Natural triterpenic diols promote apoptosis in astrocytoma cells through ROS-mediated mitochondrial depolarization and JNK activation.

BACKGROUND: Triterpene alcohols and acids are multifunctional compounds widely distributed throughout the plant kingdom that exhibit a variety of beneficial health properties, being synthetic analogs of oleanolic acid under clinical evaluation as anti-tumoral therapeutic agents. However, the antineo...

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Main Authors: Rubén Martín, Elvira Ibeas, Juliana Carvalho-Tavares, Marita Hernández, Valentina Ruiz-Gutierrez, María Luisa Nieto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2695006?pdf=render