ReviewDiseases (Basel, Switzerland)2016
Honey and Cancer: Current Status and Future Directions.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Understanding the Anticancer Properties of Honey.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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- Evaluation of the antioxidant potency of Greek honey from the Taygetos and Pindos mountains using a combination of cellular and molecular methods.Molecular medicine reports · 2023Article
- Effects of Sangju Honey on Oral Squamous Carcinoma Cells.Journal of cancer prevention · 2022Article
- Uses of Natural Honey in Cancer: An Updated Review.Advanced pharmaceutical bulletin · 2022Review
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- Honey and its nutritional and anti-inflammatory value.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2021Review
- Ethnopharmacological study of herbal remedies used for the management of thyroid disorders in Algeria.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2021Article
- Ethnopharmacological study of natural products used for traditional cancer therapy in Algeria.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2020Article
- Manuka Honey Induces Apoptosis of Epithelial Cancer Cells through Aquaporin-3 and Calcium Signaling.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Acacia honey from different altitudes: total phenols and flavonoids, laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) spectra, and anticancer activity.The Journal of international medical research · 2020Article
- MAP7 promotes migration and invasion and progression of human cervical cancer through modulating the autophagy.Cancer cell international · 2020Article
- Natural Products and Their Bioactive Compounds: Neuroprotective Potentials against Neurodegenerative Diseases.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020Review
- Honey and Diabetes: The Importance of Natural Simple Sugars in Diet for Preventing and Treating Different Type of Diabetes.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2018Review
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Abstract
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and poses a challenge to treatment. With overwhelming evidence of the role played by diet and lifestyle in cancer risk and prevention, there is a growing interest into the search for chemopreventative or chemotherapeutic agents derived from natural products. Honey is an important source of bioactive compounds derived from plants and recent years have seen an increased interest in its anticancer properties. This review examines the role of honey in targeting key hallmarks of carcinogenesis, including uncontrolled proliferation, apoptosis evasion, angiogenesis, growth factor signalling, invasion, and inflammation. The evidence for honey as an adjunct to conventional cancer therapy is also presented. The review also highlights gaps in the current understanding and concludes that, before translation of evidence from cell culture and animal studies into the clinical setting, further studies are warranted to examine the effects of honey at a molecular level, as well as on cells in the tumour environment.
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