Anticancer diterpenes of African natural products: Mechanistic pathways and preclinical developments
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- Journal article
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- Autoren
- Gabrielle Bangay
- Florencia Z Brauning
- Andreia Rosatella
- Ana María Díaz-Lanza
- Eva María Domínguez-Martín
- Bruno Goncalves
- Ahmed A Hussein
- Thomas Efferth
- Patricia Rijo
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.phymed.2024.155634
- ISSN
- 0944-7113
- Zeitschrift
- Phytomedicine
- Sprache
- en
- Artikelnummer
- 155634
- Paginierung
- 155634 - 155634
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2024
- Status
- Accepted
- Herausgeber
- Elsevier BV
- Herausgeber URL
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2024.155634
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2024
- Titel
- Anticancer diterpenes of African natural products: Mechanistic pathways and preclinical developments
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 129
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- Abstract
- <h4>Background</h4>The African continent is home to five biodiversity hotspots, boasting an immense wealth of medicinal flora, fungi and marine life. Diterpenes extracted from such natural products have compelling cytotoxic activities that warrant further exploration for the drug market, particularly in cancer therapy, where mortality rates remain elevated worldwide.<h4>Purpose</h4>To demonstrate the potential of African natural products on the global stage for cancer therapy development and provide an in-depth analysis of the current literature on the activity of cancer cytotoxic diterpenes from African natural sources (to our knowledge, the first of its kind); not only to reveal the most promising candidates for clinical development, but to demonstrate the importance of preserving the threatened ecosystems of Africa.<h4>Methods</h4>A comprehensive search by means of the PRISMA strategy was conducted using electronic databases, namely Web of Science, PubMed, Google Scholar and ScienceDirect. The search terms employed were 'diterpene & mechanism & cancer' and 'diterpene & clinical & cancer'. The selection process involved assessing titles in English, Portuguese and Spanish, adhering to predefined eligibility criteria. The timeframe for inclusion spanned from 2010 to 2023, resulting in 218 relevant papers. Chemical structures were visualized using ChemDraw 21.0, PubChem was utilized to search for CID numbers.<h4>Results</h4>Despite being one of the richest biodiverse zones in the world, African natural products are proportionally underreported compared to Asian countries or otherwise. The diterpenes andrographolide (Andrographis paniculata), forskolin (Coleus forskohlii), ent-kauranes from Isodon spp., euphosorophane A (Euphorbia sororia), cafestol & kahweol (Coffea spp.), macrocylic jolkinol D derivatives (Euphorbia piscatoria) and cyathane erinacine A (Hericium erinaceus) illustrated the most encouraging data for further cancer therapy exploration and development.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Diterpenes from African natural products have the potential to be economically significant active pharmaceutical and medicinal ingredients, specifically focussed on anticancer therapeutics.
- Addresses
- Center for Research in Biosciences & Health Technologies (CBIOS), Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Campo Grande 376, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal; Universidad de Alcalá de Henares. Facultad de Farmacia, Departamento de Ciencias Biomédicas (Área de Farmacología; Nuevos agentes antitumorales, Acción tóxica sobre células leucémicas). Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona km. 33,600 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España.
- Autoren
- Gabrielle Bangay
- Florencia Z Brauning
- Andreia Rosatella
- Ana María Díaz-Lanza
- Eva María Domínguez-Martín
- Bruno Goncalves
- Ahmed A Hussein
- Thomas Efferth
- Patricia Rijo
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.phymed.2024.155634
- eISSN
- 1618-095X
- Externe Identifier
- PubMed Identifier: 38718637
- Funding acknowledgements
- FCT:
- Universidad de Alcala:
- Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian:
- Open access
- false
- ISSN
- 0944-7113
- Zeitschrift
- Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
- Schlüsselwörter
- Animals
- Humans
- Neoplasms
- Diterpenes
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
- Biological Products
- Africa
- Sprache
- eng
- Medium
- Print-Electronic
- Online publication date
- 2024
- Paginierung
- 155634
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2024
- Status
- Published online
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2024
- Titel
- Anticancer diterpenes of African natural products: Mechanistic pathways and preclinical developments.
- Sub types
- Review
- Journal Article
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 129
Data source: Europe PubMed Central
- Abstract
- BACKGROUND: The African continent is home to five biodiversity hotspots, boasting an immense wealth of medicinal flora, fungi and marine life. Diterpenes extracted from such natural products have compelling cytotoxic activities that warrant further exploration for the drug market, particularly in cancer therapy, where mortality rates remain elevated worldwide. PURPOSE: To demonstrate the potential of African natural products on the global stage for cancer therapy development and provide an in-depth analysis of the current literature on the activity of cancer cytotoxic diterpenes from African natural sources (to our knowledge, the first of its kind); not only to reveal the most promising candidates for clinical development, but to demonstrate the importance of preserving the threatened ecosystems of Africa. METHODS: A comprehensive search by means of the PRISMA strategy was conducted using electronic databases, namely Web of Science, PubMed, Google Scholar and ScienceDirect. The search terms employed were 'diterpene & mechanism & cancer' and 'diterpene & clinical & cancer'. The selection process involved assessing titles in English, Portuguese and Spanish, adhering to predefined eligibility criteria. The timeframe for inclusion spanned from 2010 to 2023, resulting in 218 relevant papers. Chemical structures were visualized using ChemDraw 21.0, PubChem was utilized to search for CID numbers. RESULTS: Despite being one of the richest biodiverse zones in the world, African natural products are proportionally underreported compared to Asian countries or otherwise. The diterpenes andrographolide (Andrographis paniculata), forskolin (Coleus forskohlii), ent-kauranes from Isodon spp., euphosorophane A (Euphorbia sororia), cafestol & kahweol (Coffea spp.), macrocylic jolkinol D derivatives (Euphorbia piscatoria) and cyathane erinacine A (Hericium erinaceus) illustrated the most encouraging data for further cancer therapy exploration and development. CONCLUSIONS: Diterpenes from African natural products have the potential to be economically significant active pharmaceutical and medicinal ingredients, specifically focussed on anticancer therapeutics.
- Date of acceptance
- 2024
- Autoren
- Gabrielle Bangay
- Florencia Z Brauning
- Andreia Rosatella
- Ana María Díaz-Lanza
- Eva María Domínguez-Martín
- Bruno Goncalves
- Ahmed A Hussein
- Thomas Efferth
- Patricia Rijo
- Autoren-URL
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38718637
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.phymed.2024.155634
- eISSN
- 1618-095X
- Zeitschrift
- Phytomedicine
- Schlüsselwörter
- African
- Cancer
- Diterpene
- Mechanism
- Natural product
- in vivo
- Diterpenes
- Biological Products
- Humans
- Africa
- Neoplasms
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Sprache
- eng
- Country
- Germany
- Paginierung
- 155634
- PII
- S0944-7113(24)00293-9
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2024
- Status
- Published
- Datum, an dem der Datensatz öffentlich gemacht wurde
- 2024
- Titel
- Anticancer diterpenes of African natural products: Mechanistic pathways and preclinical developments.
- Sub types
- Journal Article
- Review
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 129
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