Ursolic acid induces apoptosis and anoikis in colorectal carcinoma RKO cells

Abstract Background Ursolic acid (UA) is an anti-cancer herbal compound. In the present study, we observed the effects of UA on anchorage-dependent and -independent growth of human colorectal cancer (CRC) RKO cells. Methods RKO cells were cultured in conventional and detached condition and treated w...

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Main Authors: Jia-Lu Zheng, Shuang-Shuang Wang, Ke-Ping Shen, Lei Chen, Xiao Peng, Jin-Fang Chen, Hong-Mei An, Bing Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-021-03232-2