No / Various saponins, plant glycosides with favorable anti-tumorigenic properties, have been used to inhibit tumor cell growth by cell cycle arrest and apoptosis with IC50 values of up to 0.2 μM. We describe several groups of saponins (dioscins, saikosaponins, julibrosides, soy saponins, ginseng saponins and avicins) currently investigated for their use in tumor therapy. We focus on cellular and systemic mechanisms of tumor cell growth inhibition both in vitro and in vivo, combinational approaches with saponins and conventional tumor treatment strategies, and successful syntheses of saponins. The increasing interest in saponins for tumor therapy is very promising for the future development of sophisticated anti-cancer drugs.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/10421 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Bachran, C., Bachran, S., Sutherland, Mark, Bachran, D., Fuchs, H. |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book chapter, No full-text in the repository |
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