Cervical cancer is the
second cancer that threatens women' s health,and has attracted the attention of researchers at home and abroad because of its extremely high mortality rate. At present,most of the
radiotherapy methods and chemical drugs for
cancer treatment have serious side effects,and the active ingredients of
traditional Chinese medicine have become the key research and development targets of anti-
cancer drugs due to many advantages,such as multi-channel,multi-link,multi-target,and less toxicity. In recent years,researchers have been particularly active in researching the inhibitory activity and mechanism of active ingredients of
traditional Chinese medicine for human
cervical cancer cells. In this paper,the inhibitory activity and mechanism of
traditional Chinese medicine against human
cervical cancer cells were investigated from
crude extract of
traditional Chinese medicine,
polysaccharides,
alkaloids,
saponins,
flavonoids,
terpenoids,
quinones,
volatile oils,
esters,
phenols,arsenical,
protein components as the starting point; anti-
cervical cancer mechanism was investigated,such as inhibiting cell proliferation inducing apoptosis of
cancer cells,inhibiting cell invasion,migration and
focal adhesion kinase( FAK) phosphorylation,inhibiting
vascular endothelial growth factor(
VEGF)over-expression interfering with cell mitosis,inhibiting
Granzyme activity,regulating cellular signaling pathway,down-regulating HPV E6 gene expression,and regulating immune function. Its in vitro inhibitory activity and mechanism of action on
cervical cancer cells were reviewed,in order to provide a theoretical basis for the development and utilization of anti-
cervical cancer drugs.