RETRACTED: Pomegranate-specific natural compounds as onco-preventive and onco-therapeutic compounds: Comparison with conventional drugs acting on the same molecular mechanisms
Md. Mominur Rahman, Md. Rezaul Islam, Shopnil Akash, Md Emon Hossain, Afroza Alam Tumpa, Galib Muhammad Abrar Ishtiaque, Limon Ahmed, Abdur Rauf, Anees Ahmed Khalil, Waleed Al Abdulmonem, Jesús Simal‐Gándara
Abstract
L.) to prevent and cure a number of diseases. The anti-tumorigenic, anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative qualities of pomegranate have been shown in studies with the fruit, juice, extract, and oil of the pomegranate. Pomegranate has the capacity to affect several signaling pathways, which implies that it may have the potential to be employed not only as a chemopreventive agent but also as a chemotherapeutic drug. This article elaborates on some recent preclinical and clinical research which shows that pomegranate seems to have a role in the prevention and treatment of a number of cancers, including but not limited to breast, bladder, skin, prostate, colon, and lung cancer, among others.