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Recent Progress in Research Antitumor Activity of Plant Polyphenols by Wnt/β-catenin Signaling Pathway

ZHANG Xiaoli1, WANG Huiqing1, ZHANG Yueqiao1, LU Keke1, MING Jian1,2,3,*   

  1. 1. College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; 2. National Food Science and Engineering
    Experimental Teaching Center, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; 3. Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products
    Quality Safety and Risk Assessment during Storage, Ministry of Agriculture, Chongqing 400715, China
  • Online:2015-03-15 Published:2015-03-17

Abstract:

Wnt signal transduction pathway, which is closely related to normal embryonic development, and cell survival,
growth, proliferation and differentiation, could deliver the information associated with growth and development. Its
aberrant activation or inhibition plays important roles in the development of cancers. While plant polyphenols are becoming
important sources of chemopreventive agents because of their antitumor potential. This review describes the relationships
between Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway components and regulation mechanisms and tumors as well as the targets and
mechanisms by which the plant polyphenols act on Wnt signaling pathway in cancer progression. We hope that this paper
can provide some evidence for developing health-promoting foods or drugs containing plant polyphenols.

Key words: plant polyphenols, Wnt/β-catenin, signaling pathway, antitumor activity

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