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ReviewIranian journal of basic medical sciences2023

Integration of phytotherapy and chemotherapy: Recent advances in anticancer molecular pathways.

Rouhollah Hemmati Bushehri, Parnian Navabi, Amir Mohammad Saeedifar, Nafiseh Keshavarzian, Negin Hosseini Rouzbahani, Ghasem Mosayebi, Ali Ghazavi, Khodayar Ghorban, Ali Ganji

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Review in Iranian journal of basic medical sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Rouhollah Hemmati BushehriDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Parnian NavabiDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Amir Mohammad SaeedifarDepartment of Immunology, Medical School, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Nafiseh KeshavarzianDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Negin Hosseini RouzbahaniDepartment of Immunology, Medical School, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ghasem MosayebiDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Ali GhazaviDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Khodayar GhorbanDepartment of Immunology, Medical School, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali GanjiDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer is a disease characterized by abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells, leading to invasion and metastasis to other tissues. Chemotherapy drugs are some of the primary treatments for cancer, which could detrimentally affect the cancer cells by various molecular mechanisms like apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. These treatment lines have always aligned with side effects and drug resistance. Due to their anticancer effects, medicinal herbs and their active derivative compounds are being profoundly used as complementary treatments for cancer. Many studies have shown that herbal ingredients exert antitumor activities and immune-modulation effects and have fewer side effects. On the other hand, combining phytotherapy and chemotherapy, with their synergistic effects, has gained much attention across the medical community. This review article discussed the therapeutic effects of essential herbal active ingredients combined with chemotherapeutic drugs in cancer therapy. To write this article, PubMed and Scopus database were searched with the keywords "Cancer," "Combination," "Herbal," "Traditional," and "Natural." After applying inclusion/exclusion criteria, 110 articles were considered. The study shows the anticancer effects of the active herbal ingredients by inducing apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in cancer cells, especially with a chemotherapeutic agent. This study also indicates that herbal compounds can reduce side effects and dosage, potentiate anticancer responses, and sensitize cancer cells to chemotherapy drugs.

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CancerChemotherapyCombination therapyHerbal medicineMolecular pathways

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PMID37605725
PMCPMC10440131

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