Triptolide induces protective autophagy through activation of the CaMKKβ-AMPK signaling pathway in prostate cancer cells

Triptolide, an active compound extracted from the Chinese herb thunder god vine (Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F.), has potent anti-tumor activity. Recently, triptolide was found to induce autophagy in cancer cells. However, the effects of triptolide on autophagy in human prostate cancer (PCa) cells h...

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Main Authors: Zhao, Fei, Huang, Weiwei, Zhang, Zhe, Mao, Lin, Han, Yangyang, Yan, Jun, Lei, Ming
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Impact Journals LLC 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4868692/