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Review
. 2003 Jul;23(4):519-34.
doi: 10.1002/med.10033.

Flavonoids: promising anticancer agents

Wenying Ren  1 , Zhenhua Qiao, Hongwei Wang, Lei Zhu, Li Zhang
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Review

Flavonoids: promising anticancer agents

Wenying Ren et al. Med Res Rev. 2003 Jul.

Abstract

Flavonoids are polyphenolic compounds that are ubiquitously in plants. They have been shown to possess a variety of biological activities at nontoxic concentrations in organisms. The role of dietary flavonoids in cancer prevention is widely discussed. Compelling data from laboratory studies, epidemiological investigations, and human clinical trials indicate that flavonoids have important effects on cancer chemoprevention and chemotherapy. Many mechanisms of action have been identified, including carcinogen inactivation, antiproliferation, cell cycle arrest, induction of apoptosis and differentiation, inhibition of angiogenesis, antioxidation and reversal of multidrug resistance or a combination of these mechanisms. Based on these results, flavonoids may be promising anticancer agents.

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