J 2020

Flavonoids in Cancer Metastasis

LISKOVA, A., L. KOKLESOVA, M. SAMEC, Karel ŠMEJKAL, S.M. SAMUEL et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Flavonoids in Cancer Metastasis

Authors

LISKOVA, A., L. KOKLESOVA, M. SAMEC, Karel ŠMEJKAL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), S.M. SAMUEL, E. VARGHESE, M. ABOTALEB, K. BIRINGER, E. KUDELA, J. DANKO, M. SHAKIBAEI, T. K. KWON, D. BUSSELBERG and P. KUBATKA

Edition

Cancers, BASEL, MDPI, 2020, 2072-6694

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30104 Pharmacology and pharmacy

Country of publisher

Switzerland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 6.639

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14160/20:00118235

Organization unit

Faculty of Pharmacy

UT WoS

000549463100001

Keywords in English

cancer; flavonoids; metastasis; phytochemicals

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 23/2/2021 13:48, Mgr. Hana Hurtová

Abstract

V originále

Metastasis represents a serious complication in the treatment of cancer. Flavonoids are plant secondary metabolites exerting various health beneficiary effects. The effects of flavonoids against cancer are associated not only with early stages of the cancer process, but also with cancer progression and spread into distant sites. Flavonoids showed potent anti-cancer effects against various cancer models in vitro and in vivo, mediated via regulation of key signaling pathways involved in the migration and invasion of cancer cells and metastatic progression, including key regulators of epithelial-mesenchymal transition or regulatory molecules such as MMPs, uPA/uPAR, TGF-beta and other contributors of the complex process of metastatic spread. Moreover, flavonoids modulated also the expression of genes associated with the progression of cancer and improved inflammatory status, a part of the complex process involved in the development of metastasis. Flavonoids also documented clear potential to improve the anti-cancer effectiveness of conventional chemotherapeutic agents. Most importantly, flavonoids represent environmentally-friendly and cost-effective substances; moreover, a wide spectrum of different flavonoids demonstrated safety and minimal side effects during long-termed administration. In addition, the bioavailability of flavonoids can be improved by their conjugation with metal ions or structural modifications by radiation. In conclusion, anti-cancer effects of flavonoids, targeting all phases of carcinogenesis including metastatic progression, should be implemented into clinical cancer research in order to strengthen their potential use in the future targeted prevention and therapy of cancer in high-risk individuals or patients with aggressive cancer disease with metastatic potential.