Anti-proliferative and anti-migratory properties of coffee diterpenes kahweol acetate and cafestol in human renal cancer cells

Abstract Despite improvements in systemic therapy options for renal cancer, it remains one of the most drug-resistant malignancies. Interestingly, reports have shown that kahweol and cafestol, natural diterpenes extracted from coffee beans, exhibit anti-cancer activity. However, the multiple potenti...

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Main Authors: Tomoyuki Makino, Kouji Izumi, Kaoru Hiratsuka, Hiroshi Kano, Takashi Shimada, Taito Nakano, Suguru Kadomoto, Renato Naito, Hiroaki Iwamoto, Hiroshi Yaegashi, Kazuyoshi Shigehara, Yoshifumi Kadono, Hiroki Nakata, Yohei Saito, Kyoko Nakagawa-Goto, Norihiko Sakai, Yasunori Iwata, Takashi Wada, Atsushi Mizokami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80302-4