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- Title
Natural Products as Regulators against Matrix Metalloproteinases for the Treatment of Cancer.
- Authors
Islam, Md. Towhedul; Jang, Nak Han; Lee, Hyuck Jin
- Abstract
Cancers are currently the major cause of mortality in the world. According to previous studies, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have an impact on tumor cell proliferation, which could lead to the onset and progression of cancers. Therefore, regulating the expression and activity of MMPs, especially MMP-2 and MMP-9, could be a promising strategy to reduce the risk of cancers. Various studies have tried to investigate and understand the pathophysiology of cancers to suggest potent treatments. In this review, we summarize how natural products from marine organisms and plants, as regulators of MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression and enzymatic activity, can operate as potent anticancer agents.
- Subjects
MATRIX metalloproteinases; NATURAL products; MARINE natural products; CANCER treatment; MARINE plants
- Publication
Biomedicines, 2024, Vol 12, Issue 4, p794
- ISSN
2227-9059
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/biomedicines12040794