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Natural Products for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment: From Traditional Medicine to Modern Drug Discovery

Journal

NUTRIENTS
Volume 13, Issue 11, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nu13113801

Keywords

pancreatic cancer; natural product; traditional medicine; apoptosis; angiogenesis; metastasis; drug resistance

Funding

  1. Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Education [NRF-2020R1I1A2066868]
  2. National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korea government (MSIT) [2020R1A5A2019413]
  3. Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) - Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea [HF20C0038, HF20C0116]

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Natural products have potential effects in treating pancreatic cancer, particularly through inducing cell apoptosis. Plant extracts are the main focus in the research, while some natural products exhibit multifunctional properties.
Pancreatic cancer, the seventh most lethal cancer around the world, is considered complicated cancer due to poor prognosis and difficulty in treatment. Despite all the conventional treatments, including surgical therapy and chemotherapy, the mortality rate is still high. Therefore, the possibility of using natural products for pancreatic cancer is increasing. In this study, 68 natural products that have anti-pancreatic cancer effects reported within five years were reviewed. The mechanisms of anti-cancer effects were divided into four types: apoptosis, anti-metastasis, anti-angiogenesis, and anti-resistance. Most of the studies were conducted for natural products that induce apoptosis in pancreatic cancer. Among them, plant extracts such as Eucalyptus microcorys account for the major portion. Some natural products, including Moringa, Coix seed, etc., showed multi-functional properties. Natural products could be beneficial candidates for treating pancreatic cancer.

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