Glycyrrhetinic Acid Inhibits Cell Growth and Induces Apoptosis in Ovarian Cancer A2780 Cells

Purpose: Accumulating evidence indicates that glycyrrhizin (GZ) and its hydrolyzed metabolite 18-β glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) exhibit anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities. The objective of this study was to examine the in vitro cytotoxic activity of GA on human ovarian cancer A2780 cells. Meth...

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Main Authors: Venus Haghshenas, Shohreh Fakhari, Sako Mirzaie, Mohammadreza Rahmani, Fariba Farhadifar, Sara Pirzadeh, Ali Jalili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2014-10-01
Series:Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin
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Online Access:http://apb.tbzmed.ac.ir/Portals/0/Archive/Vol4NoSupp1/4-Supp1-Jalili.pdf