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ReviewDiseases (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Phytochemicals as Chemo-Preventive and Therapeutic Agents Against Bladder Cancer: A Comprehensive Review.

Orestis Porfyris, Paraskevi Detopoulou, Theodora Adamantidi, Alexandros Tsoupras, Dimitris Papageorgiou, Anastasios Ioannidis, Andrea Paola Rojas Gil

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Review in Diseases (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that 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

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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

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

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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

7 authors.

Orestis PorfyrisLaboratory of Basic Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Peloponnese, Akadimaikou GK, 3 Building OAED, 22100 Tripoli, Greece.
Paraskevi DetopoulouDepartment of Nutritional Science and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Peloponnese, New Building, Antikalamos, 24100 Kalamata, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-1723-9192
Theodora AdamantidiHephaestus Laboratory, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, Kavala University Campus, 65404 Kavala, Greece.
Alexandros TsouprasHephaestus Laboratory, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, Kavala University Campus, 65404 Kavala, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-0837-9778
Dimitris PapageorgiouDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Peloponnese Panarcadian Hospital of Tripoli, Red Cross Terminal (Administrative Services) 2nd Floor, 22100 Tripoli, Greece.
Anastasios IoannidisLaboratory of Basic Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Peloponnese, Akadimaikou GK, 3 Building OAED, 22100 Tripoli, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-1880-7366
Andrea Paola Rojas GilLaboratory of Basic Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Peloponnese, Akadimaikou GK, 3 Building OAED, 22100 Tripoli, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9812-2131

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bladder cancer has a high incidence worldwide and is characterized by a high recurrence rate, metastatic potential, and a significant socioeconomic burden. Conventional treatment modalities usually exhibit serious adverse complications, which also negatively affect patients' quality of life. In the context of exploring new treatment approaches with fewer side effects, the utilization of natural compounds as alternative and/or complementary therapeutic options seems appealing. In the present study, the potential use and effects of various bioactive phytochemicals, including curcumin, resveratrol, epigallocatechin, genistein, and several others, in bladder cancer treatment are thoroughly reviewed. A special focus is given to their potential to beneficially modulate important molecular signaling pathways and mechanisms affecting cell survival, proliferation, migration, and apoptosis, which play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of bladder cancer, such as the PI3K/AKT/mTOR, Ras/Raf/MEK/MAPK, Wnt/β-Catenin, Notch, Hedgehog, Hippo, JAK2/STAT3, and PAF/PAF-receptor pathways. Nevertheless, most studies have been conducted in cell cultures and animal models. Due to differences in genetics and metabolism, more clinical trials are needed to ensure the bio-efficacy of these phytochemicals in humans.

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apoptosisbladder cancerchemopreventionphytochemicalpolyphenolproliferationsignaling pathway

Identifiers

PMID40277814
PMCPMC12026019

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