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CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
卷 63, 期 2, 页码 192-223出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1945531
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apoptosis; cancer; guava; molecular mechanisms; phytochemicals; prevention; proliferation; Psidium guajava; risk reduction
Guava is a fruit tree rich in nutrients and widely used in traditional medicine for its various pharmacological activities, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and anticancer properties. Its bioactive phytochemicals have been found to exhibit significant antitumor effects against human malignancies through multiple mechanisms. Further comprehensive research is needed to fully understand the cancer preventive and anticancer therapeutic potential of guava-derived products.
Guava (Psidium guajava L.) tree (Myrtaceae family) bears fruit rich in vitamins, fiber, and other nutrients. While native to Latin America, guava is grown in many tropical and subtropical regions across the globe where it has long been used in traditional medicine to treat a myriad of ailments. Guava has been shown to exhibit a number of biological and pharmacological activities, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, and anticancer properties. Several parts of the plant, including the leaves, fruits, seeds, peels, pulp, bark, and oil, produce phytochemicals with medicinal properties. Emerging research has found that guava bioactive phytochemicals exert antitumorigenic effects against various human malignancies through multiple mechanisms. While there are numerous individual studies that document the anticancer effects of guava constituents, an up-to-date, comprehensive, and critical review of available research data has not been performed. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to present a complete analysis of the cancer preventive and anticancer therapeutic potential of guava-derived products and guava constituents, with a focus on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of action. The bioavailability, pharmacokinetics, and toxicity of guava as well as limitations, challenges, and future directions of research have also been discussed.
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