Antiproliferative Effects of Allium Derivatives from Garlic
Open Access
- 1 March 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Nutrition
- Vol. 131 (3), 1058S-1060S
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/131.3.1058s
Abstract
There is increasing evidence that allium derivatives from garlic have significant antiproliferative actions on human cancers. Both hormone-responsive and hormone-unresponsive cells lines respond to these derivatives. The effects shown by allium derivatives include induction of apoptosis, regulation of cell cycle progression and modification of pathways of signal transduction. Allium derivatives appear to regulate nuclear factors involved in immune function and inflammation, as well as in cellular proliferation. Our own studies indicate that allium derivatives inhibit proliferation of the human prostate cancer cell line (LNCaP) and the human breast cancer cell line (MCF-7). Further research is required to clarify the mechanisms of inhibition of cellular proliferation by allium derivatives and to explore their potential application to cancer prevention and control.Keywords
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