Medicinal Plants and Other Living Organisms with Antitumor Potential against Lung Cancer
Joint Authors
Barbosa Filho, José Maria
Monteiro, Luara de Sousa
Bastos, Katherine Xavier
de Athayde-Filho, Petrônio Filgueiras
Diniz, Margareth de Fátima Formiga Melo
Sobral, Marianna Vieira
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Lung cancer is a disease with high morbidity and mortality rates.
As a result, it is often associated with a significant amount of suffering and a general decrease in the quality of life.
Herbal medicines are recognized as an attractive approach to lung cancer therapy with little side effects and are a major source of new drugs.
The aim of this work was to review the medicinal plants and other living organisms with antitumor potential against lung cancer.
The assays were conducted with animals and humans, and Lewis lung carcinoma was the most used experimental model.
China, Japan, South Korea, and Ethiopia were the countries that most published studies of species with antitumor activity.
Of the 38 plants evaluated, 27 demonstrated antitumor activity.
In addition, six other living organisms were cited for antitumor activity against lung cancer.
Mechanisms of action, combination with chemotherapeutic drugs, and new technologies to increase activity and reduce the toxicity of the treatment are discussed.
This review was based on the NAPRALERT databank, Web of Science, and Chemical Abstracts.
This work shows that natural products from plants continue to be a rich source of herbal medicines or biologically active compounds against cancer.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Monteiro, Luara de Sousa& Bastos, Katherine Xavier& Barbosa Filho, José Maria& de Athayde-Filho, Petrônio Filgueiras& Diniz, Margareth de Fátima Formiga Melo& Sobral, Marianna Vieira. 2014. Medicinal Plants and Other Living Organisms with Antitumor Potential against Lung Cancer. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-15.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Monteiro, Luara de Sousa…[et al.]. Medicinal Plants and Other Living Organisms with Antitumor Potential against Lung Cancer. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-15.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Monteiro, Luara de Sousa& Bastos, Katherine Xavier& Barbosa Filho, José Maria& de Athayde-Filho, Petrônio Filgueiras& Diniz, Margareth de Fátima Formiga Melo& Sobral, Marianna Vieira. Medicinal Plants and Other Living Organisms with Antitumor Potential against Lung Cancer. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035297
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1035297