Anticancer effects and mechanisms of genus Dioscorea: A review
DCs and DEs exhibit broad-spectrum anticancer properties. In particular, dioscin exhibits low toxicity and exerts strong anticancer effects through multiple pathways and targets. Future studies should focus on investigating these DEs and DCs, especially dioscin, as a novel anticancer agent.
Authors
- Nan Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4491-4974)
- Huan Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1137-6893)
- Meiling Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7250-6751)
- Li Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6645-1352)
- Bin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3924-2539)
- Yiwen Bao
- Xue Qin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4513-3515)
- Yanfang Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6546-4821)
Institutions
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Phytomedicine
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2025.157328
- Primary Topic
- Potato Plant Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00