Anticancer and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Tomentosin: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms

Tomentosin is a natural compound known for its presence in some medicinal plants of the Asteraceae family such as <i>Inula viscosa</i>. Recent studies have highlighted its anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties. Its anticancer mechanisms are unique and act at different levels rangin...

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Autores principales: Nasreddine El Omari, Naoual El Menyiy, Gokhan Zengin, Bey Hing Goh, Monica Gallo, Domenico Montesano, Daniele Naviglio, Abdelhakim Bouyahya
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2356b188ae2d401c8157160c62818ef22021-11-25T18:59:22ZAnticancer and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Tomentosin: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms10.3390/separations81102072297-8739https://doaj.org/article/2356b188ae2d401c8157160c62818ef22021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2297-8739/8/11/207https://doaj.org/toc/2297-8739Tomentosin is a natural compound known for its presence in some medicinal plants of the Asteraceae family such as <i>Inula viscosa</i>. Recent studies have highlighted its anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties. Its anticancer mechanisms are unique and act at different levels ranging from cellular organization to molecular transcriptional factors and epigenetic modifications. Tomentosin’s possession of the modulatory effect on telomerase expression on tumor cell lines has captured the interest of researchers and spurred a more robust study on its anticancer effect. Since inflammation has a close link with cancer disease, this natural compound appears to be a potential cancer-fighting drug. Indeed, its recently demonstrated anti-inflammatory action can be considered as a starting point for its evaluation as an anticancer chemo-preventive agentNasreddine El OmariNaoual El MenyiyGokhan ZenginBey Hing GohMonica GalloDomenico MontesanoDaniele NaviglioAbdelhakim BouyahyaMDPI AGarticletomentosincancerinflammationtelomeraseapoptosisNF-κBPhysicsQC1-999ChemistryQD1-999ENSeparations, Vol 8, Iss 207, p 207 (2021)
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topic tomentosin
cancer
inflammation
telomerase
apoptosis
NF-κB
Physics
QC1-999
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle tomentosin
cancer
inflammation
telomerase
apoptosis
NF-κB
Physics
QC1-999
Chemistry
QD1-999
Nasreddine El Omari
Naoual El Menyiy
Gokhan Zengin
Bey Hing Goh
Monica Gallo
Domenico Montesano
Daniele Naviglio
Abdelhakim Bouyahya
Anticancer and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Tomentosin: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms
description Tomentosin is a natural compound known for its presence in some medicinal plants of the Asteraceae family such as <i>Inula viscosa</i>. Recent studies have highlighted its anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties. Its anticancer mechanisms are unique and act at different levels ranging from cellular organization to molecular transcriptional factors and epigenetic modifications. Tomentosin’s possession of the modulatory effect on telomerase expression on tumor cell lines has captured the interest of researchers and spurred a more robust study on its anticancer effect. Since inflammation has a close link with cancer disease, this natural compound appears to be a potential cancer-fighting drug. Indeed, its recently demonstrated anti-inflammatory action can be considered as a starting point for its evaluation as an anticancer chemo-preventive agent
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author Nasreddine El Omari
Naoual El Menyiy
Gokhan Zengin
Bey Hing Goh
Monica Gallo
Domenico Montesano
Daniele Naviglio
Abdelhakim Bouyahya
author_facet Nasreddine El Omari
Naoual El Menyiy
Gokhan Zengin
Bey Hing Goh
Monica Gallo
Domenico Montesano
Daniele Naviglio
Abdelhakim Bouyahya
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title Anticancer and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Tomentosin: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms
title_short Anticancer and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Tomentosin: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms
title_full Anticancer and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Tomentosin: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms
title_fullStr Anticancer and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Tomentosin: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms
title_full_unstemmed Anticancer and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Tomentosin: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms
title_sort anticancer and anti-inflammatory effects of tomentosin: cellular and molecular mechanisms
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/2356b188ae2d401c8157160c62818ef2
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