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ReviewHeliyon2024

Revisiting luteolin: An updated review on its anticancer potential.

Abdur Rauf, Polrat Wilairatana, Payal B Joshi, Zubair Ahmad, Ahmed Olatunde, Nabia Hafeez, Hassan A Hemeg, Mohammad S Mubarak

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Review in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
30citing papers in PubMed
14.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Luteolin Inhibits Invasion ofMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  7. Frontiers in nutrition · 2026
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  14. Phytochemical Constituent of Devil Weed (Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  20. Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.

Abdur RaufDepartment of Chemistry, University of Swabi, Anbar 23561, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Polrat WilairatanaDepartment of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Payal B JoshiOperations and Method Development, Shefali Research Laboratories, Ambernath, (East)-421501, Maharashtra, India.
Zubair AhmadDepartment of Chemistry, University of Swabi, Anbar 23561, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Ahmed OlatundeDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, 740272, Nigeria.
Nabia HafeezCenter of Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, KPK, Pakistan.
Hassan A HemegDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Al-Medinah, Al-Monawara Postcode, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad S MubarakDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
University of Swabi · PKAbubakar Tafawa Balewa University · NGMahidol University · THTaibah University · SAUniversity of Jordan · JOUniversity of Peshawar · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Numerous natural products found in our diet, such as polyphenols and flavonoids, can prevent the progression of cancer. Luteolin, a natural flavone, present in significant amounts in various fruits and vegetables plays a key role as a chemopreventive agent in treating various types of cancer. By inducing apoptosis, initiating cell cycle arrest, and decreasing angiogenesis, metastasis, and cell proliferation, luteolin is used to treat cancer. Its anticancer properties are attributed to its capability to engage with multiple molecular targeted sites and modify various signaling pathways in tumor cells. Luteolin has been shown to slow the spread of cancer in breast, colorectal, lung, prostate, liver, skin, pancreatic, oral, and gastric cancer models. It exhibits antioxidant properties and can be given to patients receiving Doxorubicin (DOX) chemotherapy to prevent the development of unexpected adverse reactions in the lungs and hematopoietic system subjected to DOX. Furthermore, it could be an excellent candidate for synergistic studies to overcome drug resistance in cancer cells. Accordingly, this review covers the recent literature related to the use of luteolin against different types of cancer, along with the mechanisms of action. In addition, the review highlights luteolin as a complementary medicine for preventing and treating cancer.

Indexed as

AnticancerLuteolinMetastasisPhytochemical

Identifiers

PMID38455556
PMCPMC10918152
OpenAlexW4391966487

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