Genistein: an integrative overview of its mode of action, pharmacological properties, and health benefits

J Sharifi-Rad, C Quispe, M Imran, A Rauf… - Oxidative medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Genistein is an isoflavone first isolated from the brooming plant Dyer's Genista tinctoria L.
and is widely distributed in the Fabaceae family. As an isoflavone, mammalian genistein …

Advances in targeting 'undruggable'transcription factors with small molecules

MJ Henley, AN Koehler - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2021 - nature.com
Transcription factors (TFs) represent key biological players in diseases including cancer,
autoimmunity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, outside nuclear receptors …

Caffeic acid and its derivatives as potential modulators of oncogenic molecular pathways: New hope in the fight against cancer

S Mirzaei, MH Gholami, A Zabolian, H Saleki… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a phenolic acid compound, caffeic acid (CA) can be isolated from different sources such
as tea, wine and coffee. Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) is naturally occurring derivative …

JAK-STAT signaling in human disease: From genetic syndromes to clinical inhibition

Y Luo, M Alexander, M Gadina, JJ O'Shea… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Since its discovery, the Janus kinase-signal transduction and activation of transcription (JAK-
STAT) pathway has become recognized as a central mediator of widespread and varied …

The pleiotropic role of transcription factor STAT3 in oncogenesis and its targeting through natural products for cancer prevention and therapy

M Garg, MK Shanmugam, V Bhardwaj… - Medicinal research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is one of the crucial transcription
factors, responsible for regulating cellular proliferation, cellular differentiation, migration …

Celastrol in cancer therapy: Recent developments, challenges and prospects

HY Lim, PS Ong, L Wang, A Goel, L Ding, ALA Wong… - Cancer Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer is one of the world's biggest healthcare burdens and despite the current
advancements made in treatment plans, the outcomes for oncology patients have yet to …

Rationalizing the therapeutic potential of apigenin against cancer

SA Ahmed, D Parama, E Daimari, S Girisa, K Banik… - Life sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Despite the remarkable advances made in the diagnosis and treatment of
cancer during the past couple of decades, it remains the second largest cause of mortality in …

Xanthohumol from Hop: Hope for cancer prevention and treatment

S Girisa, Q Saikia, D Bordoloi, K Banik, J Monisha… - IUBMB …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer is a major public health concern due to high mortality and poor quality of life of
patients. Despite the availability of advanced therapeutic interventions, most treatment …

Exploring the crosstalk between inflammation and epithelial‐mesenchymal transition in cancer

I Chattopadhyay, R Ambati… - Mediators of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor cells undergo invasion and metastasis through epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal cell
transition (EMT) by activation of alterations in extracellular matrix (ECM) protein‐encoding …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin selectively dampens the acute inflammatory response through an AMPK-dependent mechanism

TS Postler, V Peng, DM Bhatt, S Ghosh - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Metformin is a first-line drug in the treatment of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In addition
to its antigluconeogenic and insulin-sensitizing properties, metformin has emerged as a …