Anti-Cancer Effects of Pristimerin and the Mechanisms: A Critical Review

• Main Authors: Jia-jun Li (Author), Yan-yan Yan (Author), Hong-mei Sun (Author), Yun Liu (Author), Chao-yue Su (Author), Hu-biao Chen (Author), Jian-ye Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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As a quinonemethide triterpenoid extracted from species of the Celastraceae and Hippocrateaceae, pristimerin has been shown potent anti-cancer effects. Specifically, it was found that pristimerin can affect many tumor-related processes, such as apoptosis, autophagy, migration and invasion, vasculoge...