Anticancer and antimetastatic effects of cordycepin, an active component of Cordyceps sinensis

• Main Authors: Kazuki Nakamura (Author), Kazumasa Shinozuka (Author), Noriko Yoshikawa (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: Elsevier, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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Cordyceps sinensis, a fungus that parasitizes on the larva of Lepidoptera, has been used as a valued traditional Chinese medicine. We investigated the effects of water extracts of Cordyceps sinensis (WECS), and particularly focused on its anticancer and antimetastatic actions. Based on in vitro stud...