Baicalein as promising anticancer agent: A comprehensive analysis on molecular mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives
Despite significant therapeutic advancements for cancer, an atrocious global burden (for example, health and economic) and radio- and chemo-resistance limit their effectiveness and result in unfavorable health consequences. Natural compounds are generally considered safer than synthetic drugs, and t...
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| author | Morshed, A. K.M.Helal Paul, Supti Hossain, Arafat Basak, Tulika Hossain, Md Sanower Hasan, Mohammad Mehedi Mehedi Hasibuzzaman, Md Al Rahaman, Tanjim Ishraq Mia, Md. Abdur Rashid Shing, Pollob Sohel, Md Bibi, Shabana Dey, Dipta Biswas, Partha Kumar Hasan, Md Nazmul Ming, Long Chiau Tan, Ching Siang |
| author_facet | Morshed, A. K.M.Helal Paul, Supti Hossain, Arafat Basak, Tulika Hossain, Md Sanower Hasan, Mohammad Mehedi Mehedi Hasibuzzaman, Md Al Rahaman, Tanjim Ishraq Mia, Md. Abdur Rashid Shing, Pollob Sohel, Md Bibi, Shabana Dey, Dipta Biswas, Partha Kumar Hasan, Md Nazmul Ming, Long Chiau Tan, Ching Siang |
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| description | Despite significant therapeutic advancements for cancer, an atrocious global burden (for example, health and economic) and radio- and chemo-resistance limit their effectiveness and result in unfavorable health consequences. Natural compounds are generally considered safer than synthetic drugs, and their use in cancer treatment alone, or in combination with conventional therapies, is increasingly becoming accepted. Interesting outcomes from pre-clinical trials using Baicalein in combination with conventional medicines have been reported, and some of them have also undergone clinical trials in later stages. As a result, we investigated the prospects of Baicalein, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the stems of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi and Oroxylum indicum Kurz, which targets a wide range of molecular changes that are involved in cancer development. In other words, this review is primarily driven by the findings from studies of Baicalein therapy in several cancer cell populations based on promising pre-clinical research. The modifications of numerous signal transduction mechanisms and transcriptional agents have been highlighted as the major players for Baicalein’s anti-malignant properties at the micro level. These include AKT serine/threonine protein kinase B (AKT) as well as PI3K/Akt/mTOR, matrix metalloproteinases-2 & 9 (MMP-2 & 9), Wnt/-catenin, Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), NF-κB, Caspase-3/8/9, Smad4, Notch 1/Hes, Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)/Kelch-like ECH-associated protein-1 (Keap 1), Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK), Src/Id1, ROS signaling, miR 183/ezrin, and Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling cascades. The promise of Baicalein as an anti-inflammatory to anti-apoptotic/anti-angiogenic/anti-metastatic medicinal element for treating various malignancies and its capability to inhibit malignant stem cells, evidence of synergistic effects, and design of nanomedicine-based drugs are altogether well supported by the data presented in this review study. |
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| spelling | ump-388852023-10-31T06:31:20Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38885/ Baicalein as promising anticancer agent: A comprehensive analysis on molecular mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives Morshed, A. K.M.Helal Paul, Supti Hossain, Arafat Basak, Tulika Hossain, Md Sanower Hasan, Mohammad Mehedi Mehedi Hasibuzzaman, Md Al Rahaman, Tanjim Ishraq Mia, Md. Abdur Rashid Shing, Pollob Sohel, Md Bibi, Shabana Dey, Dipta Biswas, Partha Kumar Hasan, Md Nazmul Ming, Long Chiau Tan, Ching Siang QD Chemistry QH426 Genetics TP Chemical technology Despite significant therapeutic advancements for cancer, an atrocious global burden (for example, health and economic) and radio- and chemo-resistance limit their effectiveness and result in unfavorable health consequences. Natural compounds are generally considered safer than synthetic drugs, and their use in cancer treatment alone, or in combination with conventional therapies, is increasingly becoming accepted. Interesting outcomes from pre-clinical trials using Baicalein in combination with conventional medicines have been reported, and some of them have also undergone clinical trials in later stages. As a result, we investigated the prospects of Baicalein, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the stems of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi and Oroxylum indicum Kurz, which targets a wide range of molecular changes that are involved in cancer development. In other words, this review is primarily driven by the findings from studies of Baicalein therapy in several cancer cell populations based on promising pre-clinical research. The modifications of numerous signal transduction mechanisms and transcriptional agents have been highlighted as the major players for Baicalein’s anti-malignant properties at the micro level. These include AKT serine/threonine protein kinase B (AKT) as well as PI3K/Akt/mTOR, matrix metalloproteinases-2 & 9 (MMP-2 & 9), Wnt/-catenin, Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), NF-κB, Caspase-3/8/9, Smad4, Notch 1/Hes, Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)/Kelch-like ECH-associated protein-1 (Keap 1), Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK), Src/Id1, ROS signaling, miR 183/ezrin, and Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling cascades. The promise of Baicalein as an anti-inflammatory to anti-apoptotic/anti-angiogenic/anti-metastatic medicinal element for treating various malignancies and its capability to inhibit malignant stem cells, evidence of synergistic effects, and design of nanomedicine-based drugs are altogether well supported by the data presented in this review study. MDPI 2023-04 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38885/1/Baicalein%20as%20Promising%20Anticancer%20Agent_A%20Comprehensive%20Analysis%20on%20Molecular.pdf Morshed, A. K.M.Helal and Paul, Supti and Hossain, Arafat and Basak, Tulika and Hossain, Md Sanower and Hasan, Mohammad Mehedi Mehedi and Hasibuzzaman, Md Al and Rahaman, Tanjim Ishraq and Mia, Md. Abdur Rashid and Shing, Pollob and Sohel, Md and Bibi, Shabana and Dey, Dipta and Biswas, Partha Kumar and Hasan, Md Nazmul and Ming, Long Chiau and Tan, Ching Siang (2023) Baicalein as promising anticancer agent: A comprehensive analysis on molecular mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives. Cancers, 15 (2128). pp. 1-28. ISSN 2072-6694. (Published) https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15072128 https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15072128 |
| spellingShingle | QD Chemistry QH426 Genetics TP Chemical technology Morshed, A. K.M.Helal Paul, Supti Hossain, Arafat Basak, Tulika Hossain, Md Sanower Hasan, Mohammad Mehedi Mehedi Hasibuzzaman, Md Al Rahaman, Tanjim Ishraq Mia, Md. Abdur Rashid Shing, Pollob Sohel, Md Bibi, Shabana Dey, Dipta Biswas, Partha Kumar Hasan, Md Nazmul Ming, Long Chiau Tan, Ching Siang Baicalein as promising anticancer agent: A comprehensive analysis on molecular mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives |
| title | Baicalein as promising anticancer agent: A comprehensive analysis on molecular mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives |
| title_full | Baicalein as promising anticancer agent: A comprehensive analysis on molecular mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Baicalein as promising anticancer agent: A comprehensive analysis on molecular mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Baicalein as promising anticancer agent: A comprehensive analysis on molecular mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives |
| title_short | Baicalein as promising anticancer agent: A comprehensive analysis on molecular mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives |
| title_sort | baicalein as promising anticancer agent: a comprehensive analysis on molecular mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives |
| topic | QD Chemistry QH426 Genetics TP Chemical technology |
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