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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2023

The potential anti-cancer effects of quercetin on blood, prostate and lung cancers: An update.

Noushin Lotfi, Zahra Yousefi, Marjan Golabi, Parvin Khalilian, Behrooz Ghezelbash, Mina Montazeri, Mohammad Hossein Shams, Parnian Zolfaghari Baghbadorani, Nahid Eskandari

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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68citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

68 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  17. Advances in quercetin-based therapeutics for breast cancer: natural, synthetic, and nanotechnology-driven approaches.Medicinal chemistry research : an international journal for rapid communications on design and mechanisms of action of biologically active agents · 2026
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  20. Inhalable nanoparticle-based drug delivery system for non-small cell lung cancer therapy: promises and challenges.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Noushin LotfiDepartment of Medical Immunology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Zahra YousefiSchool of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
Marjan GolabiDepartment of Medical Immunology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Parvin KhalilianDepartment of Medical Immunology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Behrooz GhezelbashDepartment of Medical Immunology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mina MontazeriDepartment of Medical Immunology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mohammad Hossein ShamsDepartment of Medical Immunology, School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Parnian Zolfaghari BaghbadoraniDepartment of Medical Immunology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Nahid EskandariDepartment of Medical Immunology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer is caused by abnormal proliferation of cells and aberrant recognition of the immune system. According to recent studies, natural products are most likely to be effective at preventing cancer without causing any noticeable complications. Among the bioactive flavonoids found in fruits and vegetables, quercetin is known for its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticancer properties. This review aims to highlight the potential therapeutic effects of quercetin on some different types of cancers including blood, lung and prostate cancers.

Indexed as

Lung NeoplasmsQuercetinAntioxidantsFlavonoidsHumansMaleProstateAntioxidantsFlavonoidsQuercetinapoptosisblood cancerlung cancerprostate cancerquercetintherapy

Identifiers

PMID36926328
PMCPMC10011078

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