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ReviewNatural products and bioprospecting2025

Ginkgetin from Ginkgo biloba: mechanistic insights into anticancer efficacy.

Bei Xiong, Jin-Jian Lu, Hongwei Guo, Mingqing Huang, Ting Li

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Review in Natural products and bioprospecting, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Bei XiongState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, China.
Jin-Jian LuState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, China. jinjianlu@um.edu.mo.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6703-3120
Hongwei GuoGuangxi Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules Research and Evaluation & Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
Mingqing HuangCollege of Pharmacy, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350108, China. hmq1115@126.com.
Ting LiState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, China. tingli@um.edu.mo.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82403357the Science and Technology Development Fund, Macau SAR 0015-2022-A1the Science and Technology Development Fund, Macau SAR 005/2023/SKLUniversity of Macau MYRG-GRG2024-00113-ICMS-UMDF
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The extraction of anticancer agents from medicinal plants represents a highly promising research frontier. Ginkgetin, a natural biflavone, is one of the effective pharmacological components of Ginkgo biloba leaves (GBLs). This natural product exhibits significant anti-cancer efficacy against a variety of cancer cells in vitro and demonstrates a potent inhibitory impact on tumor growth in vivo without severe toxicity. Additionally, ginkgetin synergizes with chemotherapy drugs or adjuvant therapies to potentiate antitumor effects and reduce side effects. These compelling findings underscore Ginkgetin's potential as a promising candidate for novel anti-cancer therapeutics. Therefore, this review systematically summarizes the remarkable anticancer effects of ginkgetin and elucidates its multifaceted anticancer mechanisms, including inducing cell cycle arrest, triggering programmed cell death, and preventing invasion and angiogenesis. From a molecular mechanism perspective, ginkgetin exerts anti-cancer activity by modulating critical signaling pathways (e.g. JAK/STAT, Wnt/β-catenin, AKT/GSK-3β, MAPKs, and estrogen receptor pathways) and regulating microRNA expression levels. Furthermore, target identification, research limitations, future directions, and application prospects are comprehensively outlined, aiming to facilitate the clinical translation of ginkgetin.

Indexed as

Anti-cancerBiflavonesGinkgetinGinkgo bilobaMechanismNatural product

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PMID40762894
PMCPMC12325161

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