Cancer Phytotherapy: Recent Views on the Role of Antioxidant and Angiogenesis Activities

Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine

MahmoodBahmani¹ 

关键词: angiogenesis;    antioxidants;    cancer;    medicinal plants;    tumor;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2156587215625157

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Nowadays, increases in resistance of tumors to the current therapeutic agents have become a problematic issue. Therefore, efforts to discover new anticancer compounds with high sensitivity of cancer cells are extending. Animal and laboratory researches have shown that exogenous antioxidants are able to help prevent the free radical damage associated with the development of cancer. However, researches in human beings have not demonstrated convincingly that taking antioxidants can reduce the risk of developing cancer. Angiogenesis is also a natural condition that controls the formation of new blood vessels from the available vessels. Today, it is believed that most of the cancers have angiogenesis potential and their growth, metastasis, and invasion depend on angiogenesis. Several compounds with plant origin and with anti-angiogenic properties have been identified. The aim of this study is to review recently published articles about anticancer drugs obtained from plants with antioxidant and anti-angiogenesis properties.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC