Sains Malaysiana 52(6)(2023): 1749-1758
http://doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2023-5206-11
Insights
on Anticancer Activities, Associated Phytochemicals and Potential Molecular
Mechanisms of Quisqualis indica:
A Mini Review
(Pandangan tentang Aktiviti
Antikanser, Fitokimia Berkaitan dan Mekanisme Molekul Berpotensi Quisqualis indica: Suatu Kajian Mini)
YUAN SENG
WU1,2, MICHELLE FELICIA LEE1,2, RHANYE MAC GUAD3,*, FATHIMA
ZAHRAA OZEER1,2, APPALARAJU VELAGA4, VETRISELVAN
SUBRAMANIYAN5,6, NEERAJ KUMAR FULORIA7, SHIVKANYA FULORIA7,
KER WOON CHOY8, SZE MENG LEE4, SUBASH C.B. GOPINATH9,10,
AMITA VERMA11 & TZE PHENG LAU2
1Centre for Virus and
Vaccine Research, School of Medical and Life Sciences,
Sunway University, 47500 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
2Department of Biological
Sciences, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, 47500
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
3Department of Biomedical
Science and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti
Malaysia Sabah, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
4Department of Medicinal
Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, MAHSA University, 42610 Jenjarom, Selangor,
Malaysia
5Jeffrey Cheah School of
Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, 47500
Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
6Center for
Transdisciplinary Research, Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Institute of
Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha
University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600077, India
7Faculty of Pharmacy,
AIMST University, 08100 Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia
8Department of Anatomy,
Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor,
Malaysia
9School of Bioprocess
Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
10Institute of Nano Electronic
Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 01000 Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia
11Department of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology
and Sciences, Prayagraj, India
Diserahkan: 13 Disember 2022/Diterima:
12 Jun 2023
Abstract
Drug resistance is the main issue causing the
treatment failure of anticancer drugs. This issue has urged researchers to
search for new substances from medicinal plants, which are widely reported as
the good sources of anticancer agents. Quisqualis indica is a plant belongs
to Combretaceae family, known as Rangoon Creeper, which can be found abundantly
in tropical countries and distributed profusely as a wild shrub. It has been
widely used traditionally and scientifically claimed to process various
therapeutic activities. It has recently been reported to possess various
potential anticancer activities against different cancers. Looking at its
availability in almost all seasons and grow fast, it is an arising source of
herbal medicine in the discovery of anticancer drugs economically. Besides, Q. indica is enriched with several
secondary metabolites of interest, which are responsible for the positive
findings for its anticancer potentials. In this review, we aim to decipher and
discuss the anticancer activities of Q. indica crude extracts and
isolated phytochemicals as evidenced in preclinical models, as well as the
associated molecular mechanisms. More preclinical investigations on its
anticancer potentials should be conducted before translation to clinical
testing.
Keywords:
Anticancer; molecular mechanism; phytochemicals; phytotherapy; Quisqualis indica
Abstrak
Rintangan
ubat adalah isu utama yang menyebabkan kegagalan rawatan ubat antikanser
sintetik. Isu ini telah menggesa para penyelidik untuk mencari bahan baharu
daripada tumbuhan ubatan yang dilaporkan secara meluas sebagai sumber agen
antikanser yang baik. Quisqualis indica ialah tumbuhan daripada famili Combretaceae dan dikenali sebagai Rangoon
Creeper. Ia mudah ditemui di negara tropika dan bertaburan dengan banyak
sebagai semak liar. Q. indica telah
digunakan dengan meluas secara tradisi dan dibuktikan secara saintifik
mempunyai pelbagai aktiviti terapeutik. Ia telah dilaporkan menunjukkan
pelbagai aktiviti antikanser yang berpotensi terhadap pelbagai kanser. Melihat
pada ketersediaannya dalam hampir semua musim dan berkembang pesat, ia
merupakan sumber perubatan herba ekonomi dalam penemuan ubat-ubatan antikanser.
Selain itu, Q. indica diperkaya
dengan beberapa metabolit sekunder yang diminati dan bertanggungjawab terhadap
penemuan positif potensi antikansernya. Ulasan ini bertujuan untuk menguraikan
dan membincangkan aktiviti antikanser ekstrak mentah Q. indica dan fitokimia terpencil seperti yang dibuktikan dalam
model praklinikal dan mekanisme molekul yang berkaitan. Penyelidikan masa depan
boleh meliputi lebih banyak ujian praklinikal untuk lebih mengenai potensi
antikansernya sebelum terjemahan kepada ujian klinikal.
Kata kunci: Antikanser; fitokimia; fitoterapi; mekanisme
molekul; Quisqualis indica
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