Cancer prevention by natural compounds

H Tsuda, Y Ohshima, H Nomoto, K Fujita… - Drug metabolism and …, 2004 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Increasing attention is being paid to the possibility of applying cancer chemopreventive
agents for individuals at high risk of neoplastic development. For this purpose by natural …

The biological actions of dehydroepiandrosterone involves multiple receptors

SJ Webb, TE Geoghegan, RA Prough… - Drug metabolism …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Dehydroepiandrosterone has been thought to have physiological functions other than as an
androgen precursor. The previous studies performed have demonstrated a number of …

Prostate Carcinogenesis in N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (NMU)-Testosterone-Treated Rats Fed Tomato Powder, Lycopene, or Energy-Restricted Diets

TWM Boileau, Z Liao, S Kim… - Journal of the …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Background: Consumption of tomato products or lycopene and energy restriction have been
hypothesized to reduce the risk of human prostate cancer. We investigated the effects of …

DHEA, important source of sex steroids in men and even more in women

F Labrie - Progress in brain research, 2010 - Elsevier
A major achievement from 500 million years of evolution is the establishment of a high
secretion rate of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) by the human adrenal glands coupled …

Metabolic profiling of prostate cancer in skeletal microenvironments identifies G6PD as a key mediator of growth and survival

J Whitburn, SR Rao, EV Morris, S Tabata… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
The spread of cancer to bone is invariably fatal, with complex cross-talk between tumor cells
and the bone microenvironment responsible for driving disease progression. By combining …

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase: a biomarker and potential therapeutic target for cancer

C Zhang, Z Zhang, Y Zhu, S Qin - Anti-Cancer Agents in …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Re-programming of metabolic pathways is a hallmark of pathological changes in cancer
cells. The expression of certain genes that directly control the rate of key metabolic pathways …

Docosahexaenoic acid: a natural powerful adjuvant that improves efficacy for anticancer treatment with no adverse effects

RA Siddiqui, KA Harvey, Z Xu, EM Bammerlin… - Biofactors, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Epidemiological studies have linked fish oil consumption to a decreased incidence of
cancer. The anticancer effects of fish oil are mostly attributed to its content of omega‐3 fatty …

Anti-inflammatory action of pterostilbene is mediated through the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway in colon cancer cells

S Paul, AM Rimando, HJ Lee, Y Ji, BS Reddy… - Cancer prevention …, 2009 - AACR
Oxidative/nitrosative stress and generation of proinflammatory cytokines are hallmarks of
inflammation. Because chronic inflammation is implicated in several pathologic conditions in …

Dehydroepiandrosterone, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and longevity

AG Schwartz, LL Pashko - Ageing research reviews, 2004 - Elsevier
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is an abundantly produced adrenal steroid whose
biological role has never been clarified. DHEA is a potent uncompetitive inhibitor of …

Effects of estrogens and androgens on erythrocyte antioxidant superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase activities during the menstrual cycle

C Massafra, D Gioia, C De Felice… - Journal of …, 2000 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Gap junctions are intercellular protein channels which provide a pathway for the exchange
of ions and small molecules. This exchange of materials allows metabolic coupling of cells …