Betulinic Acid Exerts Cytotoxic Activity Against Multidrug-Resistant Tumor Cells via Targeting Autocrine Motility Factor Receptor (AMFR)

Betulinic acid (BetA) is a naturally occurring pentacyclic triterpene isolated from the outer bark of white-barked birch trees and many other medicinal plants. Here, we studied betulinic acid's cytotoxic activity against drug-resistant tumor cell lines. P-glycoprotein (MDR1/ABCB1) and BCRP (ABC...

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Main Authors: Mohamed E. M. Saeed, Nuha Mahmoud, Yoshikazu Sugimoto, Thomas Efferth, Heba Abdel-Aziz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2018.00481/full