Curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, and bisdemethoxycurcumin induced caspase-dependent and -independent apoptosis via Smad or Akt signaling pathways in HOS cells

• Main Authors: Cheng Huang (Author), Hsu-Feng Lu (Author), Yu-Hsuan Chen (Author), Jui-Chieh Chen (Author), Wen-Hsiang Chou (Author), Hsiu-Chen Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumor in children and adolescents and has also been associated with a high degree of malignancy and enhanced metastatic capacity. Curcumin (CUR) is well known for its anti-osteosarcoma activity. However, both demethoxycurcumi...