Modulation of Signaling Pathways in Cancer Cells and Tumors by Dietary Bioactive Compounds
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemicals and Human Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2025 | Viewed by 103
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Interests: mass spectrometry-based multiomics; discovery of functional components in food; multi-component analysis of complex systems; diagnosis of and mechanism research on clinical diseases; research on and development of innovative products
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, the global incidence and mortality of cancer are at high levels and thus pose big challenges to public health. To overcome these challenges, researchers are constantly exploring new therapy methods and diagnostic techniques to improve cancer treatment effectiveness and patients' survival rates. Interestingly, increasing numbers of researchers are pointing out that some kinds of dietary bioactive compounds are effective in the prevention or treatment of cancer through different signaling pathways in vitro and in vivo. It is believed that bioactive compounds from dietary plants offer advantages in terms of the safety of and economic savings for the treatment of cancer. Dietary bioactive compounds’ regulation of cancer cells involves many aspects, including activating anti-cancer or progression-inhibiting genes, regulating metabolic properties of cancer cells, etc. However, further exploration of the role of dietary bioactive compounds in the modulation of signaling pathways in cancer cells and tumors is still needed in order to develop commercially available products.
This Special Issue provides a platform for researchers to discuss the dietary bioactive compounds in the modulation of signaling pathways in cancer cells and tumors. We welcome high-quality manuscripts in the form of original research, mini-reviews, and reviews of the scientific literature on topics including, but not limited to, the following: signaling pathways of cancer cells regulated by dietary bioactive compounds, screening of bioactive compounds for the treatment of cancer, and combinations with dietary bioactive compounds and chemical drugs for the treatment of cancer, especially for the treatment of multidrug-resistant cancer cells.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Jianlin Wu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cancer cells and tumors
- signaling pathways
- dietary bioactive compounds
- natural products
- screening strategies
- mechanism studies
- multidrug resistance
- combination treatment
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