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ReviewDiscover oncology2025

Advances in the role of baicalin and baicalein in colon cancer: mechanisms and therapeutic potential.

Lexin Li, Xuyang Cui, Zhanyu Lin, Yiming Chen, Xiaoyu Zhang, Yong Zhu

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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Lexin Li *The First Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 4655 University Road, Changqing District, Jinan, 250000, Shangdong Province, China.
Xuyang Cui *Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 4655 University Road, Changqing District, Jinan, 250000, Shangdong Province, China.
Zhanyu LinCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 4655 University Road, Changqing District, Jinan, 250000, Shangdong Province, China.
Yiming ChenDepartment of Acupuncture and Massage College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 4655 University Road, Changqing District, Jinan, 250000, Shangdong Province, China.
Xiaoyu ZhangDepartment of Acupuncture and Massage College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 4655 University Road, Changqing District, Jinan, 250000, Shangdong Province, China. zxyrain970116@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1565-1589
Yong ZhuDepartment of Emergency Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No.16369, Jingshi Road, Lixia District, Jinan, 250000, Shangdong Province, China. 15168886396@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-5152-2191

Funding

Shandong Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Key Project Z-2023025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a malignancy with high incidence and mortality rates worldwide, necessitating the development of more effective therapeutic strategies due to the limitations of current treatments, including drug resistance and adverse effects. Scutellaria baicalensis, a traditional Chinese medicinal herb, contains baicalin and baicalein as its primary bioactive flavonoids, which exhibit notable pharmacological properties such as antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antitumor effects. Recent studies have demonstrated that baicalin and baicalein show promising antitumor activity in CRC treatment through mechanisms such as scavenging reactive oxygen species, immune regulation, and inhibition of tumor cell proliferation, induction of apoptosis, and modulation of the gut microenvironment. This study further investigates the molecular mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of baicalin and baicalein in CRC, aiming to provide new research perspectives and potential clinical applications for the integration of flavonoid-based compounds from Scutellaria baicalensis in CRC treatment.

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BaicaleinBaicalinColon cancerMechanismScutellaria baicalensis

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PMID40404880
PMCPMC12098228

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