Phytochemicals as potential anticancer drugs: time to ponder nature's bounty

MA Ashraf - BioMed research international, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Medicinal plants have been used from the beginning of human civilization, which is mostly
evident from the ancient script and traditional herbal medicine recipe. Despite the historically …

Anticancer plant-derivatives: Deciphering their oncopreventive and therapeutic potential in molecular terms

R Gahtori, AH Tripathi, A Kumari, N Negi… - Future Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Over the years, phytomedicines have been widely used as natural modalities
for the treatment and prevention of various diseases by different ethnic groups across the …

Biological activities of alkaloids: from toxicology to pharmacology

Z Adamski, LL Blythe, L Milella, SA Bufo - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
Plants produce many secondary metabolites, which reveal biological activity. Among them,
alkaloids demonstrate a broad spectrum of activities. In nature, they not only are produced …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives on natural compounds in chemoprevention and treatment of cancer: an update with new promising compounds

A Haque, D Brazeau, AR Amin - European Journal of Cancer, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer is the second deadliest disease worldwide. Although recent advances applying
precision treatments with targeted (molecular and immune) agents are promising, the …

Cancer chemotherapy via natural bioactive compounds

K Pathak, MP Pathak, R Saikia, U Gogoi… - Current Drug …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Cancer-induced mortality is increasingly prevalent globally, which skyrocketed
the necessity to discover new/novel, safe and effective anticancer drugs. Cancer is …

Phytochemicals in cancer treatment: From preclinical studies to clinical practice

AS Choudhari, PC Mandave, M Deshpande… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is a severe health problem that continues to be a leading cause of death worldwide.
Increasing knowledge of the molecular mechanisms underlying cancer progression has led …

Status and challenges of plant-anticancer compounds in cancer treatment

P Garcia-Oliveira, P Otero, AG Pereira, F Chamorro… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, cancer is one of the deadliest diseases in the world, which has been estimated
to cause 9.9 million deaths in 2020. Conventional treatments for cancer commonly involve …

Plants vs. cancer: a review on natural phytochemicals in preventing and treating cancers and their druggability

H Wang, T Oo Khor, L Shu, ZY Su… - Anti-Cancer Agents …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Cancer remains to be one of the leading causes of death in the United States and around
the world. The advent of modern drug-targeted therapies has undeniably improved cancer …

Natural products as anticancer agents: current status and future perspectives

A Naeem, P Hu, M Yang, J Zhang, Y Liu, W Zhu… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Natural products have been an invaluable and useful source of anticancer agents over the
years. Several compounds have been synthesized from natural products by modifying their …

Role of plant-derived active constituents in cancer treatment and their mechanisms of action

AW Khan, M Farooq, M Haseeb, S Choi - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite significant technological advancements in conventional therapies, cancer remains
one of the main causes of death worldwide. Although substantial progress has been made …