Research progress on anticancer effect and mechanism of isorhamnetin
REN Jing1 DAI Qiuqin1 CHEN Ran1 GUAN Chengnong2 LIU Wen1 LI Xiangyong1
1.Key Laboratory of Medical Bioactive Molecular Research for Department of Education of Guangdong Province, Guangdong Medical University Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Guangdong Medical University Collaborative Innovation Center for Antitumor Active Substance Research and Development, Guangdong Medical University, Guangdong Province, Zhanjiang 524023, China;
2.Department of Oncology, the First Guangdong Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Guangdong Province, Dongguan 523000, China
Abstract:Tumor is still an important factor that threatens human health and increases the social medical burden. The search for plant-derived antitumor drugs with high efficiency and low toxicity is considered to be an important idea for effective treatment and improving the quality of life of tumor patients. Isorhamnetin is a natural small-molecule flavonoid that widely exists in a variety of plants, and has various biological functions such as anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-myocardial hypoxia-ischemia, and lipid-lowering. Recent studies have found that isorhamnetin can act as an anti-tumor drug to exert anti-cancer effects in a variety of tumor cells, and its mechanism of action mainly includes promoting cancer cell apoptosis, inducing cancer cell autophagy, inhibiting its invasion and metastasis, enhance chemotherapy sensitivity, and other processes. This article reviews the anticancer effect and mechanism of isorhamnetin, aiming to provide new ideas and strategies for future research on the anticancer mechanism of isorhamnetin and tumor therapy.
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