Nutraceuticals and “repurposed” drugs of phytochemical origin in prevention and interception of chronic degenerative diseases and cancer

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2019, Pages 973-987

  Albini, Adriana ^a   Bassani, Barbara ^a   Baci, Denisa ^a   Dallaglio, Katiuscia ^b   Gallazzi, Matteo ^a,c   Corradino, Paola ^a   Bruno, Antonino ^a   Noonan, Douglas M ^a,c  

^a IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

^b S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aberrant angiogenesis; Cancer; CD; Nutraceuticals; Phytochemical drugs; Repurposed drugs

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; FLAVONOID; HYDROXYTYROSOL; METFORMIN; NUTRACEUTICAL; PHYTOCHEMICAL; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; XANTHOHUMOL;

ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DRUG REPOSITIONING; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASM; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OLIVE MILL WASTEWATER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; NEOPLASM;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG REPOSITIONING; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

EID: 85044996288     PISSN: 09298673     EISSN: 1875533X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/0929867324666170920144130     Document Type: Article

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