Laura Rama, Mónica Almeida, Jiya Jose, Maria de Lourdes Pereira, Miguel Oliveira

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Article in Toxics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Laura RamaCentre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-1753-4407
Mónica AlmeidaCentre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5734-4021
Jiya JoseDepartment of Biosciences, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kochi 682039, Kerala, India.
Maria de Lourdes PereiraCICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6703-7869
Miguel OliveiraCentre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5404-7718

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Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UID/50006 + LA/P/0094/2020Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UID/50011/2025 & LA/P/0006/2020 (DOI 10.54499/LA/P/0006/2020), and LA/P/0006/2020 (DOI 10.54499/LA/P/0006/2020)University of Aveiro BI/REIT/11869/2024
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Abstract

Melanoma, in advanced stages, is the most invasive type of skin cancer, with currently available treatments showing limited efficiency. The number of melanoma cancer cases is expected to increase in the coming years, emphasizing the need for more efficient therapeutic strategies. The present study aimed to evaluate the potential of β-blockers, commonly used to treat cardiac conditions, to be repurposed for the treatment of melanoma. The effects of non-selective β-blockers (carvedilol and propranolol), β1 selective blockers (atenolol and metoprolol) and antineoplastics drugs (cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil) on the A375 melanoma cell line were studied, individually and in combined exposures, by assessing cell viability over a 72 h period. The 72 h half-maximal inhibitory concentrations (IC

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beta-blockerscancer cell linescombined exposuresdrug repurposingmelanoma

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