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Litchi chinensis as a Functional Food and a Source of Antitumor Compounds: An Overview and a Description of Biochemical Pathways.
Marianna LauricellaGiuseppe CalvarusoAntonella D’anneoSonia EmanueleMichela Giulianosubject
0301 basic medicineLitchi chinensis fruit extracts; nutraceutical properties; antitumor activityFood consumptionlcsh:TX341-641Tumor cellsReviewBiology03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineLitchiFunctional foodFunctional Foodnutraceutical propertiesSettore BIO/10 - BiochimicaAnimalsHumansantitumor activityAntitumor activityNutrition and DieteticsPlant Extractsbusiness.industryLitchi chinensis fruit extractfood and beveragesnutraceutical propertieAntineoplastic Agents PhytogenicBiotechnologyMetabolic pathway030104 developmental biologyFruit030220 oncology & carcinogenesisLitchi chinensis fruit extractsbusinesslcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supplyFood Sciencedescription
Litchi is a tasty fruit that is commercially grown for food consumption and nutritional benefits in various parts of the world. Due to its biological activities, the fruit is becoming increasingly known and deserves attention not only for its edible part, the pulp, but also for its peel and seed that contain beneficial substances with antioxidant, cancer preventive, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory functions. Although literature demonstrates the biological activity of Litchi components in reducing tumor cell viability in in vitro or in vivo models, data about the biochemical mechanisms responsible for these effects are quite fragmentary. This review specifically describes, in a comprehensive analysis, the antitumor properties of the different parts of Litchi and highlights the main biochemical mechanisms involved.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-08 |