Anticancer potential of bioactive peptides from animal sources (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Linghong Wang
    • Chao Dong
    • Xian Li
    • Wenyan Han
    • Xiulan Su
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  • Published online on: July 3, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2017.5778
  • Pages: 637-651
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Abstract

Cancer is the most common cause of human death worldwide. Conventional anticancer therapies, including chemotherapy and radiation, are associated with severe side effects and toxicities as well as low specificity. Peptides are rapidly being developed as potential anticancer agents that specifically target cancer cells and are less toxic to normal tissues, thus making them a better alternative for the prevention and management of cancer. Recent research has focused on anticancer peptides from natural animal sources, such as terrestrial mammals, marine animals, amphibians, and animal venoms. However, the mode of action by which bioactive peptides inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells remains unclear. In this review, we present the animal sources from which bioactive peptides with anticancer activity are derived and discuss multiple proposed mechanisms by which these peptides exert cytotoxic effects against cancer cells.
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August-2017
Volume 38 Issue 2

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Wang L, Dong C, Li X, Han W and Su X: Anticancer potential of bioactive peptides from animal sources (Review). Oncol Rep 38: 637-651, 2017
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Wang, L., Dong, C., Li, X., Han, W., & Su, X. (2017). Anticancer potential of bioactive peptides from animal sources (Review). Oncology Reports, 38, 637-651. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2017.5778
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Wang, L., Dong, C., Li, X., Han, W., Su, X."Anticancer potential of bioactive peptides from animal sources (Review)". Oncology Reports 38.2 (2017): 637-651.
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Wang, L., Dong, C., Li, X., Han, W., Su, X."Anticancer potential of bioactive peptides from animal sources (Review)". Oncology Reports 38, no. 2 (2017): 637-651. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2017.5778