Effect of Natural Products in the Cancer Therapy Mechanism
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2024 | Viewed by 2505
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cancer; metabolism; metastasis; natural origin substances; immunotherapy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It's known that the length and quality of human life depends on a proper diet, rich in substances of natural origin. A responsible lifestyle, including diet, can prevent 30-50% of cancer deaths- the second leading cause of death in the world. Currently knowledge about the benefits of consuming substances from natural product, i.e. presented in vegetables, fruits, spices or herbs increases the chance of conscious diet in the broadly understood aspect of cancer prevention. Medical research shows that some of the ingredients contained in vegetable and herbal plants, apart from their nutritional value, are of great prophylactic importance in many diseases, including the ‘diseases of civilization’, like atherosclerosis and neoplastic diseases. They have been referred in medicine as chemo-preventers, due to the fact that they can interact with molecular targets and regulate cell signaling pathways, thereby preventing or delaying the development of cancer. Significant protective effect in terms of formation and tumor development are mainly attributed to carotenoids, glucosinolates and their degradation products (isothiocyanates), organic sulfur compounds, flavonoids (β-carotene and lycopen) as well as vitamins and some chemical elements. Epidemiological studies have shown a significant relationship between a diet rich in substances of natural origin and a low incidence of cancer. Natural products constitute an extensive group of bioactive compounds with therapeutic and anti-cancer potential and the advent of molecularly targeted therapies has changed the vision of cancer treatment. We are looking for articles that promotes conceptual and technological advances in natural anti-cancer product research.
This Special Issue of Molecules is based on advancements in nature product-related cancer research and systematic approaches, new pharmacological models (in vitro and in vivo), and natural products search in cancer therapy. We encourage you to send original research, short communication and review articles concerning medicinal plants, novel molecular leads for anticancer agents, new challenges in the identification, isolation and extraction of natural anticancer agents and provide new knowledge about natural sources and their possible anticancer effects. Specification of biotechnology techniques in the modification and production of secondary metabolites from natural anti-cancer products are also welcome.
Dr. Agata Poniewierska-Baran
Dr. Maciej Tarnowski
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- anticancer activities
- therapeutic potential of plants
- phytochemicals
- natural products
- apoptosis
- metastasis
- angiogenesis
- molecular mechanisms
