Cancer chemoprevention by dietary polyphenols: promising role for epigenetics

A Link, F Balaguer, A Goel - Biochemical pharmacology, 2010 - Elsevier
Epigenetics refers to heritable changes that are not encoded in the DNA sequence itself, but
play an important role in the control of gene expression. In mammals, epigenetic …

Dietary phytochemicals as epigenetic modifiers in cancer: Promise and challenges

E Shankar, R Kanwal, M Candamo, S Gupta - Seminars in cancer biology, 2016 - Elsevier
The influence of diet and environment on human health has been known since ages. Plant-
derived natural bioactive compounds (phytochemicals) have acquired an important role in …

Development of curcumin as an epigenetic agent

S Fu, R Kurzrock - Cancer, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The clinical benefits of curcumin as a single agent were demonstrated in patients with
advanced pancreatic cancer in a phase 2 study despite pharmacokinetic analysis showing a …

Epigenetic associations in relation to cardiovascular prevention and therapeutics

S Voelter-Mahlknecht - Clinical epigenetics, 2016 - Springer
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) increasingly burden societies with vast financial and health
care problems. Therefore, the importance of improving preventive and therapeutic measures …

Curcuma as a parasiticidal agent: a review

M Haddad, M Sauvain, E Deharo - Planta medica, 2011 - thieme-connect.com
Members of the Curcuma plant species (Zingiberaceae) have been used for centuries in
cooking, cosmetics, staining and in traditional medicine as “omnipotent” remedies. Herbal …

The plant-based immunomodulator curcumin as a potential candidate for the development of an adjunctive therapy for cerebral malaria

PN Mimche, D Taramelli, L Vivas - Malaria journal, 2011 - Springer
The clinical manifestations of cerebral malaria (CM) are well correlated with underlying
major pathophysiological events occurring during an acute malaria infection, the most …

Toxoplasma histone acetylation remodelers as novel drug targets

L Vanagas, V Jeffers, SS Bogado… - Expert review of anti …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Toxoplasma is able to differentiate from the rapidly replicating tachyzoite stage (active form)
into a latent cyst form (bradyzoite stage). The tachyzoite–bradyzoite interconversion includes …

Multifaceted roles of curcumin: two sides of a coin!

SA Marathe, I Dasgupta, DP Gnanadhas… - Expert opinion on …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Curcumin has been a front-line topic of mainstream scientific research for a
variety of diseases from cancer to Alzheimer's to infectious diseases. Curcumin suppresses …

A systematic and prospectively validated approach for identifying synergistic drug combinations against malaria

Y KalantarMotamedi, RT Eastman, R Guha, A Bender - Malaria journal, 2018 - Springer
Background Nearly half of the world's population (3.2 billion people) were at risk of malaria
in 2015, and resistance to current therapies is a major concern. While the standard of care …

Targeting epigenome with dietary nutrients in cancer: Current advances and future challenges

MI Khan, S Rath, VM Adhami, H Mukhtar - Pharmacological research, 2018 - Elsevier
Tumorigenesis and epigenetic are closely linked with each other. Epigenetic changes are
potential regulators of gene expression without involving any change in the DNA itself. More …