Nutraceuticals and cancer: Potential for natural polyphenols

J Maiuolo, M Gliozzi, C Carresi, V Musolino… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death globally, associated with multifactorial
pathophysiological components. In particular, genetic mutations, infection or inflammation …

The potential health effects of dietary phytoestrogens

IMCM Rietjens, J Louisse… - British journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Phytoestrogens are plant‐derived dietary compounds with structural similarity to 17‐β‐
oestradiol (E2), the primary female sex hormone. This structural similarity to E2 enables …

Epigenetics and lifestyle

JA Alegría-Torres, A Baccarelli, V Bollati - Epigenomics, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The concept of 'lifestyle 'includes different factors such as nutrition, behavior, stress, physical
activity, working habits, smoking and alcohol consumption. Increasing evidence shows that …

Structure and antioxidant activity of polyphenols derived from propolis

A Kurek-Górecka, A Rzepecka-Stojko, M Górecki… - Molecules, 2013 - mdpi.com
Propolis is a potential source of natural antioxidants such as phenolic acids and flavonoids.
Its wide biological effects have been known and used since antiquity. In the modern world …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetics: a new bridge between nutrition and health

SW Choi, S Friso - Advances in nutrition, 2010 - Elsevier
Nutrients can reverse or change epigenetic phenomena such as DNA methylation and
histone modifications, thereby modifying the expression of critical genes associated with …

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of propolis and its polyphenolic compounds against cancer

N Oršolić, M Jazvinšćak Jembrek - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, interest in natural products such as alternative sources of pharmaceuticals
for numerous chronic diseases, including tumors, has been renewed. Propolis, a natural …

Cancer chemoprevention by dietary polyphenols: promising role for epigenetics

A Link, F Balaguer, A Goel - Biochemical pharmacology, 2010 - Elsevier
Epigenetics refers to heritable changes that are not encoded in the DNA sequence itself, but
play an important role in the control of gene expression. In mammals, epigenetic …

Epigenetic diet: impact on the epigenome and cancer

TM Hardy, TO Tollefsbol - Epigenomics, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
A number of bioactive dietary components are of particular interest in the field of epigenetics.
Many of these compounds display anticancer properties and may play a role in cancer …

The interaction between epigenetics, nutrition and the development of cancer

KS Bishop, LR Ferguson - Nutrients, 2015 - mdpi.com
Unlike the genome, the epigenome can be modified and hence some epigenetic risk
markers have the potential to be reversed. Such modifications take place by means of drugs …

Diet induced epigenetic changes and their implications for health

JA McKay, JC Mathers - Acta physiologica, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Dietary exposures can have consequences for health years or decades later and this raises
questions about the mechanisms through which such exposures are 'remembered'and how …