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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Sulforaphane in cancer precision medicine: from biosynthetic origins to multiscale mechanisms and clinical translation.

Zhipeng Zhao, Qianyue Chen, Xinyu Qiao, Jianjiang Wang, Zaid Tala Abdulqader Ali, Jun Li, Ling Yin

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Zhipeng Zhao *Department of Rehabilitation Medicine,School of Medicine, Taizhou University, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.
Qianyue Chen *The Third School of Clinical Medicine of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Xinyu Qiao *Department of Rehabilitation Medicine,School of Medicine, Taizhou University, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.
Jianjiang WangBeicheng Community Health Service Center, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.
Zaid Tala Abdulqader AliFaculty of Medicine, University of Saba Region, Marib, Yemen.
Jun LiState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Ling YinWeill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, New York, NY, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sulforaphane (SFN), an isothiocyanate derived from glucoraphanin in cruciferous vegetables, has evolved from a dietary antioxidant to a sophisticated multi-target agent in oncology. While its roles in nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) activation and histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibition are well-established, this review provides a novel synthesis by integrating disparate research scales-a multiscale perspective that spans from the genetic and epigenetic regulation of glucoraphanin biosynthesis in plants to SFN's recently elucidated effects on ferroptosis, cancer stem cells (CSCs), and the tumor immune microenvironment in humans. We critically evaluate how key host factors, such as gut microbiota composition and glutathione S-transferase (GST) polymorphisms, dictate SFN bioavailability and efficacy, thereby framing a precision nutrition paradigm for its application. Furthermore, we move beyond generic claims of synergy to detail SFN's specific mechanisms in enhancing conventional therapies, including the modulation of drug transporters and immune checkpoints. By integrating advances from plant biochemistry to molecular oncology, this review establishes an updated and mechanism-oriented framework for realizing SFN's compelling potential in cancer prevention and therapy through a precision medicine approach.

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Anticarcinogenic AgentsIsothiocyanatesNeoplasmsPrecision MedicineSulfoxidesAnimalsHumansNeoplastic Stem CellsTumor MicroenvironmentAnticarcinogenic AgentsIsothiocyanatessulforaphaneSulfoxidesferroptosisglucoraphaninNrf2 signalingsulforaphanetumor microenvironment

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