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ArticleJournal of food and drug analysis2025

Targeting chemical carcinogenesis: α-pinene and D-limonene as chemopreventive agents against NNK/TCDD- and urethane-induced lung tumorigenesis.

Kuo-Ching Huang, Vui-Hyen Chew, Yu-Ying Chen, Huey-Jen Su, Hao-Ting Chang, Rong-Jane Chen, Ying-Jan Wang

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Article in Journal of food and drug analysis, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Terpenoids as modulators of autophagy-senescence crosstalk in lung cancer.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Kuo-Ching HuangDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng-Li Road, Tainan 70428, Taiwan.
Vui-Hyen ChewDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng-Li Road, Tainan 70428, Taiwan.
Yu-Ying ChenDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng-Li Road, Tainan 70428, Taiwan.
Huey-Jen SuDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng-Li Road, Tainan 70428, Taiwan.
Hao-Ting ChangDepartment of Geomatics, College of Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Rong-Jane ChenDepartment of Food Safety/Hygiene and Risk Management, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70428, Taiwan.
Ying-Jan WangDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138 Sheng-Li Road, Tainan 70428, Taiwan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, driven by carcinogens such as tobacco-derived nitrosamines, dioxins, and urethane. This study evaluated the chemopreventive effects of two monoterpenes, α-pinene and d-limonene, using NNK/TCDD- and urethane-induced lung tumor models and A549 lung cancer cells. Both compounds significantly reduce tumor number and size, with enhanced effects when combined. Mechanistic studies revealed suppression of PRC1, β-catenin, and c-Myc, alongside activation of p53, Bax, and caspase-3, indicating inhibition of the PRC1-Wnt/β-catenin pathway and induction of apoptosis. These findings suggest α-pinene and d-limonene as safe, promising agents for lung cancer chemoprevention.

Indexed as

Anticarcinogenic AgentsCarcinogenesisCyclohexenesLung NeoplasmsMonoterpenesNitrosaminesTerpenesUrethaneAnimalsApoptosisbeta CateninBicyclic MonoterpenesCell Line, TumorHumansLimoneneMice4-(N-methyl-N-nitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanonealpha-pineneAnticarcinogenic Agentsbeta CateninBicyclic MonoterpenesCyclohexenesLimoneneMonoterpenesNitrosaminesTerpenesUrethane

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PMID41525197
PMCPMC12795336

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