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ReviewPharmaceutics2023

Apoptotic Mechanisms of Quercetin in Liver Cancer: Recent Trends and Advancements.

Gautam Sethi, Prangya Rath, Abhishek Chauhan, Anuj Ranjan, Renuka Choudhary, Seema Ramniwas, Katrin Sak, Diwakar Aggarwal, Isha Rani, Hardeep Singh Tuli

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Gautam SethiDepartment of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117600, Singapore.
Prangya RathAmity Institute of Environmental Sciences, Amity University, Noida 201303, India.ORCID 0000-0002-6764-1625
Abhishek ChauhanAmity Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Safety and Management, Amity University, Noida 201303, India.ORCID 0000-0001-6475-1266
Anuj RanjanAcademy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia.ORCID 0000-0003-2592-9716
Renuka ChoudharyDepartment of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Engineering College, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala 133207, India.
Seema RamniwasUniversity Centre for Research and Development, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali 140413, India.ORCID 0000-0002-4899-4687
Katrin SakNGO Praeventio, 50407 Tartu, Estonia.ORCID 0000-0003-0736-2525
Diwakar AggarwalDepartment of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Engineering College, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala 133207, India.ORCID 0000-0001-6920-4341
Isha RaniDepartment of Biochemistry, Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Medical Sciences and Research (MMCMSR), Sadopur, Ambala 134007, India.
Hardeep Singh TuliDepartment of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Engineering College, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala 133207, India.ORCID 0000-0003-1155-0094

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Due to rising incidence rates of liver cancer and worries about the toxicity of current chemotherapeutic medicines, the hunt for further alternative methods to treat this malignancy has escalated. Compared to chemotherapy, quercetin, a flavonoid, is relatively less harmful to normal cells and is regarded as an excellent free-radical scavenger. Apoptotic cell death of cancer cells caused by quercetin has been demonstrated by many prior studies. It is present in many fruits, vegetables, and herbs. Quercetin targets apoptosis, by upregulating Bax, caspase-3, and p21 while downregulating Akt, PLK-1, cyclin-B1, cyclin-A, CDC-2, CDK-2, and Bcl-2. Additionally, it has been reported to increase STAT3 protein degradation in liver cancer cells while decreasing STAT3 activation. Quercetin has a potential future in chemoprevention, based on substantial research on its anticancer effects. The current review discusses quercetin's mechanisms of action, nanodelivery strategies, and other potential cellular effects in liver cancer.

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apoptosisautophagycaspasescell signalingJAK-STATliver cancerQuercetin

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PMID36840034
PMCPMC9960374

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