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Renal cell carcinoma is one of the common tumors in the urinary system. Despite the high incidence of renal cell carcinoma worldwide, progress has been made in cancer control and patients' survival profits from advances in laparoscopic technology and the application of targeted drugs. Recent studies have confirmed that the progression of renal cell carcinoma is related to cellular metabolism in the tumor microenvironment. Therefore, based on the existing surgical treatment and immunotherapy, exploring new metabolic therapies that target the metabolic pathway of tumor cells and interfere with the microenvironment of tumor cells will provide a unique treatment for renal cell carcinoma.
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ABSTRACT Ellagitannin is a complex compound of plant polyphenols, and it is an effective substance in many commonly used natu-ral drugs. Ellagitannin has been widely used in medicine, cosmetics, food, health care products and the other fields. The article re-viewed the structure source, biological activity and metabolic outcomes of ellagitannin in order to provide basis for the in-depth resear-ches and the resource development of natural medicines rich in tannins.
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The active ingredients in some Tibetan medicinal herbs are toxic components as well,and we need to have a clear understanding of their mechanism and metabolic pathways in use. The endogenous toxic components of highly toxic Tibetan herbal medicines are mainly alkaloids, such as aconitum alkaloids, methyllycaconitine, tropane alkaloids, brucine, strychnine, papaverine and swainso-nine. The majority of endogenous toxic alkaloids in Tibetan medicine herbs exist in roots, fruits and seeds of plants, exerting neurotoxicity or cardiotoxicity as highly toxic inherent chemicals. Most alka-loids are metabolized in phaseⅠvia de-alkylation, hydroxylation, hydrolysis and other reactions, as well as in phaseⅡvia glucuronic acid and sulfonic acid conjugation. They form various metabolites with high polarities and reduced toxicities so as to be easily excreted. The closeness between the therapeutic dose and toxic dose of alkaloids components in Tibetan medicinal herbs leads to their attenuated prep-aration via frying, dairy, highland barley wine soaking, or in combination with Terminalia Chebula to decrease toxicity, as is cited classic books on in Tebitan medicine. Focused on twelve alkaloids of five classes including aconitine, tropane and brucine, we have reviewed the characteristics of their metabo-lism and transformation, as well as their toxicity attenuation and safety evaluation.
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ABSTRACT Ellagitannin is a complex compound of plant polyphenols, and it is an effective substance in many commonly used natu-ral drugs. Ellagitannin has been widely used in medicine, cosmetics, food, health care products and the other fields. The article re-viewed the structure source, biological activity and metabolic outcomes of ellagitannin in order to provide basis for the in-depth resear-ches and the resource development of natural medicines rich in tannins.