Plant Lectins as Medical Tools against Digestive System Cancers
Digestive system cancers—those of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon-rectum, liver, and pancreas—are highly related to genetics and lifestyle. Most are considered highly mortal due to the frequency of late diagnosis, usually in advanced stages, caused by the absence of symptoms or masked...
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| author | Laura Elena Estrada-Martínez Ulisses Moreno-Celis Ricardo Cervantes-Jiménez Roberto Augusto Ferriz-Martínez Alejandro Blanco-Labra Teresa García-Gasca |
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| description | Digestive system cancers—those of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon-rectum, liver, and pancreas—are highly related to genetics and lifestyle. Most are considered highly mortal due to the frequency of late diagnosis, usually in advanced stages, caused by the absence of symptoms or masked by other pathologies. Different tools are being investigated in the search of a more precise diagnosis and treatment. Plant lectins have been studied because of their ability to recognize and bind to carbohydrates, exerting a variety of biological activities on animal cells, including anticancer activities. The present report integrates existing information on the activity of plant lectins on various types of digestive system cancers, and surveys the current state of research into their properties for diagnosis and selective treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a5f69a5115294e79809473b14fceb16e2022-12-22T03:07:32ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1422-00672017-07-01187140310.3390/ijms18071403ijms18071403Plant Lectins as Medical Tools against Digestive System CancersLaura Elena Estrada-Martínez0Ulisses Moreno-Celis1Ricardo Cervantes-Jiménez2Roberto Augusto Ferriz-Martínez3Alejandro Blanco-Labra4Teresa García-Gasca5Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Santiago de Querétaro 76230, Querétaro, MexicoFacultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Santiago de Querétaro 76230, Querétaro, MexicoFacultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Santiago de Querétaro 76230, Querétaro, MexicoFacultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Santiago de Querétaro 76230, Querétaro, MexicoUnidad de Bioquímica y Biotecnología de Plantas, CINVESTAV Unidad Irapuato, Irapuato 36821, Guanajuato, MexicoFacultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Santiago de Querétaro 76230, Querétaro, MexicoDigestive system cancers—those of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon-rectum, liver, and pancreas—are highly related to genetics and lifestyle. Most are considered highly mortal due to the frequency of late diagnosis, usually in advanced stages, caused by the absence of symptoms or masked by other pathologies. Different tools are being investigated in the search of a more precise diagnosis and treatment. Plant lectins have been studied because of their ability to recognize and bind to carbohydrates, exerting a variety of biological activities on animal cells, including anticancer activities. The present report integrates existing information on the activity of plant lectins on various types of digestive system cancers, and surveys the current state of research into their properties for diagnosis and selective treatment.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/7/1403cancerdiagnosis toolsdigestive systemplant lectinstherapeutic tools |
| spellingShingle | Laura Elena Estrada-Martínez Ulisses Moreno-Celis Ricardo Cervantes-Jiménez Roberto Augusto Ferriz-Martínez Alejandro Blanco-Labra Teresa García-Gasca Plant Lectins as Medical Tools against Digestive System Cancers International Journal of Molecular Sciences cancer diagnosis tools digestive system plant lectins therapeutic tools |
| title | Plant Lectins as Medical Tools against Digestive System Cancers |
| title_full | Plant Lectins as Medical Tools against Digestive System Cancers |
| title_fullStr | Plant Lectins as Medical Tools against Digestive System Cancers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plant Lectins as Medical Tools against Digestive System Cancers |
| title_short | Plant Lectins as Medical Tools against Digestive System Cancers |
| title_sort | plant lectins as medical tools against digestive system cancers |
| topic | cancer diagnosis tools digestive system plant lectins therapeutic tools |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/7/1403 |
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