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 …

Attacking the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway for targeted therapeutic treatment in human cancer

L Yu, J Wei, P Liu - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer is the second leading cause of human death globally. PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling is
one of the most frequently dysregulated signaling pathways observed in cancer patients that …

Recent research on flavonoids and their biomedical applications

K Wen, X Fang, J Yang, Y Yao… - Current Medicinal …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Flavonoids, commonly found in various plants, are a class of polyphenolic compounds
having a basic structural unit of 2-phenylchromone. Flavonoid compounds have attracted …

Anti-cancer potential of flavonoids: recent trends and future perspectives

P Batra, AK Sharma - 3 Biotech, 2013 - Springer
Cancer is a major public health concern in both developed and developing countries.
Several plant-derived anti-cancer agents including taxol, vinblastine, vincristine, the …

Artemisia: a promising plant for the treatment of cancer

A Taleghani, SA Emami, Z Tayarani-Najaran - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to the promising features of the ancient herbal plant Artemisia, its biologic activity has
been investigated for use in modern medicine. In this regard, Artemisia and its active …

Targeting PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway by polyphenols: Implication for cancer therapy

M Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari, EM Ekrami, SAM Aghdas… - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Cancer is one of the biggest challenges facing medicine and its cure is regarded to be the
Holy Grail of medicine. Therapy in cancer is consisted as various artificial cytotoxic agents …

Antiangiogenic effect of flavonoids and chalcones: An update

L Mirossay, L Varinská, J Mojžiš - International journal of molecular …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Chalcones are precursors of flavonoid biosynthesis in plants. Both flavonoids and chalcones
are intensively investigated because of a large spectrum of their biological activities. Among …

[HTML][HTML] Medicinal importance, pharmacological activities, and analytical aspects of hispidulin: A concise report

K Patel, DK Patel - Journal of traditional and complementary medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Herbal medicines have been played an important role in the human civilization since very
ancient time as a food, cloth, medicine and other aspects. Some of the important drugs in the …

The sphingosine kinase-1/sphingosine-1-phosphate axis in cancer: Potential target for anticancer therapy

X Zheng, W Li, L Ren, J Liu, X Pang, X Chen… - Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Sphingolipid metabolites, such as ceramide, sphingosine and sphingosine-1-phosphate
(S1P), play many important roles in cellular activities. Ceramide and sphingosine inhibit cell …

Hispidulin: A promising flavonoid with diverse anti-cancer properties

K Liu, F Zhao, J Yan, Z Xia, D Jiang, P Ma - Life Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, natural products have increasingly attracted more attention because of their
potential anticancer activity and low intrinsic toxicity. Hispidulin is a natural flavonoid with a …