Naturally occurring anti-cancer compounds: shining from Chinese herbal medicine

H Luo, CT Vong, H Chen, Y Gao, P Lyu, L Qiu, M Zhao… - Chinese medicine, 2019 - Springer
Numerous natural products originated from Chinese herbal medicine exhibit anti-cancer
activities, including anti-proliferative, pro-apoptotic, anti-metastatic, anti-angiogenic effects …

Targeting drug chemo-resistance in cancer using natural products

WH Talib, AR Alsayed, M Barakat, MI Abu-Taha… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death globally. The development of drug resistance
is the main contributor to cancer-related mortality. Cancer cells exploit multiple mechanisms …

Natural products for the management and prevention of breast cancer

S Mitra, R Dash - Evidence‐Based Complementary and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Among all types of cancer, breast cancer is one of the most challenging diseases, which is
responsible for a large number of cancer related deaths. Hormonal therapy, surgery …

Recent updates on anticancer mechanisms of polyphenols

E Sharma, DC Attri, P Sati, P Dhyani… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In today's scenario, when cancer cases are increasing rapidly, anticancer herbal
compounds become imperative. Studies on the molecular mechanisms of action of …

Role of silymarin in cancer treatment: facts, hypotheses, and questions

T Koltai, L Fliegel - Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The flavonoid silymarin extracted from the seeds of Sylibum marianum is a mixture of 6
flavolignan isomers. The 3 more important isomers are silybin (or silibinin), silydianin, and …

Path of Silibinin from diet to medicine: A dietary polyphenolic flavonoid having potential anti-cancer therapeutic significance

HS Tuli, S Mittal, D Aggarwal, G Parashar… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the last few decades, targeting cancer by the use of dietary phytochemicals has gained
enormous attention. The plausible reason and believe or mind set behind this fact is …

The anti-cancer effect of polyphenols against breast cancer and cancer stem cells: molecular mechanisms

A Abdal Dayem, HY Choi, GM Yang, K Kim, SK Saha… - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
The high incidence of breast cancer in developed and developing countries, and its
correlation to cancer-related deaths, has prompted concerned scientists to discover novel …

Autophagy: Mechanisms and therapeutic potential of flavonoids in cancer

X Pang, X Zhang, Y Jiang, Q Su, Q Li, Z Li - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Autophagy, which is a conserved biological process and essential mechanism in
maintaining homeostasis and metabolic balance, enables cells to degrade cytoplasmic …

Silibinin inhibits migration and invasion of breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells through induction of mitochondrial fusion

L Si, J Fu, W Liu, T Hayashi, Y Nie, K Mizuno… - Molecular and cellular …, 2020 - Springer
Human triple negative breast cancer cells, MDA-MB-231, show typical epithelial to
mesenchymal transition associated with cancer progression. Mitochondria play a major role …

Targeting cancer with phytochemicals via their fine tuning of the cell survival signaling pathways

S Chirumbolo, G Bjørklund, R Lysiuk, A Vella… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
The role of phytochemicals as potential prodrugs or therapeutic substances against tumors
has come in the spotlight in the very recent years, thanks to the huge mass of encouraging …