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Fruits and Vegetables in Cancer

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Cancer diseases have been widely recognized as a significant global public health problem and their incidence, morbidity and mortality are high in worldwide. There is a lot of evidence that fruit and vegetables could provide health benefits and reduce the risk of cancer. The anticancer properties of fruit and vegetables are attributed to their composition rich in phytochemicals or phytonutrients. This chapter will summarize the role of phytochemicals of fruit and vegetables namely quercetin, resveratrol, carotenoids and dietary fibers in cancer prevention. A large number of in vivo and in vitro experiments has demonstrated the beneficial effects of these compounds. These phytochemicals are also capable of increasing the effectiveness of drugs already established in treatments, reinforcing the importance of indicating the consumption of fruit and vegetables by the population.

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Abbreviations

ABC transporter:

ATP-binding cassette transporter

ADR:

Adriamycin

AHR:

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (transcript factor)

Akt:

Serine/threonine-specific protein kinase also known as protein kinase B

AMP:

Adenosine mono phosphate

AMPK:

Activated protein kinase

Bad gene:

Inhibit the apoptosis-preventing activity of Bcl-2

Bax:

BCL2 associated X, apoptosis regulator gene

Bcl-2:

B-cell lymphoma 2 gene

BCRP:

Breast cancer resistance protein

BET:

Bromodomain extraterminal domain

CACO-2:

Colon cancer cells lines

CDK:

Cyclin-dependent kinases

CDK4:

Cyclin-dependent kinase 4

cFLIPL:

Cellular FLICE-like inhibitory protein

Chk2:

Checkpoint kinase 2

cIAP-2:

Cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein 2

CK19:

Citoqueratina 19

CK8/18:

Cytokeratin 8/18

c-met:

Tyrosine-protein kinase-met

COX-2:

Cyclooxygenase-2

Cyclin D1:

Regulator of cell cycle progression

DHT:

Dihydrotestosterone

E-cadherin:

Cell adhesion molecule

EGFR:

Epidermal growth factor receptor

EGR1:

Early growth response 1

ER1α:

Estrogen receptor alpha (ERα)

ERK1/2:

Extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 1 and 2

FAK:

Focal adhesion kinase

Fas-L/Fas:

Fas ligand/first apoptosis signal (cell surface receptor induces apoptosis)

FOS:

Fos proto-oncogene

FOSL1:

FOS-related antigen 1 (oncogene)

Gefitinib:

EGFR-specific tyrosine kinase inhibitor

HGPIN:

High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia

hnRNPA1:

Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1

HOXA10:

Homeobox A10

Hsp27:

Heat shock protein 27

Hsp70:

Heat shock protein 70

Hsp90:

Heat shock protein 90

HUVECs:

Human umbilical vein endothelial cells

ICAM-1:

Cell adhesion molecule

IGF-1:

Insulin-like growth factor-1

IGFBP3:

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3

ILK:

Integrin-linked kinase

ITGA5:

Gene expression of integrin α5

ITGB1:

Integrin β1

JAK2/STAT3:

Janus kinase 2/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 pathway

JNK:

c-Jun N-terminal kinase

JUN:

Proto-oncogene

MAPKs:

Mitogen-activated protein kinases

Maspin:

Mammary serine protease inhibitor

MCF-7/adr:

Adriamycin-resistant human breast cancer cells

MDR1:

Multi-drug resistance gene 1

miR-16:

microRNA 16

MMP9:

Matrix metalloproteinase 9

MOLT-4:

Human T lymphoblast; acute lymphoblastic leukemia

MRP1:

Multi-drug resistance associated protein

mTOR:

Mechanistic target of rapamycin

N-cadherin:

Cell surface protein related to cell adhesion

NF-κB:

Factor nuclear kappa B

p53:

Tumor suppressor gene protein 53

PDCD4:

Programmed cell death 4

P-gp:

P-glycoprotein

PLGA:

Poly lactic-co-glycolic acid

PPARγ:

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma

RAR:

Retinoic acid receptor

Ras/MEK/ERK:

Signaling pathway involved in the proliferation of the cancer cells

RASSF-1α:

Ras associated domain family-1α

RAW 264.7:

Murine macrophage cell line

SIRT1:

Sirtuin-1

Snall:

EMT- inducible transcription factor

SOD:

Superoxide dismutase

SRT501:

Micronized resveratrol

STAT3:

Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3

Survivin:

Anti-apoptotic protein

TNF-α:

Tumor necrosis factor alpha

Trans-RESV:

Trans-resveratrol

VASP:

Vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein

VCAM-1:

Cell adhesion molecule

VEGF:

Vascular endothelial growth factor

Vimentin:

Characteristic mesenchymal marker of EMT (intermediate filament)

Wnt signaling pathway:

Regulate cell proliferation and differentiation

α-V-β3:

Integrin receptor

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da Silveira Vasconcelos, M. et al. (2021). Fruits and Vegetables in Cancer. In: Jafari, S.M., Nabavi, S.M., Silva, A.S. (eds) Nutraceuticals and Cancer Signaling. Food Bioactive Ingredients. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74035-1_10

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