2nd Edition
by Spyridon E. Kintzios (Editor), Maria G. Barberaki (Editor)
Plants that Fight Cancer, Second Edition, is a compilation
that reviews cancer treatment and research-based information on the
plant kingdom as the source of both known and novel chemical moieties
and mixtures, many of them still under identification. This new edition
follows the organization of the first book with a considerable expansion
of content that more than doubles the volume of information.
Divided
into four segments, the first part is dedicated to a review of our
current knowledge of cancer, the different types and incidence, the
molecular pathways of the disease, and the various treatment protocols,
with an emphasis on chemotherapy. The second part is a brief journey in
pharmacognosy, with detailed information about each of the fourteen
different chemical groups of plant secondary metabolites, their use in
cancer chemotherapy, and updated information on the biotechnological
production of the most representative compounds in clinical practice.
The third part of the book comprises six chapters dedicated to either
plant chemotherapeutical approaches to specific cancer types (e.g.
bladder, prostate) or specific groups of plant secondary metabolites
with novel and promising properties for cancer treatment (e.g.
naphthoquinones, lectins, phenanthridone alkaloids). The fourth part,
containing investigative information on almost 300 individual plant
species with established anticancer properties, either on a clinical or
in vitro level, is with no doubt the most analytical.
This new
edition contains chapters on cytotoxic phenanthridone alkaloid
constituents of the Amaryllidaceae; naphthoquinone-contained anticancer
terrestrial plants; polyphenols and cancer immunology; medicinal plant
product-based fabrication nanoparticles (Au and Ag) and their anticancer
effects; bladder and prostate cancer; and plant lectins in cancer
treatment.
FEATURES
• Provides efficient information for all kinds of cancer and plant chemotherapeutical approaches to specific cancer types
• Discusses specific groups of plant secondary metabolites with novel and promising properties for cancer treatment
• Provides scientific information for medicinal uses of various plants
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Contains analytical information on almost 300 individual plant species
with established anticancer properties, either on a clinical or in vitro
level
• Focuses on plant genera and species that are either
already used in cancer chemotherapy or have been identified with
antitumor and antileukemic properties to a bigger or lesser extent
