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ReviewCancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.)2024

Therapeutic Potential of Terpenoids in Cancer Treatment: Targeting Mitochondrial Pathways.

Jianxin Guo, Ming Huang, Shuang Hou, Jianfeng Yuan, Xiaoyue Chang, Shuang Gao, Zhenhan Zhang, Zhongbing Wu, Jing Li

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Review in Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
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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

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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

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. The Protective Potential of Terpenoid-RichJournal of cancer prevention · 2026
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  5. The Therapeutic Potential of Dihydroartemisinin in Cancer Treatment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  9. Globulol fromFrontiers in pharmacology · 2026
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  13. Hemistepsin A induces apoptosis by modulating the reactive oxygen species-dependent PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in human lung carcinoma A549 cells.The Korean journal of physiology & pharmacology : official journal of the Korean Physiological Society and the Korean Society of Pharmacology · 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.

Jianxin GuoCollege of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.ORCID 0009-0008-7599-4149
Ming HuangCollege of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Shuang HouCollege of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Jianfeng YuanCollege of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Xiaoyue ChangCollege of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Shuang GaoCollege of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Zhenhan ZhangCollege of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Zhongbing WuCollege of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Jing LiCollege of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.

Funding

Hebei Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Scientific Research Subjects Programme 2024110National Natural Science Foundation of China 8227150213Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province H2023206137Science Research Project of Hebei Education Department BJK2024036
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn recent decades, natural compounds have been considered a significant source of new antitumor medicines due to their unique advantages. Several in vitro and in vivo studies have focused on the effect of terpenoids on apoptosis mediated by mitochondria in malignant cells. RECENT

findingsIn this review article, we focused on six extensively studied terpenoids, including sesquiterpenes (dihydroartemisinin and parthenolide), diterpenes (oridonin and triptolide), and triterpenes (betulinic acid and oleanolic acid), and their efficacy in targeting mitochondria to induce cell death. Terpenoid-induced mitochondria-related cell death includes apoptosis, pyroptosis, necroptosis, ferroptosis, autophagy, and necrosis caused by mitochondrial permeability transition. Apoptosis and autophagy interact in meaningful ways. In addition, in view of several disadvantages of terpenoids, such as low stability and bioavailability, advances in research on combination chemotherapy and chemical modification were surveyed.

conclusionThis article deepens our understanding of the association between terpenoids and mitochondrial cell death, presenting a hypothetical basis for the use of terpenoids in anticancer management.

Indexed as

MitochondriaNeoplasmsTerpenesAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisDiterpenesHumansSignal TransductionAntineoplastic AgentsDiterpenesTerpenescancercell deathmitochondrialterpenoids

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PMID39234662
PMCPMC11375335

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