Inhibitory Effect of Anoectochilus formosanus Extract on Hyperglycemia-Related PD-L1 Expression and Cancer Proliferation

• Main Authors: Yih Ho (Author), Yan-Fang Chen (Author), Li-Hsuan Wang (Author), Kuang-Yang Hsu (Author), Yu-Tang Chin (Author), Yu-Chen S. H. Yang (Author), Shwu-Huey Wang (Author), Yi-Ru Chen (Author), Ya-Jung Shih (Author), Leroy F. Liu (Author), Kuan Wang (Author), Jacqueline Whang-Peng (Author), Heng-Yuan Tang (Author), Hung-Yun Lin (Author), Hsuan-Liang Liu (Author), Shwu-Jiuan Lin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Traditional herb medicine, golden thread (Anoectochilus formosanus Hayata) has been used to treat various diseases. Hyperglycemia induces generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and enhancement of oxidative stress which are risk factors for cancer progression and metastasis. In this study, we ev...