Title:Isoliquiritigenin (ISL) and its Formulations: Potential Antitumor Agents
Volume: 26
Issue: 37
Author(s): Ting-Ting Zhao, Yu-Qing Xu, Hui-Min Hu, Hai-Bin Gong*Hai-Liang Zhu*
Affiliation:
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023,China
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023,China
Keywords:
Isoliquiritigenin, antitumor, breast cancer, mechanisms, signaling pathway, formulation.
Abstract: Isoliquiritigenin (2’,4’,4-trihydroxychalcone, ISL) is one of the most important
chalcone compounds which is mainly derived from licorice root and many other plants. It exhibits
a remarkable range of potent biological and pharmacological activities such as antioxidative,
antitumor, antiaging, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic activities, etc. Numerous research
teams have demonstrated that ISL posseses the ability to carry out antigrowth and proliferation
in various cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Meanwhile, the underlying mechanisms
of ISL that inhibit cancer cell proliferation have not been well explored. However, the poor
bioavailability and low water-soluble limit its clinical application. This review aims at providing
a comprehensive overview of the pharmacology antitumor activity of ISL and its mechanisms
in different malignancy especially in breast cancer cell line and summarize developments
of formulation utilized to overcome the barrier between its delivery characteristics and
application in clinics over the past 20 years.