Acacetin, a flavone with diverse therapeutic potential in cancer, inflammation, infections and other metabolic disorders

S Singh, P Gupta, A Meena, S Luqman - Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Acacetin is a di-hydroxy and mono-methoxy flavone present in various plants,
including black locust, Damiana, Silver birch. Literature information revealed that acacetin …

[HTML][HTML] The roles of signal transducer and activator of transcription factor 3 in tumor angiogenesis

P Gao, N Niu, T Wei, H Tozawa, X Chen, C Zhang… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Angiogenesis is the development of new blood vessels, which is required for tumor growth
and metastasis. Signal transducer and activator of transcription factor 3 (STAT3) is a …

Convallatoxin promotes apoptosis and inhibits proliferation and angiogenesis through crosstalk between JAK2/STAT3 (T705) and mTOR/STAT3 (S727) signaling …

ZH Zhang, MY Li, Z Wang, HX Zuo, JY Wang, Y Xing… - Phytomedicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Aberrant activation of STAT3 is frequently encountered and promotes survival,
cellular proliferation, migration, invasion and angiogenesis in tumor cell. Convallatoxin …

Metabolic engineering in Streptomyces albidoflavus for the biosynthesis of the methylated flavonoids sakuranetin, acacetin, and genkwanin

Á Pérez-Valero, S Ye, P Magadán-Corpas… - Microbial Cell …, 2023 - Springer
Flavonoids are important plant secondary metabolites showing antioxidant, antitumor, anti-
inflammatory, and antiviral activities, among others. Methylated flavonoids are particularly …

Acacetin prevents bone loss by disrupting osteoclast formation and promoting type H vessel formation in ovariectomy-induced osteoporosis

X Lin, F Xu, KW Zhang, WX Qiu, H Zhang… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Osteoporosis, characterized by the destruction of bone resorption and bone formation, is a
serious disease that endangers human health. Osteoporosis prevention and treatment has …

Function and application of flavonoids in the breast cancer

MY Park, Y Kim, SE Ha, HH Kim, PB Bhosale… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer is one of the top causes of death, particularly among women, and it affects
many women. Cancer can also be caused by various factors, including acquiring genetic …

Cancer chemoprevention revisited: cytochrome P450 family 1B1 as a target in the tumor and the microenvironment

G D'Uva, D Baci, A Albini, DM Noonan - Cancer treatment reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Cancer chemoprevention is the use of synthetic, natural or biological agents to prevent or
delay the development or progression of malignancies. Intriguingly, many phytochemicals …

[HTML][HTML] Adiponectin promotes VEGF-A-dependent angiogenesis in human chondrosarcoma through PI3K, Akt, mTOR, and HIF-α pathway

HP Lee, CY Lin, JS Shih, YC Fong, SW Wang, TM Li… - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chondrosarcoma is a type of highly malignant tumor with a potent capacity to invade locally
and cause distant metastasis. Adiponectin is a protein hormone secreted predominantly by …

Acacetin enhances the therapeutic efficacy of doxorubicin in non-small-cell lung carcinoma cells

R Punia, K Raina, R Agarwal, RP Singh - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Anthracyclines are efficient and potent agents to treat broad range of cancers
but cytotoxicity induced by them limits their use in therapeutics. Use of plant-derived agents …

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor increases vascular endothelial growth factor expression and enhances angiogenesis in human chondrosarcoma cells

CY Lin, SY Hung, HT Chen, HK Tsou, YC Fong… - Biochemical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Chondrosarcomas are a type of primary malignant bone cancer, with a potent capacity for
local invasion and distant metastasis. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is commonly …