Natural Compounds as Potential Anticancer Agents

A special issue of Medicines (ISSN 2305-6320).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2019) | Viewed by 6543

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Department of Biological Sciences, Alabama State University, 1627 Harris Way, Montgomery, AL 36101, USA
Interests: cancer epigenetics; biomarkers; bioactive molecules
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Dear Colleagues,

Surgical resection, chemotherapy and radiation are the accepted medical practices in cancer treatment. Nonetheless, these treatment strategies (chemotherapy and radiation) may induce a plethora of adverse effects and drug tolerance over time. Alternate forms to the commonly used medical practices are therefore pertinent. The scope and aims of this Special Issue are to compile articles, original research, clinical trials, and/or review that address the latest developments in alternate therapies using natural compounds. In this issue, natural products will include molecules obtained from animals, plants or insects and is not restricted to bioactive molecules only. Studies that focus on the mechanistic action of these natural products and their relevance to chemotherapy will be accepted for this issue.

Assist. Prof. Sabita Saldanha
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • chemotherapy
  • epigenetics
  • medicinal plants
  • insect-derived products
  • animal-derived products
  • miRNA
  • bioactive molecules

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Ginsenoside Rg3: Potential Molecular Targets and Therapeutic Indication in Metastatic Breast Cancer
by Maryam Nakhjavani, Jennifer E Hardingham, Helen M Palethorpe, Yoko Tomita, Eric Smith, Tim J Price and Amanda R Townsend
Medicines 2019, 6(1), 17; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines6010017 - 23 Jan 2019
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Breast cancer is still one of the most prevalent cancers and a leading cause of cancer death worldwide. The key challenge with cancer treatment is the choice of the best therapeutic agents with the least possible toxicities on the patient. Recently, attention has [...] Read more.
Breast cancer is still one of the most prevalent cancers and a leading cause of cancer death worldwide. The key challenge with cancer treatment is the choice of the best therapeutic agents with the least possible toxicities on the patient. Recently, attention has been drawn to herbal compounds, in particular ginsenosides, extracted from the root of the Ginseng plant. In various studies, significant anti-cancer properties of ginsenosides have been reported in different cancers. The mode of action of ginsenoside Rg3 (Rg3) in in vitro and in vivo breast cancer models and its value as an anti-cancer treatment for breast cancer will be reviewed. Full article
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