What is it about?
Emodin exerts its chemoprotective effects through a combination of antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, and anti-proliferative mechanisms. Research indicates that emodin inhibits cancer metastasis, disrupts cell cycle progression, and impairs cancer cell survival. These effects are mediated through the activation of the p38 MAPK/JNK1/2 signaling pathway, the upregulation of pro-apoptotic factors such as Bax/Bcl-2 and caspases, and the enhancement of reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels
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Why is it important?
To optimize emodin’s therapeutic potential, it is crucial to further investigate its underlying mechanisms of action and develop advanced nano-targeted delivery systems to enhance its bioavailability. This review highlights emodin’s promise as a chemopreventive agent for gastrointestinal cancers and emphasizes its potential for development into a novel clinical formulation.
Perspectives
Gastrointestinal malignancies are responsible for approximately 35% of all cancer-related deaths, underscoring the critical need to explore pharmacologically active molecules for chemoprevention. Emodin (1,3,8-trihydroxy-6-methylanthraquinone), a natural compound derived from traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine, has recently garnered significant attention for its potential anticancer properties.
Dr Bikram Jit Singh
MMDU Mullana
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This page is a summary of: Role of emodin to prevent gastrointestinal cancers: recent trends and future prospective, Discover Oncology, April 2025, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s12672-025-02240-9.
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