ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023
Quercetins, Chlorogenic Acids and Their Colon Metabolites Inhibit Colon Cancer Cell Proliferation at Physiologically Relevant Concentrations.
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- Anti-Cancer Effects of Quercetin: What Role Does the Gut Microbiota Play?Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Antioxidant Activity, Phytochemical Characterization, and In Vitro Antitumor Effects of Foam-Mat Dried Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Pulp.Journal of food science · 2026Article
- Therapeutic Potential of Flavonoids and Flavonoid-Rich Compounds in Irritable Bowel Syndrome.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025Review
- Exploring the Pharmacological Potential of Chlorogenic acid as an Anti-Cancer Agent and a Call for Advance Research.Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening · 2025Review
- Clinical research, mechanisms, and prospects of flavonoids from HerbaFrontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Interplay Between Dietary Phytochemicals and Gut Microbiota in Colorectal Cancer: Future Directions and Considerations.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2025Review
- Bioaccessibility of Flavones, Flavanones, and Flavonols from Vegetable Foods and Beverages.Biology · 2024Article
- Exploring the Phytochemical Composition and the Bioactive Properties of Malbec and Torrontés Wine Pomaces from the Calchaquíes Valleys (Argentina) for Their Sustainable Exploitation.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Several studies have suggested that a phenolic-rich diet may be protective against colon cancer. Most phenolic compounds are not absorbed in the small intestine and reach the colon where they are metabolized by gut microbiota in simple phenolic acids. In this study, the anti-proliferative activity of quercetins, chlorogenic acids, their colon metabolites and mixtures of parent compounds/metabolites was assessed by using two colon cancer cell lines (Caco-2 and SW480) at physiologically relevant concentrations. Chlorogenic acids, quercetin and the metabolite 3-(3',4'-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid exerted remarkable anti-proliferative activity against Caco-2, whereas quercetin derivatives and metabolites were the most active against SW480. Tested compounds arrested the cell cycle at the S phase in both the cell lines. The mixtures of parent compounds/metabolites, which mimic the colon human metabotypes that slowly or rapidly metabolize the parent compounds, similarly inhibited cell growth. SW480 cells metabolized parent phenolic compounds more rapidly and extensively than Caco-2, whereas colon metabolites were more stable. These results suggest that dietary phenolic compounds exert an anti-proliferative effect against human colon cancer cells that can be further sustained by the colon metabolites. Therefore, gut microbiota metabolism of phenolic compounds may be of paramount importance in explaining the protective effect of phenolic-rich foods against colon cancer.
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