Cancer chemoprevention with dietary phytochemicals.
Chemoprevention refers to the use of agents to inhibit, reverse or retard tumorigenesis. Numerous phytochemicals derived from edible plants have been reported to interfere with a specific stage of the carcinogenic process. Many mechanisms have been shown to account for the anticarcinogenic actions of dietary constituents, but attention has recently been focused on intracellular-signalling cascades as common molecular targets for various chemopreventive phytochemicals.
Surh
Young-Joon
YJ
College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Shinlim-dong, Kwanak-ku, Seoul 151-742, South Korea. surh@plaza.snu.ac.kr
D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018890:Chemoprevention; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects
D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents