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Abstract Title:

Quercetin and cancer: new insights into its therapeutic effects on ovarian cancer cells.

Abstract Source:

Cell Biosci. 2020 ;10:32. Epub 2020 Mar 10. PMID: 32175075

Abstract Author(s):

Asma Vafadar, Zahra Shabaninejad, Ahmad Movahedpour, Farzaneh Fallahi, Mona Taghavipour, Younes Ghasemi, Maryam Akbari, Alimohammad Shafiee, Sarah Hajighadimi, Sanaz Moradizarmehri, Ebrahim Razi, Amir Savardashtaki, Hamed Mirzaei

Article Affiliation:

Asma Vafadar

Abstract:

Ovarian cancer is known as a serious malignancy that affects women's reproductive tract and can considerably threat their health. A wide range of molecular mechanisms and genetic modifications have been involved in ovarian cancer pathogenesis making it difficult to develop effective therapeutic platforms. Hence, discovery and developing new therapeutic approaches are required. Medicinal plants, as a new source of drugs, could potentially be used alone or in combination with other medicines in the treatment of various cancers such as ovarian cancer. Among various natural compounds, quercetin has shown great anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties. In vitro and in vivo experiments have revealed that quercetin possesses a cytotoxic impact on ovarian cancer cells. Despite obtaining good results both in vitro and in vivo, few clinical studies have assessed the anti-cancer effects of quercetin particularly in the ovarian cancer. Therefore, it seems that further clinical studies may introduce quercetin as therapeutic agent alone or in combination with other chemotherapy drugs to the clinical setting. Here, we not only summarize the anti-cancer effects of quercetin but also highlight the therapeutic effects of quercetin in the ovarian cancer.

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