Natural Products for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment: From Traditional Medicine to Modern Drug Discovery

Pancreatic cancer, the seventh most lethal cancer around the world, is considered complicated cancer due to poor prognosis and difficulty in treatment. Despite all the conventional treatments, including surgical therapy and chemotherapy, the mortality rate is still high. Therefore, the possibility o...

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Autores principales: Ahyeon Kim, Jiwon Ha, Jeongeun Kim, Yongmin Cho, Jimyung Ahn, Chunhoo Cheon, Sung-Hoon Kim, Seong-Gyu Ko, Bonglee Kim
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f82007ab66d0434ebe69e18df53045c02021-11-25T18:34:12ZNatural Products for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment: From Traditional Medicine to Modern Drug Discovery10.3390/nu131138012072-6643https://doaj.org/article/f82007ab66d0434ebe69e18df53045c02021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/3801https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6643Pancreatic cancer, the seventh most lethal cancer around the world, is considered complicated cancer due to poor prognosis and difficulty in treatment. Despite all the conventional treatments, including surgical therapy and chemotherapy, the mortality rate is still high. Therefore, the possibility of using natural products for pancreatic cancer is increasing. In this study, 68 natural products that have anti-pancreatic cancer effects reported within five years were reviewed. The mechanisms of anti-cancer effects were divided into four types: apoptosis, anti-metastasis, anti-angiogenesis, and anti-resistance. Most of the studies were conducted for natural products that induce apoptosis in pancreatic cancer. Among them, plant extracts such as <i>Eucalyptus microcorys</i> account for the major portion. Some natural products, including <i>Moringa</i>, Coix seed, etc., showed multi-functional properties. Natural products could be beneficial candidates for treating pancreatic cancer.Ahyeon KimJiwon HaJeongeun KimYongmin ChoJimyung AhnChunhoo CheonSung-Hoon KimSeong-Gyu KoBonglee KimMDPI AGarticlepancreatic cancernatural producttraditional medicineapoptosisangiogenesismetastasisNutrition. Foods and food supplyTX341-641ENNutrients, Vol 13, Iss 3801, p 3801 (2021)
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topic pancreatic cancer
natural product
traditional medicine
apoptosis
angiogenesis
metastasis
Nutrition. Foods and food supply
TX341-641
spellingShingle pancreatic cancer
natural product
traditional medicine
apoptosis
angiogenesis
metastasis
Nutrition. Foods and food supply
TX341-641
Ahyeon Kim
Jiwon Ha
Jeongeun Kim
Yongmin Cho
Jimyung Ahn
Chunhoo Cheon
Sung-Hoon Kim
Seong-Gyu Ko
Bonglee Kim
Natural Products for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment: From Traditional Medicine to Modern Drug Discovery
description Pancreatic cancer, the seventh most lethal cancer around the world, is considered complicated cancer due to poor prognosis and difficulty in treatment. Despite all the conventional treatments, including surgical therapy and chemotherapy, the mortality rate is still high. Therefore, the possibility of using natural products for pancreatic cancer is increasing. In this study, 68 natural products that have anti-pancreatic cancer effects reported within five years were reviewed. The mechanisms of anti-cancer effects were divided into four types: apoptosis, anti-metastasis, anti-angiogenesis, and anti-resistance. Most of the studies were conducted for natural products that induce apoptosis in pancreatic cancer. Among them, plant extracts such as <i>Eucalyptus microcorys</i> account for the major portion. Some natural products, including <i>Moringa</i>, Coix seed, etc., showed multi-functional properties. Natural products could be beneficial candidates for treating pancreatic cancer.
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author Ahyeon Kim
Jiwon Ha
Jeongeun Kim
Yongmin Cho
Jimyung Ahn
Chunhoo Cheon
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Seong-Gyu Ko
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Jiwon Ha
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Seong-Gyu Ko
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title Natural Products for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment: From Traditional Medicine to Modern Drug Discovery
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title_fullStr Natural Products for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment: From Traditional Medicine to Modern Drug Discovery
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