Anticancer drug discovery from Chinese medicinal herbs

Chinese Medicine

Jian Ding¹  Jin-Jian Lu²  Mu-Yang Huang²  Le-Le Zhang² 

[1] Division of Anti-tumor Pharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences;State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau;

关键词: Chinese medicinal herbs;    Anticancer;    Drug discovery;    Natural products;    Formulae;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13020-018-0192-y

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Cancer is still presenting a serious threat to human health worldwide. The understanding of the complex biology of cancer and the development of oncotherapy have led to increasing treatment approaches such as targeted therapy and immunotherapy. Chinese medicinal herbs have attracted considerable attention due to their potential anticancer effects. Some natural products or formulae from Chinese medicinal herbs with directly or indirectly anticancer effects have been reported. In this article, we summarized the current progression on development of anticancer drugs from Chinese medicinal herbs, toward providing ideas for further development and application of Chinese medicinal herbs in cancer therapy.

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