Flavonoids as anticancer agents

DM Kopustinskiene, V Jakstas, A Savickas… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Flavonoids are polyphenolic compounds subdivided into 6 groups: isoflavonoids,
flavanones, flavanols, flavonols, flavones and anthocyanidins found in a variety of plants …

Naringin and naringenin: Their mechanisms of action and the potential anticancer activities

J Stabrauskiene, DM Kopustinskiene, R Lazauskas… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Naringin and naringenin are the main bioactive polyphenols in citrus fruits, the consumption
of which is beneficial for human health and has been practiced since ancient times …

Mitochondria-targeted triphenylphosphonium-based compounds: syntheses, mechanisms of action, and therapeutic and diagnostic applications

J Zielonka, J Joseph, A Sikora, M Hardy… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Mitochondria are recognized as one of the most important targets for new drug design in
cancer, cardiovascular, and neurological diseases. Currently, the most effective way to …

Flavonoids: promising natural compounds against viral infections

H Zakaryan, E Arabyan, A Oo, K Zandi - Archives of virology, 2017 - Springer
Flavonoids are widely distributed as secondary metabolites produced by plants and play
important roles in plant physiology, having a variety of potential biological benefits such as …

Quercetin: A flavonol with multifaceted therapeutic applications?

G D'Andrea - Fitoterapia, 2015 - Elsevier
Great interest is currently centered on the biologic activities of quercetin a polyphenol
belonging to the class of flavonoids, natural products well known for their beneficial effects …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondria-targeting drug conjugates for cytotoxic, anti-oxidizing and sensing purposes: current strategies and future perspectives

G Battogtokh, YS Choi, DS Kang, SJ Park… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2018 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial targeting is a promising approach for solving current issues in clinical
application of chemotherapy and diagnosis of several disorders. Here, we discuss direct …

Natural flavonoids as potential angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 inhibitors for anti-SARS-CoV-2

M Muchtaridi, M Fauzi, NK Khairul Ikram… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over the years, coronaviruses (CoV) have posed a severe public health threat, causing an
increase in mortality and morbidity rates throughout the world. The recent outbreak of a …

Mitochondria in neuroprotection by phytochemicals: Bioactive polyphenols modulate mitochondrial apoptosis system, function and structure

M Naoi, Y Wu, M Shamoto-Nagai… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
In aging and neurodegenerative diseases, loss of distinct type of neurons characterizes
disease-specific pathological and clinical features, and mitochondria play a pivotal role in …

Anti-cancer effects of polyphenols via targeting p53 signaling pathway: Updates and future directions

H Khan, M Reale, H Ullah, A Sureda, S Tejada… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Elsevier
The anticancer effects of polyphenols are ascribed to several signaling pathways including
the tumor suppressor gene tumor protein 53 (p53). Expression of endogenous p53 is silent …

Chlorogenic acid and its microbial metabolites exert anti-proliferative effects, S-phase cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis in human colon cancer Caco-2 cells

S Sadeghi Ekbatan, XQ Li, M Ghorbani… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Chlorogenic acid (CGA) decreases colon cancer-cell proliferation but the combined anti-
cancer effects of CGA with its major colonic microbial metabolites, caffeic acid (CA), 3 …