title: Anticancer potential of the histone deacetylase inhibitor-like effects of flavones, a subclass of polyphenolic compounds: a review.
abstract: Cancer is characterized by the uncontrolled division of cells, followed by their invasion to other tissues. These kinds of cellular abnormalities arise as a result of the accumulation of genetic mutations or epigenetic alterations. Targeting genetic mutations by drugs is a conventional treatment approach. Nowadays, the development and use of epigenetic drugs are burgeoning, owing to the advancements in epigenetic research. The therapeutic intervention of cancer development by histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACIs) holds promise for helping to control the disease, but their nonspecific functions impose certain side effects. Therefore, the search for more HDACIs becomes essential. Plentiful literature on the versatility of dietary components including flavones, a class of the flavonoid group, has already established these compounds to be better anticancer agents. The present review focuses on the significance of flavones with regard to their HDACI-mimicking effects as suggested by the recent evidences. The review also proposes an in-depth screening of flavones in future studies, in the hope that flavones may provide a better alternative to synthetic HDACIs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal), I.T.I. Transit Campus, Govindpura, Bhopal, 462023, M.P., India. prabhats@iiserb.ac.in.
authors.forename: Prabhat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal), I.T.I. Transit Campus, Govindpura, Bhopal, 462023, M.P., India.
authors.forename: Raghuvir Singh
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tomar
authors.affiliation: Division of Toxicology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: Srikanta Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Rath
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D047309:Flavones / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D056572:Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D047309:Flavones; D056572:Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors
keywords: Cancer; Chemoprevention; Flavones; Histone deacetylase inhibitors; Histone deacetylases