Advances in phytochemical delivery systems for improved anticancer activity

R Lagoa, J Silva, JR Rodrigues, A Bishayee - Biotechnology advances, 2020 - Elsevier
Natural compounds have significant anticancer pharmacological activities, but often suffer
from low bioavailability and selectivity that limit therapeutic use. The present work critically …

Application of nano/microencapsulated phenolic compounds against cancer

S Rahaiee, E Assadpour, AF Esfanjani, AS Silva… - Advances in colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nowadays, polyphenols as bioactive compounds are being used in producing anti-cancer
drugs. Low stability against harsh environmental conditions, untargeted release, low …

Potential anticancer properties and mechanisms of thymoquinone in osteosarcoma and bone metastasis

M Homayoonfal, Z Asemi, B Yousefi - Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters, 2022 - Springer
Despite great advances, therapeutic approaches of osteosarcoma, the most prevalent class
of preliminary pediatric bone tumors, as well as bone-related malignancies, continue to …

Protective roles of thymoquinone nanoformulations: potential nanonutraceuticals in human diseases

AH El-Far, SK Al Jaouni, W Li, SA Mousa - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
The focus on nanotechnology for improved bioavailability and drug delivery is of increasing
importance for control of different human diseases. Therefore, numerous nanoformulations …

Advances in the application of nanotechnology in reducing cardiotoxicity induced by cancer chemotherapy

X Su, X Zhang, W Liu, X Yang, N An, F Yang… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Advances in the development of anti-tumour drugs and related technologies have resulted
in a significant increase in the number of cancer survivors. However, the incidence of …

Thymoquinone-chemotherapeutic combinations: new regimen to combat cancer and cancer stem cells

AH El-Far, MA Tantawy, SK Al Jaouni… - … Archives of Pharmacology, 2020 - Springer
Cancer is a worldwide disease that causes millions of cases of mortality and morbidity. The
major problem associated with the cancer is its resistance to conventional therapy and a …

Thymoquinone potentiates miR-16 and miR-375 expressions in hepatocellular carcinoma

AO Bashir, ME El-Mesery, R Anwer, LA Eissa - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Aims MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are non-coding RNAs that control post-transcriptional gene
expression. Recently, miRNAs were confirmed to be promising biomarkers for different …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic potential of thymoquinone in combination therapy against cancer and cancer stem cells

Z Fatfat, M Fatfat, H Gali-Muhtasib - World journal of clinical …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The long-term success of standard anticancer monotherapeutic strategies has been
hampered by intolerable side effects, resistance to treatment and cancer relapse. These …

Thymoquinone enhances the anticancer activity of doxorubicin against adult T-cell leukemia in vitro and in vivo through ROS-dependent mechanisms

M Fatfat, I Fakhoury, Z Habli, R Mismar… - Life sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Aims Adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) is a mature T-cell neoplasm associated with human T-cell
lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1) infection. Major limitations in Doxorubicin (Dox) chemotherapy …

Thymoquinone suppresses angiogenesis in DEN-Induced hepatocellular carcinoma by targeting miR-1-3p

SA Tadros, YM Attia, NW Maurice, SA Fahim… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is characterized by its high vascularity and metastasis.
Thymoquinone (TQ), the main bio-active constituent of Nigella sativa, has shown anticancer …