Celastrol inhibits tumor cell proliferation and promotes apoptosis through the activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase and suppression of PI3 K/Akt signaling pathways

Celastrol, a plant triterpene has attracted great interest recently, especially for its potential anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities. In the present report, we investigated the effect of celastrol on proliferation of various cancer cell lines. The mechanism, by which this triterpene exerts...

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Main Authors: Kannaiyan, R., Manu, K., Chen, L., Li, F., Rajendran, P., Subramaniam, A., Lam, P., Kumar, Alan Prem, Sethi, G.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50124