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| Polyphenols are a large and structurally diverse family of plant-derived phenolic compounds characterized by multiple phenolic hydroxyl groups and encompassing major subclasses including flavonoids, phenolic acids, stilbenes, lignans, and tannins. They occur widely in fruits, vegetables, herbs, tea, coffee, cocoa, and medicinal plant extracts. Polyphenols exhibit broad biological activity involving redox regulation, inflammatory signaling, kinase pathways, apoptosis, cell-cycle control, angiogenesis, metabolism, and epigenetic regulation. In cancer models, many polyphenols inhibit proliferation, promote apoptosis or senescence, suppress invasion and angiogenesis, and can alter sensitivity to chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Effects are highly compound-, dose-, and context-dependent; antioxidant activity in normal tissues may coexist with pro-oxidant ROS induction in cancer cells. Oral bioavailability is frequently limited by poor absorption and extensive intestinal, hepatic, and microbial metabolism, making high-concentration in-vitro findings difficult to extrapolate directly to human systemic exposure. Polyphenols — broad umbrella class of plant-derived phenolic compounds.
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| Cancer Stem Cells Phytochemicals (natural plant-derived compounds) that may affect CSCs: Curcumin — suppresses self-renewal and pathways (Wnt/Notch/Hedgehog). Resveratrol — shown to reduce CSC populations and sphere formation in multiple models. Sulforaphane (from broccoli sprouts) — reported to inhibit CSC properties and pathways; active in vitro and in vivo. EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate, green tea) — reduces CSC markers and sphere formation in several cancer types. Quercetin — reported to inhibit CSC proliferation, self-renewal and invasiveness (breast, endometrial, others). Berberine — shown to suppress CSC “stemness” and reduce tumorigenic properties in multiple models. Genistein (soy isoflavone) — decreases CSC markers, sphere formation and stemness signaling in prostate/breast/other models. Honokiol (Magnolia bark) — shown to eliminate or suppress CSC-like populations in oral, colon, glioma models. Luteolin — inhibits stemness/EMT and reduces CSC markers and self-renewal in breast, prostate and other models. Withaferin A (from Withania somnifera / ashwagandha) — multiple preclinical reports show WA targets CSCs and reduces tumor growth/metastasis in models. Circadian disruption in cancer and regulation of cancer stem cells by circadian clock genes: An updated review Potential Role of the Circadian Clock in the Regulation of Cancer Stem Cells and Cancer Therapy Can we utilise the circadian clock to target cancer stem cells? |
| 7430- | Poly, | Polyphenols as Modulator of Oxidative Stress in Cancer Disease: New Therapeutic Strategies |
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