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ReviewCureus2024

The Promising Role of Plant-Derived Lectins in Oral Cancer Therapeutics: A Systematic Review.

Saranya Ramsridhar, Chandini Rajkumar, Murali Balasubramaniam, Soumya Anandan, Mythili Sabesan, Logeswari Jayamani

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Review in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Antitumor effects of a lectin purified fromFrontiers in oncology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Saranya RamsridharDepartment of Oral Pathology, Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, IND.
Chandini RajkumarDepartment of Oral Pathology, Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, IND.
Murali BalasubramaniamDepartment of Oral Pathology, Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, IND.
Soumya AnandanDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sri Ramachandra Dental College, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IND.
Mythili SabesanDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sri Ramachandra Dental College, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IND.
Logeswari JayamaniDepartment of Oral Pathology, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Chennai, IND.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral cancer (OC) continues to pose a significant global health challenge, marked by high morbidity and mortality rates despite advances in diagnosis and treatment. Numerous novel potential anticancer drugs have been evaluated, many of which are derived from natural sources, such as microorganisms, plants, and animals. Among these, plant lectins - a distinctive group of proteins and glycoproteins with strong biological activity - have garnered considerable attention over the years. Several plant lectins can trigger selective apoptotic cancer cell death or possess antiproliferative properties. The objective of this systematic review was to provide insight into the potential applications of plant lectins in the treatment of OC. Plant lectins suppress cancer cells by inducing apoptosis and/or autophagy by modulating various signalling pathways such as the caspase family, mitochondrial-mediated ROS-p38-p53 pathway, PI3K/Akt, and Wnt/β-catenin to inhibit OC. Multiple lectins have been shown to exhibit anticancer properties in cell cultures and in vivo.

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apoptosisautophagyoral cancerplant lectinssignalling pathways

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PMID39830560
PMCPMC11739538

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