Plants as sources of natural and recombinant anti-cancer agents

JF Buyel - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
Herbal remedies were the first medicines used by humans due to the many
pharmacologically active secondary metabolites produced by plants. Some of these …

Mechanisms of phytonutrient modulation of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and inflammation related to cancer

SJ Desai, B Prickril, A Rasooly - Nutrition and cancer, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The link between chronic inflammation and cancer involves cytokines and mediators of
inflammatory pathways. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), a key enzyme in fatty acid metabolism …

Green tea and green tea catechin extracts: an overview of the clinical evidence

R Johnson, S Bryant, AL Huntley - Maturitas, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Tea leaves contain varying amounts of polyphenols of which the majority
are catechins. There has been a sizable amount of research on the potential effect of green …

Therapeutic properties of green tea: a review

S Ratnani, S Malik - Journal of Multidisciplinary …, 2022 - journal.pandawainstitute.com
The most consumed beverage in the world is tea after water. Till today the consumption of
black tea is 70% while that of green tea is only 20%. One reason for this percentage is lack …

Recent agents targeting HIF‐1α for cancer therapy

Y Hu, J Liu, H Huang - Journal of cellular biochemistry, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The discovery of hypoxia‐inducible factor‐1 (HIF‐1) has led to an increasing understanding
of the mechanism of tumor hypoxia in the past two decades. As a key transcriptional …

Tea polyphenols and their preventive measures against cancer: Current trends and directions

AT Trisha, MH Shakil, S Talukdar, K Rovina, N Huda… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer is exerting an immense strain on the population and health systems all over the
world. Green tea because of its higher simple catechin content (up to 30% on dry weight …

Interaction between phytotherapy and oral anticancer agents: prospective study and literature review

AL Clairet, M Boiteux-Jurain, E Curtit, M Jeannin… - Medical Oncology, 2019 - Springer
Cancer is becoming more prevalent in elderly patient. Due to polypharmacy, older adults
with cancer are predisposed to drug-drug interactions. There is also an increasing interest in …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro anticancer effect of venom from Cuban scorpion Rhopalurus junceus against a panel of human cancer cell lines

A Díaz-García, L Morier-Díaz… - Journal of venom …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In Cuba the endemic species of scorpion Rhopalurus junceus has been used in traditional
medicine for cancer treatment. However, there is little scientific evidence about its potential …

Increased cytotoxic efficacy of protocatechuic acid in A549 human lung cancer delivered via hydrophobically modified-chitosan nanoparticles as an anticancer …

C Yee Kuen, T Galen, S Fakurazi, SS Othman… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The growing incidence of global lung cancer cases against successful treatment modalities
has increased the demand for the development of innovative strategies to complement …

Dietary natural products and lung cancer: Effects and mechanisms of action

SY Cao, Y Li, X Meng, CN Zhao, S Li, RY Gan… - Journal of functional …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lung cancer is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death
worldwide. Increasing evidence suggests an important role of dietary natural products in the …