Natural products or nutraceuticals have been shown to elicit anti-aging, anti-cancer and
other health-enhancing effects. A key target of the effects of natural products may be the …

The medicinal plants from genus Berberis are particularly important in traditional medicine
and the food basket of Iranians. Given various plants from genus Berberis and their …

Aims Prostate cancer is one of the most frequent causes of cancer death in men worldwide,
and novel drugs for prostate cancer therapies are still being developed. Palmitic acid is a …

Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs) are a sub-population of cells, identified in most tumors,
responsible for the initiation, recurrence, metastatic potential, and resistance of different …

Natural compounds from various plants, microorganisms and marine species play an
important role in the discovery novel components that can be successfully used in numerous …

Prostate cancer is a heterogeneous disease, the second deadliest malignancy in men and
the most commonly diagnosed cancer among men. Traditional plants have been applied to …

Abstract Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs) or Tumor-Initiating Cells (TICs) are a small sub-
population of cells within the tumor, able to give chemio-and radio-resistance and cause the …

The genus Berberis includes about 500 different species and commonly grown in Europe,
the United States, South Asia, and some northern areas of Iran and Pakistan. Leaves and …

Autophagy, a cellular self-digestion process that is activated in response to stress, has a
functional role in tumor formation and progression. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) accounting for …

Malignant tumor has become one of the major diseases that seriously endangers human
health. Numerous studies have demonstrated that tumor microenvironment (TME) is closely …