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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Bcl-2 Modulation in p53 Signaling Pathway by Flavonoids: A Potential Strategy towards the Treatment of Cancer.

Noor Rahman, Haroon Khan, Asad Zia, Asifullah Khan, Sajad Fakhri, Michael Aschner, Karim Gul, Luciano Saso

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Noor RahmanDepartment of Biochemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan 23200, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-7062-2302
Haroon KhanDepartment of Pharmacy, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan 23200, Pakistan.
Asad ZiaDepartment of Biochemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan 23200, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-3212-9170
Asifullah KhanDepartment of Biochemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan 23200, Pakistan.
Sajad FakhriPharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah 6734667149, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-8265-8284
Michael AschnerDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10463, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2619-1656
Karim GulDepartment of Biotechnology, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan 23200, Pakistan.
Luciano SasoDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, "Vittorio Erspamer" Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4530-8706

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer is a major cause of death, affecting human life in both developed and developing countries. Numerous antitumor agents exist but their toxicity and low efficacy limits their utility. Furthermore, the complex pathophysiological mechanisms of cancer, serious side effects and poor prognosis restrict the administration of available cancer therapies. Thus, developing novel therapeutic agents are required towards a simultaneous targeting of major dysregulated signaling mediators in cancer etiology, while possessing lower side effects. In this line, the plant kingdom is introduced as a rich source of active phytochemicals. The secondary metabolites produced by plants could potentially regulate several dysregulated pathways in cancer. Among the secondary metabolites, flavonoids are hopeful phytochemicals with established biological activities and minimal side effects. Flavonoids inhibit B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) via the p53 signaling pathway, which is a significant apoptotic target in many cancer types, hence suppressing a major dysregulated pathway in cancer. To date, there have been no studies reported which extensively highlight the role of flavonoids and especially the different classes of flavonoids in the modulation of Bcl-2 in the P53 signaling pathway. Herein, we discuss the modulation of Bcl-2 in the p53 signaling pathway by different classes of flavonoids and highlight different mechanisms through which this modulation can occur. This study will provide a rationale for the use of flavonoids against different cancers paving a new mechanistic-based approach to cancer therapy.

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Antineoplastic AgentsApoptosisbcl-2-Associated X ProteinCaspasesFlavonoidsHumansNeoplasmsPhytochemicalsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Signal TransductionTumor Suppressor Protein p53Antineoplastic Agentsbcl-2-Associated X ProteinCaspasesFlavonoidsPhytochemicalsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Tumor Suppressor Protein p53Bcl-2cancerflavonoidsp53pharmacologysignaling pathwaytherapeutic target

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PMID34768743
PMCPMC8582810

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