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Sulforaphane as a Multi-Scale Mechano-Modulator in Cancer
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  • sulforaphane
  • anticancer
  • tumor biomechanics
  • mechanobiology
  • cytoskeleton
  • tumor microenvironment
  • mechanotransduction
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This video is adapted from 10.3390/biology15020167

Cancer progression is driven not only by biochemical signals but also by abnormal physical forces within a stiffened tumor microenvironment. This video re-examines the anticancer compound sulforaphane (SFN) through the integrative lens of tumor biomechanics. We propose SFN functions as a "mechano-modulator," whose pleiotropic effects converge to disrupt pro-invasive mechanotransduction. SFN targets key force-sensitive pathways (e.g., YAP/TEAD, Rho/ROCK), destabilizes invasion machinery (cytoskeleton, invadopodia), and promotes tissue-level changes such as extracellular matrix remodeling. While preclinical evidence for this mechano-modulatory role is compelling, this perspective also highlights the critical need for clinical validation and discusses the key translational challenges. By systematically linking SFN's molecular actions to the biophysics of tumor progression, this video provides a novel framework for understanding its efficacy and outlines a rational path for its future development as a mechano-inspired therapeutic.

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Zhao, X.; Zhang, X.; Cheng, L.; Han, Y.; Chen, T. Sulforaphane as a Multi-Scale Mechano-Modulator in Cancer. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/1894 (accessed on 13 September 2026).
Zhao X, Zhang X, Cheng L, Han Y, Chen T. Sulforaphane as a Multi-Scale Mechano-Modulator in Cancer. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/1894. Accessed September 13, 2026.
Zhao, Xinbin, Xin Zhang, Lili Cheng, Yifan Han, Tailin Chen. "Sulforaphane as a Multi-Scale Mechano-Modulator in Cancer" Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.pub/video/1894 (accessed September 13, 2026).
Zhao, X., Zhang, X., Cheng, L., Han, Y., & Chen, T. (2026, September 09). Sulforaphane as a Multi-Scale Mechano-Modulator in Cancer. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/video/1894
Zhao, Xinbin, et al. "Sulforaphane as a Multi-Scale Mechano-Modulator in Cancer." Encyclopedia. Web. 09 September, 2026.
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