Flavonoids against non-physiologic inflammation attributed to cancer initiation, development, and progression-3PM pathways

Kubatka, Peter; Mazurakova, Alena; Samec, Marek; Koklesova, Lenka; Zhai, Kevin; AL-Ishaq, Raghad; Kajo, Karol; Biringer, Kamil; Vybohova, Desanka; Brockmueller, Aranka; Pec, Martin; Shakibaei, Mehdi; Giordano, Frank A.; Busselberg, Dietrich und Golubnitschaja, Olga (2021): Flavonoids against non-physiologic inflammation attributed to cancer initiation, development, and progression-3PM pathways. In: Epma Journal, Bd. 12, Nr. 4: S. 559-587

Abstract

Inflammation is an essential pillar of the immune defense. On the other hand, chronic inflammation is considered a hallmark of cancer initiation and progression. Chronic inflammation demonstrates a potential to induce complex changes at molecular, cellular, and organ levels including but not restricted to the stagnation and impairment of healing processes, uncontrolled production of aggressive ROS/RNS, triggered DNA mutations and damage, compromised efficacy of the DNA repair machinery, significantly upregulated cytokine/chemokine release and associated patho-physiologic protein synthesis, activated signaling pathways involved in carcinogenesis and tumor progression, abnormal tissue remodeling, and created pre-metastatic niches, among others. The anti-inflammatory activities of flavonoids demonstrate clinically relevant potential as preventive and therapeutic agents to improve individual outcomes in diseases linked to the low-grade systemic and chronic inflammation, including cancers. To this end, flavonoids are potent modulators of pro-inflammatory gene expression being, therefore, of great interest as agents selectively suppressing molecular targets within pro-inflammatory pathways. This paper provides in-depth analysis of anti-inflammatory properties of flavonoids, highlights corresponding mechanisms and targeted molecular pathways, and proposes potential treatment models for multi-level cancer prevention in the framework of predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine (PPPM / 3PM). To this end, individualized profiling and patient stratification are essential for implementing targeted anti-inflammatory approaches. Most prominent examples are presented for the proposed application of flavonoid-conducted anti-inflammatory treatments in overall cancer management.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 1878-5077
• Sprache: Englisch