Phytoceuticals in Acute Pancreatitis : Targeting the Balance between Apoptosis and Necrosis

Despite recent advances in understanding the complex pathogenesis of pancreatitis, the management of the disease remains suboptimal. The use of phytoceuticals (plant-derived pleiotropic multitarget molecules) represents a new research trend in pancreatology. The purpose of this review is to discuss the phytoceuticals with pancreatoprotective potential in acute pancreatitis and whose efficacy is based, at least in part, on their capacity to modulate the acinar cell death. The phytochemicals selected, belonging to such diverse classes as polyphenols, flavonoids, lignans, anthraquinones, sesquiterpene lactones, nitriles, and alkaloids, target the balance between apoptosis and necrosis. Activation of apoptosis via various mechanisms (e.g., inhibition of X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis proteins by embelin, upregulation of FasL gene expression by resveratrol) and/or inhibition of necrosis seem to represent the essential key for decreasing the severity of the disease. Apart from targeting the apoptosis/necrosis balance, the phytochemicals displayed other specific protective activities: inhibition of inflammasome (e.g., rutin), suppression of neutrophil infiltration (e.g., ligustrazine, resveratrol), and antioxidant activity. Even though many of the selected phytoceuticals represent a promising therapeutic alternative, there is a shortage of human evidence, and further studies are required to provide solid basis to justify their use in the treatment of pancreatitis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

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2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2018

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Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM - 2018(2018) vom: 23., Seite 5264592

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Englisch

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Gaman, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Dragos, Dorin [VerfasserIn]
Vlad, Adelina [VerfasserIn]
Robu, Georgiana Catalina [VerfasserIn]
Radoi, Mugurel Petrinel [VerfasserIn]
Stroica, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Badea, Mihaela [VerfasserIn]
Gilca, Marilena [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 01.10.2020

published: Electronic-eCollection

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10.1155/2018/5264592

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NLM283345659