Abstract
The term “flavonoids” is created for a large class of polyphenolic compounds featuring two aromatic rings (A and B) and a central heterocyclic ring C. More than 4,000 flavonoids have already been obtained throughout the plant kingdom. An inverse correlation between the intake of dietary flavonoids and the incidence of prostate cancer can be generally well-observed from several epidemiological studies worldwide, which encouraged several research groups to examine both in vitro and in vivo the potential of whole extracts of flavonoidenriched dietary plants and purified flavonoids in preventing and treating prostate cancer. Nine subclasses of naturally occurring dietary flavonoids have so far been explored and identified to possess clinical potential in preventing and treating prostate cancer. We review herein the antiprostate cancer potential (including in vitro potency, in vivo efficacy, and clinical studies), structure-activity relationships, and the mechanism of actions of the nine subclasses of naturally occurring flavonoids.
Keywords: Clinical study, flavonoid, in vivo efficacy, in vitro potency, mechanism of action, prostate cancer, structure-activity relationship.
Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Flavonoids with Therapeutic Potential in Prostate Cancer
Volume: 16 Issue: 10
Author(s): Bao Vue, Sheng Zhang and Qiao-Hong Chen
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Keywords: Clinical study, flavonoid, in vivo efficacy, in vitro potency, mechanism of action, prostate cancer, structure-activity relationship.
Abstract: The term “flavonoids” is created for a large class of polyphenolic compounds featuring two aromatic rings (A and B) and a central heterocyclic ring C. More than 4,000 flavonoids have already been obtained throughout the plant kingdom. An inverse correlation between the intake of dietary flavonoids and the incidence of prostate cancer can be generally well-observed from several epidemiological studies worldwide, which encouraged several research groups to examine both in vitro and in vivo the potential of whole extracts of flavonoidenriched dietary plants and purified flavonoids in preventing and treating prostate cancer. Nine subclasses of naturally occurring dietary flavonoids have so far been explored and identified to possess clinical potential in preventing and treating prostate cancer. We review herein the antiprostate cancer potential (including in vitro potency, in vivo efficacy, and clinical studies), structure-activity relationships, and the mechanism of actions of the nine subclasses of naturally occurring flavonoids.
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Vue Bao, Zhang Sheng and Chen Qiao-Hong, Flavonoids with Therapeutic Potential in Prostate Cancer, Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 2016; 16 (10) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871520615666151008122622
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871520615666151008122622 |
Print ISSN 1871-5206 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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