Open AccessFisetin: An anticancer perspective
Author(s) -
Imran Muhammad,
Saeed Farhan,
Gilani Syed Amir,
Shariati Mohammad Ali,
Imran Ali,
Afzaal Muhammad,
Atif Muhammad,
Tufail Tabussam,
Anjum Faqir M.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
food science and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.614
H-Index - 27
ISSN - 2048-7177
DOI - 10.1002/fsn3.1872
Subject(s) - fisetin , cell growth , apoptosis , cell cycle , cancer cell , mapk/erk pathway , cancer research , microbiology and biotechnology , cancer , biology , cell , signal transduction , chemistry , biochemistry , antioxidant , flavonoid , genetics
Many efforts have been made on researching potential anticancer agents in last decades. Natural products were among the popularly investigated agents. They are considered to have wider targeting pathways in comparison with synthetic drugs. Fisetin as a polyphenol with pleiotropic pharmacological properties showed promising anticancer activity in a wide range of cancers