Important Flavonoids and Their Role as a Therapeutic Agent

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 25; no. 22; p. 5243
• Main Authors: Ullah, Asad, Munir, Sidra, Badshah, Syed Lal, Khan, Noreen, Ghani, Lubna, Poulson, Benjamin Gabriel, Emwas, Abdul-Hamid, Jaremko, Mariusz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 11.11.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Alzheimer Disease - drug therapy; Alzheimer Disease - prevention & control; Angiogenesis; Animals; Anti-Inflammatory Agents - chemistry; Anti-Inflammatory Agents - pharmacology; Antifungal Agents - chemistry; Antifungal Agents - pharmacology; Antimalarials - chemistry; Antimalarials - pharmacology; Antineoplastic Agents - chemistry; Antineoplastic Agents - pharmacology; Antioxidants; Antioxidants - chemistry; Antioxidants - pharmacology; antioxidative; Antiviral Agents - chemistry; Antiviral Agents - pharmacology; Antiviral drugs; Breast cancer; Cancer therapies; Cardiovascular System - drug effects; Cell cycle; Cell growth; Colorectal cancer; Cytotoxicity; Drug dosages; Flavonoids; Flavonoids - chemistry; Flavonoids - economics; Flavonoids - pharmacology; Fruits; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents - chemistry; Hypoglycemic Agents - pharmacology; Kinases; Liver cancer; Metabolism; Metabolites; Mice; Nanoparticles; Nervous System - drug effects; Neurons - drug effects; neuroprotective; Neuroprotective Agents - chemistry; Neuroprotective Agents - pharmacology; Phytochemicals; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Plant Leaves - chemistry; Plants - chemistry; Polyphenols; Polyphenols - chemistry; Polyphenols - pharmacology; quercetin; Quercetin - chemistry; Quercetin - pharmacology; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Rats, Wistar; Review; Stroke - drug therapy; Stroke - prevention & control; Vascular endothelial growth factor; polyphenols; quercetin; antioxidative; flavonoids; neuroprotective

Flavonoids are phytochemical compounds present in many plants, fruits, vegetables, and leaves, with potential applications in medicinal chemistry. Flavonoids possess a number of medicinal benefits, including anticancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral properties. They also have neuropr...