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Kaempferol: A Key Emphasis to Its Anticancer Potential

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Imran, Muhammad, Salehi, Bahare, Sharifi-Rad, Javad, Aslam Gondal, Tanweer, Saeed, Farhan, Imran, Ali, Shahbaz, Muhammad, Tsouh Fokou, Patrick Valere +5 more·2019·Molecules

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A marked decrease in human cancers, including breast cancer, bone cancer, and cervical cancer, has been linked to the consumption of vegetable and fruit, and the corresponding chemoprotective effect has been associated with the presence of several active molecules, such as kaempferol. Kaempferol is a major flavonoid aglycone found in many natural products, such as beans, bee pollen, broccoli, cabbage, capers, cauliflower, chia seeds, chives, cumin, moringa leaves, endive, fennel, and garlic. Kaempferol displays several pharmacological properties, among them antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antitumor, cardioprotective, neuroprotective, and antidiabetic activities, and is being applied in cancer chemotherapy. Specifically, kaempferol-rich food has been linked to a decrease in the risk of developing some types of cancers, including skin, liver, and colon. The mechanisms of action include apoptosis, cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase, downregulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-related markers, and phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B signaling pathways. In this sense, this article reviews data from experimental studies that investigated the links between kaempferol and kaempferol-rich food intake and cancer prevention. Even though growing evidence supports the use of kaempferol for cancer prevention, further preclinical and clinical investigations using kaempferol or kaempferol-rich foods are of pivotal importance before any public health recommendation or formulation using kaempferol.

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Imran, M., Salehi, B., Sharifi-Rad, J., Aslam Gondal, T., Saeed, F., Imran, A., Shahbaz, M., Tsouh Fokou, P. V., Umair Arshad, M., Khan, H., Guerreiro, S. G., Martins, N., & Estevinho, L. M.
Affiliations
  • University of Lahore (PK)
  • Bam University of Medical Sciences (IR)
  • Zabol Medicinal Plants Research Center, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol 61615-585, Iran
  • School of Exercise and Nutrition, Deakin University, Victoria 3221, Australia
  • Government College University, Faisalabad (PK)
  • Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture (PK)
  • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde 1, Yaounde P.O. Box 812, Cameroon
  • Department of Food Science, Nutrition & Home Economics, Institute of Home and Food Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
  • Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (PK)
  • Universidade do Porto (PT)
  • Department of Biology and Biotechnology, School of Agriculture of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (ESA-IPB), Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5301-854 Bragança, Portugal
Corresponding author
  • Salehi, Bahare
  • Martins, Natália
Venue
Molecules
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2019-06-19
Volume
24
Issue
12
Pages
2277
ISSN
1420-3049 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2951902079
Cited by
819
References
125
Citations by year
2026: 79 · 2025: 137 · 2024: 135 · 2023: 153 · 2022: 121 · 2021: 130 · 2020: 53 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 1
FWCI
10.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Molecules (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Own your potential (DEAKIN) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (01-0145, NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000012, UID/BIM/04293/2013, UID/BIM/04293, NORTE2020, NORTE-01-0145)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Flavonoids in Medical Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry › Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Synthesis of Organic Compounds
Keywords
kaempferol, flavonoids, anticancer activity, chemoprevention, dietary flavonoids, apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, PI3K/Akt signaling, antioxidant activity, anti-inflammatory activity, breast cancer, colon cancer, skin cancer, liver cancer
MeSH terms
Animals, Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic, Antioxidants, Drug Evaluation, Preclinical, Humans, Chemoprevention, Kaempferols, Metabolic Networks and Pathways

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