Anticancer and Antioxidant Potential of the Fruits of Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea L. and Prospects for Their Use in the Prevention of Breast Cancer ...

• Main Authors: D.G. Tikhonov, K.M. Stepanov, R.N. Zakharova
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Opera Medica et Physiologica 2023
• Subjects: wild berries; lingonberries; chemical composition; antioxidant potential; anticancer potential; breast cancer; preventive means; Yakutia
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.24412/2500-2295-2023-1-58-71; https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/anticancer-and-antioxidant-potential-of-the-fruits-of-vaccinium-vitis-idaea-l-and-prospects-for-their-use-in-the-prevention-of

A review using the information on the problem in domestic and foreign sources of literature was carried out. Selected wild berries of Yakutia in their composition contain anthocyanins, flavanols and other biologically active compounds with experimentally proven anticancer effect in vitro against breast cancer cells. It has been noted that there is an insufficient study of wild berries as preventive agents against breast cancer. Experimental studies have proven the role of lingonberry in inhibiting the development of carcinogen-induced epithelial cancer, and cell culture of lingonberry and cloudberry can reduce the viability and proliferative activity of breast cancer cells. It is recommended to conduct researches on the effect of extracts, juice of northern berries on the development of breast cancer cell culture and find out their possible preventive and therapeutic effect. ...