Abstract
Research over the past decade has provided convincing evidence to support the premise that phytochemicals from the diet offer protection against cancer risk. A large number of dietary phytochemicals have been demonstrated to exhibit anticancer activities by interfering with multiple signaling pathways aberrant in cancer. These agents target a plethora of cellular molecules and molecular pathways including xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes, reactive oxygen species, inflammation, cell cycle, apoptosis, invasion, angiogenesis, transcription factors, and protein kinases. In addition, dietary phytochemicals also synergize with conventional chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Thus naturally derived phytochemicals could play an important role in cancer chemoprevention and therapy owing to multitargeted mechanistic action and lack of substantial toxicity. However, more rationally designed novel clinical trials are required to translate the preclinical findings into tangible clinical benefits
Keywords: Chemoprevention, dietary agents, molecular targets, multitargeted prevention, phytochemicals, cancer, plethora of cellular molecules, xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes, reactive oxygen species, inflammation, apoptosis, invasion, angiogenesis, transcription factors, protein kinases
Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Title: Cancer Chemoprevention by Dietary Phytochemicals: Promises and Pitfalls
Volume: 13 Issue: 1
Author(s): Ramamurthi Vidya Priyadarsini and Siddavaram Nagini
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Keywords: Chemoprevention, dietary agents, molecular targets, multitargeted prevention, phytochemicals, cancer, plethora of cellular molecules, xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes, reactive oxygen species, inflammation, apoptosis, invasion, angiogenesis, transcription factors, protein kinases
Abstract: Research over the past decade has provided convincing evidence to support the premise that phytochemicals from the diet offer protection against cancer risk. A large number of dietary phytochemicals have been demonstrated to exhibit anticancer activities by interfering with multiple signaling pathways aberrant in cancer. These agents target a plethora of cellular molecules and molecular pathways including xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes, reactive oxygen species, inflammation, cell cycle, apoptosis, invasion, angiogenesis, transcription factors, and protein kinases. In addition, dietary phytochemicals also synergize with conventional chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Thus naturally derived phytochemicals could play an important role in cancer chemoprevention and therapy owing to multitargeted mechanistic action and lack of substantial toxicity. However, more rationally designed novel clinical trials are required to translate the preclinical findings into tangible clinical benefits
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Vidya Priyadarsini Ramamurthi and Nagini Siddavaram, Cancer Chemoprevention by Dietary Phytochemicals: Promises and Pitfalls, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 2012; 13 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920112798868610
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920112798868610 |
Print ISSN 1389-2010 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4316 |
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