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ReviewDiscover oncology2025

Magnolol and its semi-synthetic derivatives: a comprehensive review of anti-cancer mechanisms, pharmacokinetics, and future therapeutic potential.

Asmita Rayamajhi, Nisha Gyawali, Deepa Karki, Luis E Pérez-Caltzontzin, Sheila I Peña-Corona, Hernán Cortés, Achyut Adhikari, Gerardo Leyva-Gómez, Yadav Uprety, Solomon Habtemariam and 2 more

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Review in Discover oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

12 authors.

Asmita RayamajhiCentral Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Nisha GyawaliCentral Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Deepa KarkiCentral Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Luis E Pérez-CaltzontzinDepartamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, 04510, México.
Sheila I Peña-CoronaDepartamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, 04510, México.
Hernán CortésLaboratorio de Medicina Genómica, Departamento de Genómica, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Ciudad de Mexico, México.
Achyut AdhikariCentral Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal. achyutraj05@gmail.com.
Gerardo Leyva-GómezDepartamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, 04510, México. leyva@quimica.unam.mx.
Yadav UpretyCentral Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Solomon HabtemariamPharmacognosy Research & Herbal Analysis Services UK, Central Avenue, Chatham-Maritime, Kent, ME4 4 TB, UK.
Lashyn KiyekbayevaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutical School, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Javad Sharifi-RadUniversidad Espíritu Santo, Samborondón, Ecuador. javad.sharifirad@gmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, magnolol (MG), a natural active compound of polyphenolic nature, has garnered significant interest for its anti-cancer effects. Numerous studies conducted on cell lines and animal models have indicated a positive impact of administering drugs or semi-synthesized products derived from MG, including a decreased incidence of various cancers. This review aims to illustrate the underlying cellular and molecular basis of its actions. The article includes in-depth explanations of phytochemistry, semi-synthetic derivatives, bioavailability, pharmacokinetics, preclinical research, anti-tumor mechanisms, human clinical studies, toxicity, side effects, and safety. It also demonstrates that, in contrast to the wealth of synthetic medications, MG is highly effective against bladder, colon, gastric, skin, liver, lung, gallbladder, and prostate cancers. The findings of this review indicate that MG is a promising candidate as an anti-tumor agent, and future research should focus on developing new semi-synthetic derivative compounds with potential anti-tumor properties.

Indexed as

Cancer cell growth inhibitionLow water solubilityMagnolia speciesMagnololNatural polyphenolic compoundSemi-synthetic derivatives

Identifiers

PMID40335865
PMCPMC12058641

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