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 …

Autophagy, also known as macroautophagy, is a tightly regulated process involved in the
stress responses, such as starvation. It is a vacuolar, lysosomal pathway for the degradation …

Spices have been widely used as food flavorings and folk medicines for thousands of years.
Numerous studies have documented the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and …

The higher consumption of fruit, herbs, spices, and vegetables is well known and practical
strategy to cure human cancers owing to their presence of bioactive compounds. Among …

The role of autophagy in cancer onset and progression appears still controversial. On one
hand, autophagy allows cancer cell to survive in unfavorable environmental conditions, on …

Thymoquinone is an anticancer phytochemical commonly found in black cumin. In this
review, we discuss the potential of thymoquinone as anticancer molecule, its mechanism of …

Nigella sativa has attracted healers in ancient civilizations and researchers in recent times.
Traditionally, it has been used in different forms to treat many diseases including asthma …

Bacopa monnieri has been used for centuries in Ayurvedic medicine, alone or in
combination with other herbs, as a memory and learning enhancer, sedative, and anti …

Autophagy is a major protein degradation pathway capable of upholding cellular
metabolism under nutrient limiting conditions, making it a valuable resource to highly …

Cysteine cathepsins are lysosomal enzymes belonging to the papain family. Their
expression is misregulated in a wide variety of tumors, and ample data prove their …