Urban Milan Ph.D.

Journals

FRYDRYCH, I., J. ŘEHULKA, L. SLAVIKOVA, J. HODOŇ, J. HODOŇ, J. POKORNÝ, V. ŠIDOVÁ, M. MEDVEDÍKOVÁ, H. SLAVÍK, P. POLISHCHUK, T. OŽDIAN, J. VRBKOVÁ, J. ŠAREK, P. DŽUBÁK, M. HAJDÚCH, M. URBAN
Triterpenoid derivatives inhibit Gli-mediated transcription in human glioblastoma cell line via direct interaction with Gli1. The Journal of biological chemistry. 2025, ISSN: 0021-9258, PMID: 40651614,  PDF.
FRYDRYCH, I., B. CHROMA, L. SLAVIKOVA, J. POKORNÝ, N. JAKUBCOVÁ, S. LUDHA, S. GURSKÁ, J. ŘEHULKA, B. LIŠKOVÁ, P. DŽUBÁK, M. HAJDÚCH, M. URBAN
Novel C-2 Aromatic Heterocycle-Substituted Triterpenoids Inhibit Hedgehog Signaling in GLI1 Overexpression Cancer Cells. ACS Omega. 2025, 10(10), 10617-10632, ISSN: 2470-1343, PMID: 40124057,  PDF.
KAZAKOVA, A., I. FRYDRYCH, N. JAKUBCOVÁ, J. POKORNÝ, B. LIŠKOVÁ, S. GURSKÁ, R. BURIÁNOVÁ, A. PRIBYLKA, P. DŽUBÁK, M. HAJDÚCH, M. URBAN
Triterpenoid phthalimides as selective anti-cancer agents targeting mitochondrial apoptosis. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2024, ISSN: 0223-5234, PMID: 39673861,  PDF.

Books & book chapters

DŽUBÁK, P., M. URBAN, M. HAJDÚCH
Vývoj nových léčiv, 1. vyd, Praha, Galén, 2015, 11, 469-472, ISBN: 978-80-7492-121-6,
URBAN, M., M. KVASNICA, N. DICKINSON, J. ŠAREK
Biologically Active Triterpenoids Usable As Prodrugs, 1. vyd, New York, USA, Nova Science Publishers, 2015, 2, 25-50, Dedication: CZ.1.05/2.1.00/01.0030, ISBN: 978-1-63463-656-8,
ŠAREK, J., M. KVASNICA, M. VLK, M. URBAN, P. DŽUBÁK, M. HAJDÚCH
The Potential of Triterpenoids in the Treatment of Melanoma, 1.vyd, Rijeka, InTech, 2011, 7, 125-158, Dedication: 305/09/1216, ISBN: 978-953-307-293-7,

Intellectual property

SONIC HEDGEHOG (Urban)
  1. Patent: CZ 309885. Granted: 30.11.2023. Ownership: Palacký University Olomouc. Inventors: URBAN Milan, FRYDRYCH Ivo, BORKOVÁ Lucie, VRÁNOVÁ Barbora, HAJDÚCH Marián. 

Status: Terminated

TERPENOID DERIVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS CONTAINING THESE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE IN NEUROPROTECTION (Urban)
  1. Patent: CZ 309944. Inventors: URBAN Milan, GONZALEZ Gabriel, HODOŇ Jiří, STRNAD Miroslav. Ownership: Palacký University Olomouc.
  2. Published Application: PCT/CZ2021/050146 under WO 2022/117133 (9.6.2022). Inventors: URBAN Milan, GONZALEZ Gabriel, HODOŇ Jiří, STRNAD Miroslav. Ownership: Palacký University Olomouc.

 Status: Available 

Doctoral mentorship

Bachořík Jan

Preparation of semisynthetic triterpenes

Status: Ongoing from 2019.
Orság Šimon

Preparation of new heterocyclic derivatives of triterpene

Status: Ongoing from 2022 to 2022.
Jurčeka Ondřej

Modification of lupine triterpenes in position C-17

Status: Ongoing from 2022.

Master mentorship

Maršálková Natálie

Status: Ongoing.
Horka Vladimír

Conjugates of betulin prepared by cycloaddition reactions

Status: Graduated from 2018 to 2020.
Pisár Martin

Preparation of semisynthetic derivatives of betulinic acid with cytotoxic activity

Status: Graduated from 2017 to 2019.

Bachelor mentorship

Zamazal Viktor

Preparation of new triterpene derivatives based on sulfur

Status: Ongoing from 2022.
Jarošová Amálie

Preparation of new nitrogen-based triterpene derivatives

Status: Ongoing from 2022.
Oriešková Eliška

Preparation of new triterpene derivatives based on peptides

Status: Ongoing from 2022.

Open positions

Project: Natural compounds with anti tumor activity
Supervisors: Urban Milan Ph.D.
Available: 2
Intended for: Doctoral training
Summary: 2 full-time positions
Project: Research and development of agents for cancer, neurodegenerative and infectious diseases
Supervisors: De Sanctis Juan Bautista Ph.D., Hajdúch Marián M.D., Ph.D., Džubák Petr M.D., Ph.D., Urban Milan Ph.D., Das Viswanath M.Sc., Ph.D.
Available: 5
Intended for: Doctoral training