Journal of International Oncology ›› 2020, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (1): 51-55.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2020.01.010

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Preventive and therapeutic effects of common plant drugs on colon cancer and its mechanism

Zhou Huiping1,2, Li Yuhua2, Wang Yuhui1, Su Yilong1, Yang Yingying1, Xu Xiaotian1, Duan Xiaoqun1()   

  1. 1 Pharmacy School of Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541004, China
    2 Department of Pharmacy, First Naval Hospital of Southern Theater Command, Zhanjiang 524005, China
  • Received:2019-11-23 Revised:2019-12-01 Online:2020-01-08 Published:2020-03-22
  • Contact: Duan Xiaoqun E-mail:duanxiaoqun66@sohu.com

Abstract:

It is shown that phytochemicals have a protective effect on colon cancer. Curcumin, polysaccharides (apple polysaccharides, mushroom glucans), saponins (paridis saponins, ginsenosides), resveratrol, quercetin and other plant drugs can inhibit colon cancer cell proliferation and promote cell apoptosis through different signaling pathways. In addition, it also has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-angiogenesis, reduce the toxic side effects of chemotherapy drugs, and reverse the drug resistance of tumor cells. Understan-ding the prevention and cure effect of plant medicine on colon cancer and its possible mechanism can provide more theoretical basis and therapeutic ideas for the clinical prevention and cure of colon cancer.

Key words: Herbal drugs, Colonic neoplasms, Pharmacological action, Molecular mechanisms