Bioactive Molecules from Food or Other Natural Sources Against Cancer: 2nd Edition
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioactives and Nutraceuticals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 17
Special Issue Editors
Interests: natural products; cancer; inflammation; molecular pharmacology
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Interests: natural products; molecular pharmacology; cancer; inflammation; neuroprotection
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The molecular pathways involved in cancer initiation and progression are intricate, and the constant discovery of new factors related to oncogenesis makes it increasingly necessary to upgrade current cancer therapies. Therefore, molecules that can simultaneously target multiple players in this process may represent a new strategy for dealing with cancer.
Natural products can be great allies in the fight against this disease because of their multitarget capabilities. Because of this, phytochemicals can be used either as adjuvants to synthetic drugs or as lead compounds for the development of future candidates, with prior understanding of their fine mechanism of action.
This Special Issue will gather recent scientific evidence on the anticancer properties of natural products, both as single compounds and phytocomplexes, after their complete quali-quantitative chemical characterization, studied in both preclinical and clinical settings.
Dr. Alessandro Maugeri
Prof. Dr. Michele Navarra
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cancer
- natural bioactive molecules
- natural products
- tumor
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