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- Title
Anticancer effect of ursolic acid via mitochondria-dependent pathways.
- Authors
Feng, Xue-Min; Su, Xiu-Lan
- Abstract
Ursolic acid is a plant-derived pentacyclic triterpenoid found in various medicinal herbs and fruits. It has generated clinical interest due to its anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, antiapoptotic and anticarcinogenic effects. An increasing amount of evidence supports the anticancer effect of ursolic acid in various cancer cells. One of the hallmarks of malignant transformation is metabolic reprogramming that sustains macromolecule synthesis, bioenergetic demand and tumor cell survival. Mitochondria are important regulators of tumorigenes is as well as a major site of the metabolic reactions that facilitate this reprogramming and adaption to cellular and environmental changes. The current review explored the close association between the anticancer effect of ursolic acid and the activation of mitochondrial-dependent signaling pathways.
- Subjects
URSOLIC acid; ANTICARCINOGENIC agents; MACROMOLECULAR synthesis; HERBAL medicine; CANCER cells
- Publication
Oncology Letters, 2019, Vol 17, Issue 6, p4761
- ISSN
1792-1074
- Publication type
Article