The anti-leukemia activity and mechanisms of shikonin: a mini review

• Main Authors: Han Dong (Author), Chun-Di Chang (Author), Fei Gao (Author), Na Zhang (Author), Xing-Jian Yan (Author), Xue Wu (Author), Yue-Hui Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Leukemia encompasses a group of highly heterogeneous diseases that pose a serious threat to human health. The long-term outcome of patients with leukemia still needs to be improved and new effective therapeutic strategies continue to be an unmet clinical need. Shikonin (SHK) is a naphthoquinone deri...