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Fighting Brain Cancer with Plant Power
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  • Update Date: 13 Feb 2026
  • GBM
  • plant
  • cancer
  • oxydative stress
  • chemoresistance
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This video is adapted from 10.3390/nu16152389

Glioblastoma (GBM) is a severe form of brain tumor that has a high fatality rate. It grows aggressively and most of the time results in resistance to traditional treatments like chemo- and radiotherapy and surgery. Biodiversity, beyond representing a big resource for human well-being, provides several natural compounds that have shown great potential as anticancer drugs. Many of them are being extensively researched and significantly slow GBM progression by reducing the proliferation rate, migration, and inflammation and also by modulating oxidative stress. Here, the use of some natural compounds, such as Allium lusitanicum, Succisa pratensis, and Dianthus superbus, was explored to tackle GBM; they showed their impact on cell number reduction, which was partially given by cell cycle quiescence. Furthermore, a reduced cell migration ability was reported, accomplished by morphological cytoskeleton changes, which even highlighted a mesenchymal–epithelial transition. Furthermore, metabolic studies showed an induced cell oxidative stress modulation and a massive metabolic rearrangement. Therefore, a new therapeutic option was suggested to overcome the limitations of conventional treatments and thereby improve patient outcomes.

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Giammona, A.; Lo Dico, A.; Servidio, F. Fighting Brain Cancer with Plant Power. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1767 (accessed on 27 March 2026).
Giammona A, Lo Dico A, Servidio F. Fighting Brain Cancer with Plant Power. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1767. Accessed March 27, 2026.
Giammona, Alessandro, Alessia Lo Dico, Francesca Servidio. "Fighting Brain Cancer with Plant Power" Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1767 (accessed March 27, 2026).
Giammona, A., Lo Dico, A., & Servidio, F. (2026, February 12). Fighting Brain Cancer with Plant Power. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1767
Giammona, Alessandro, et al. "Fighting Brain Cancer with Plant Power." Encyclopedia. Web. 12 February, 2026.
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