Plant polyphenols in gastric cancer: Nature's healing touch

Department

Internal Medicine

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Seminars in Oncology

Abstract

Globally, gastric cancer ranks as the fifth most common cancer and is the third most common cause of malignancy-associated mortality. Although surgery is the primary treatment option for gastric cancer, adjuvant chemotherapy improves survival in patients following surgery. Proverbially, plant polyphenols have many beneficial health effects, including anticancer properties. Extensive studies have shown that plant polyphenols exhibit potential anticancer effects against gastric cancer in vitro and in vivo, as well as very few human studies. However, this topic has not yet been reviewed. The present review shows that the potential anticancer effect of plant polyphenols on gastric cancer was preliminarily attributed to their antiproliferative, antimetastatic, and antiangiogenic effects and modulations of apoptosis, autophagy, and intracellular reactive oxygen species. Moreover, conventional therapeutics combined with plant polyphenols make gastric cancer cells more sensitive to conventional therapy. We also discuss challenges and opportunities in translating plant polyphenol-based therapy to clinical applications. The content provided in this review is of interest to pharmacologists, ethnobotanists, and oncologists who are involved in phytomedicine.

First Page

152333

DOI

10.1053/j.seminoncol.2025.01.002

Volume

52

Issue

2

Publication Date

4-1-2025

Medical Subject Headings

Humans; Polyphenols (therapeutic use, pharmacology); Stomach Neoplasms (drug therapy, pathology); Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic (therapeutic use, pharmacology); Phytotherapy; Animals; Apoptosis (drug effects); Autophagy (drug effects)

PubMed ID

40073717

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