THE GENUS AS, A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF ANTICANCER AGENT: AN UPDATED REVIEW

On the list of the world's most significant health problems, cancer rates are high. As a consequence, cancer  treatment is a global priority. A cell may acquire malignant characteristics by learning how to avoid  apoptosis. Defects in regulating apoptotic pathways enable cancer cells to become...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Baqai University Press 2024-02-01
Series:Baqai Journal of Health Sciences
Online Access:https://journals.baqai.edu.pk/index.php/CS/article/view/17
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Summary:On the list of the world's most significant health problems, cancer rates are high. As a consequence, cancer  treatment is a global priority. A cell may acquire malignant characteristics by learning how to avoid  apoptosis. Defects in regulating apoptotic pathways enable cancer cells to become chemoresistant,  highlighting the need to develop new anti-apoptotic drugs to combat the disease. Apoptosis can be induced  by inhibiting anti-apoptotic factors or by activating pro-apoptotic molecules. However, the adverse side  effects of chemotherapy have prompted researchers to investigate whether medicinal plants could replace  chemotherapy in cancer treatment. Pistachios have antioxidant, antifungal, antimicrobial, and anticancer  properties, among many other pharmacological benefits. The ability of pistachios to inhibit tumor growth  is supported by data indicating that they do so by modulating multiple apoptotic pathways in tumor cells.  This article introduces pistachios and discusses their potential anticancer effects, mainly targeting apoptosis related pathways
ISSN:2312-4423
2312-6884