Cancer control by phytochemicals.
Chemoprevention is one of the most important strategy in the field of cancer control. Molecular mechanism-based cancer chemoprevention by phytochemicals seems to be very attractive method. In this review, possible molecular targets for cancer prevention are overviewed, and some examples of cancer preventive phytochemicals, such as carotenoids, are presented.
Nishino
Hoyoku
H
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyou-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan. cha-nishino@nifty.com
Satomi
Yoshiko
Y
Tokuda
Harukuni
H
Masuda
Mitsuharu
M
D000818:Animals; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D010936:Plant Extracts