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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2025

Matrine in cancer therapy: antitumor mechanisms and nano-delivery strategies.

Dandan Meng, Zhenhua Cui, Lexin Li, Qingxin Shang, Xiqi Chen

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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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.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds and Their Therapeutic Potential in Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Dandan Meng *College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Zhenhua CuiDepartment of Colorectal and anal Surgery, The Second Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Lexin LiCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Qingxin Shang *College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Xiqi ChenDepartment of Emergency Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. The severe adverse reactions and toxic side effects associated with conventional treatments such as surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy pose significant challenges for researchers and clinical practitioners. These limitations have driven the pursuit of more advanced and effective therapeutic approaches. In recent years, natural products have attracted considerable attention in the field of disease treatment and have become an important source for new drug development. Matrine, a major active component of the traditional medicinal plant

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matrinemechanismnano-delivery systemtherapytumor

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PMID40989842
PMCPMC12452104

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