SynthesisFrontiers in pharmacology2023
Anticancer effects of licochalcones: A review of the mechanisms.
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- Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds and Their Therapeutic Potential in Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Licochalcone E Ameliorates Hepatic Steatosis in Obese Mice by Activating the Sirt1/AMPK Pathway and Reducing Hepatic Lipid Accumulation.Biomolecules & therapeutics · 2026Article
- Machine learning-driving optimization and spatial assembly of a cell-free system for high-yield liquiritigenin production.Advanced biotechnology · 2026Article
- Protective Effects of Licochalcone A Against Alcoholic Liver Injury in Mice by Modulating the Gut-Liver Axis and TLR4/NF-κB Pathway.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Co-targeting ferroptosis and immune evasion through small molecules in breast cancer.Journal of translational internal medicine · 2025Article
- Licochalcone D inhibits osteoclast differentiation and postmenopausal osteoporosis by inactivating the NF-κB signaling pathway.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Licochalcone A prevents cognitive decline in a lipopolysaccharide-induced neuroinflammation mice model.Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2025Article
- Network Pharmacology and Bioinformatics Study of Six Medicinal Food Homologous Plants Against Colorectal Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Incredible use of plant-derived bioactives as anticancer agents.RSC advances · 2025Review
- Pharmacological potential of natural chalcones: a recent studies and future perspective.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Role of PD-1/PD-L1 signaling axis in oncogenesis and its targeting by bioactive natural compounds for cancer immunotherapy.Military Medical Research · 2024Review
- Novel isobavachalcone derivatives induce apoptosis and necroptosis in human non-small cell lung cancer H1975 cells.Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry · 2024Article
- Licochalcone A decreases cancer cell proliferation and enhances ferroptosis in acute myeloid leukemia through suppressing the IGF2BP3/MDM2 cascade.Annals of hematology · 2024Article
- Impact of Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid on Proliferation, Energy Metabolism, and Chemosensitization in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Cell Lines.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- The Role of Licorice Chalcones as Molecular Genes and Signaling Pathways Modulator-A Review of Experimental Implications for Nicotine-Induced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment.Current issues in molecular biology · 2024Review
- Phytotherapeutics in Cancer: From Potential Drug Candidates to Clinical Translation.Current topics in medicinal chemistry · 2024Review
- Licochalcone D Inhibits Skin Epidermal Cells Transformation through the Regulation of AKT Signaling Pathways.Biomolecules & therapeutics · 2023Article
- Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Novel Indole Hybrid Chalcones and Their Antiproliferative and Antioxidant Activity.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Cancer is a disease with a high fatality rate representing a serious threat to human health. Researchers have tried to identify effective anticancer drugs. Licorice is a widely used traditional Chinese medicine with various pharmacological properties, and licorice-derived flavonoids include licochalcones like licochalcone A, licochalcone B, licochalcone C, licochalcone D, licochalcone E, and licochalcone H. By regulating the expression in multiple signaling pathways such as the EGFR/ERK, PI3K/Akt/mTOR, p38/JNK, JAK2/STAT3, MEK/ERK, Wnt/β-catenin, and MKK4/JNK pathways, and their downstream proteins, licochalcones can activate the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway and death receptor pathway, promote autophagy-related protein expression, inhibit the expression of cell cycle proteins and angiogenesis factors, regulate autophagy and apoptosis, and inhibit the proliferation, migration, and invasion of cancer cells. Among the licochalcones, the largest number of studies examined licochalcone A, far more than other licochalcones. Licochalcone A not only has prominent anticancer effects but also can be used to inhibit the efflux of antineoplastic drugs from cancer cells. Moreover, derivatives of licochalcone A exhibit strong antitumor effects. Currently, most results of the anticancer effects of licochalcones are derived from cell experiments. Thus, more clinical studies are needed to confirm the antineoplastic effects of licochalcones.
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