ReviewNaunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology2023
Apoptotic and antimetastatic effect of cucurbitacins in cancer: recent trends and advancement.
Review in Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Pumpkin Seed Cake in Rabbit Diets on Blood Indices, Oxidative Status, and Trace Element Distribution in Tissues.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Exploring the antitumor potential of cucurbitacin B in hepatocellular carcinoma through network pharmacology, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulations.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Review
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- Terpenoid-Mediated Targeting of STAT3 Signaling in Cancer: An Overview of Preclinical Studies.Biomolecules · 2024Review
- Depolymerization of actin filaments by Cucurbitacin I through binding G-actin.Food science & nutrition · 2024Article
- Melittin: a possible regulator of cancer proliferation in preclinical cell culture and animal models.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Review
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- Cucurbitacin E Exerts Anti-Proliferative Activity via Promoting p62-Dependent Apoptosis in Human Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer A549 Cells.Current issues in molecular biology · 2023Article
- Cancer and Nutrients.Cancers · 2023Article
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10 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
The Cucurbitaceae family produces a class of secondary metabolites known as cucurbitacins. The eight cucurbitacin subunits are cucurbitacin B, D, E, I, IIa, L glucoside, Q, and R with the most significant anticancer activity. They are reported to inhibit cell proliferation, invasion, and migration; induce apoptosis; and encourage cell cycle arrest, as some of their modes of action. The JAK-STAT3, Wnt, PI3K/Akt, and MAPK signaling pathways, which are essential for the survival and apoptosis of cancer cells, have also been shown to be suppressed by cucurbitacins. The goal of the current study is to summarize potential molecular targets that cucurbitacins could inhibit in order to suppress various malignant processes. The review is noteworthy since it presents all putative molecular targets for cucurbitacins in cancer on a single podium.
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