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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Phytochemicals as Chemo-Preventive Agents and Signaling Molecule Modulators: Current Role in Cancer Therapeutics and Inflammation.

Muhammad Bilal Ahmed, Salman Ul Islam, Abdullah A A Alghamdi, Muhammad Kamran, Haseeb Ahsan, Young Sup Lee

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Muhammad Bilal AhmedBK21 FOUR KNU Creative BioResearch Group, School of Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea.
Salman Ul IslamDepartment of Pharmacy, Cecos University, Peshawar, Street 1, Sector F 5 Phase 6 Hayatabad, Peshawar 25000, Pakistan.
Abdullah A A AlghamdiDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Albaha University, Albaha 65527, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-3136-9081
Muhammad KamranSchool of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, M310, 35 Stirling Hwy, Perth, WA 6009, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4511-7766
Haseeb AhsanDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan.
Young Sup LeeBK21 FOUR KNU Creative BioResearch Group, School of Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5841-6506
Kyungpook National University · KRAl Baha University · SACECOS University · PKThe University of Western Australia · AUUniversity of Peshawar · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer is one of the deadliest non communicable diseases. Numerous anticancer medications have been developed to target the molecular pathways driving cancer. However, there has been no discernible increase in the overall survival rate in cancer patients. Therefore, innovative chemo-preventive techniques and agents are required to supplement standard cancer treatments and boost their efficacy. Fruits and vegetables should be tapped into as a source of compounds that can serve as cancer therapy. Phytochemicals play an important role as sources of new medication in cancer treatment. Some synthetic and natural chemicals are effective for cancer chemoprevention, i.e., the use of exogenous medicine to inhibit or impede tumor development. They help regulate molecular pathways linked to the development and spread of cancer. They can enhance antioxidant status, inactivating carcinogens, suppressing proliferation, inducing cell cycle arrest and death, and regulating the immune system. While focusing on four main categories of plant-based anticancer agents, i.e., epipodophyllotoxin, camptothecin derivatives, taxane diterpenoids, and vinca alkaloids and their mode of action, we review the anticancer effects of phytochemicals, like quercetin, curcumin, piperine, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), and gingerol. We examine the different signaling pathways associated with cancer and how inflammation as a key mechanism is linked to cancer growth.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsNeoplasmsHumansInflammationPhytochemicalsSignal TransductionAntineoplastic AgentsPhytochemicalsapoptosiscancercell cyclechemopreventioninflammationphytochemicalssignaling pathways

Identifiers

PMID36555406
PMCPMC9779495
OpenAlexW4312138835

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