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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Molecular Mechanisms of Dietary Compounds in Cancer Stem Cells from Solid Tumors: Insights into Colorectal, Breast, and Prostate Cancer.

Alexandru Filippi, Teodora Deculescu-Ioniță, Ariana Hudiță, Oana Baldasici, Bianca Gălățeanu, Maria-Magdalena Mocanu

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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Alexandru FilippiDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Bucharest, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-4948-5454
Teodora Deculescu-IonițăDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry and Phytotherapy, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Bucharest, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3824-4222
Ariana HudițăDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Bucharest, 050095 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9439-9432
Oana BaldasiciDepartment of Genetics, Genomics and Experimental Pathology, The Oncology Institute "Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuță", 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-7968-1643
Bianca GălățeanuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Bucharest, 050095 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8093-1750
Maria-Magdalena MocanuDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Bucharest, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-1381-0649

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer stem cells (CSC) are known to be the main source of tumor relapse, metastasis, or multidrug resistance and the mechanisms to counteract or eradicate them and their activity remain elusive. There are different hypotheses that claim that the origin of CSC might be in regular stem cells (SC) and, due to accumulation of mutations, these normal cells become malignant, or the source of CSC might be in any malignant cell that, under certain environmental circumstances, acquires all the qualities to become CSC. Multiple studies indicate that lifestyle and diet might represent a source of wellbeing that can prevent and ameliorate the malignant phenotype of CSC. In this review, after a brief introduction to SC and CSC, we analyze the effects of phenolic and non-phenolic dietary compounds and we highlight the molecular mechanisms that are shown to link diets to CSC activation in colon, breast, and prostate cancer. We focus the analysis on specific markers such as sphere formation, CD surface markers, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), Oct4, Nanog, Sox2, and aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1) and on the major signaling pathways such as PI3K/Akt/mTOR, NF-κB, Notch, Hedgehog, and Wnt/β-catenin in CSC. In conclusion, a better understanding of how bioactive compounds in our diets influence the dynamics of CSC can raise valuable awareness towards reducing cancer risk.

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Breast NeoplasmsColorectal NeoplasmsDietNeoplastic Stem CellsProstatic NeoplasmsAnimalsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleHumansMaleSignal Transductionbreast cancercancer stem cellscolorectal cancerdietepithelial–mesenchymal transitionprostate cancersignaling pathways

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