Reevesioside A, a cardenolide glycoside, induces anticancer activity against human hormone-refractory prostate cancers through suppression of c-myc expression and induction of G1 arrest of the cell cycle.

In the past decade, there has been a profound increase in the number of studies revealing that cardenolide glycosides display inhibitory activity on the growth of human cancer cells. The use of potential cardenolide glycosides may be a worthwhile approach in anticancer research. Reevesioside A, a ca...

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Main Authors: Wohn-Jenn Leu, Hsun-Shuo Chang, She-Hung Chan, Jui-Ling Hsu, Chia-Chun Yu, Lih-Ching Hsu, Ih-Sheng Chen, Jih-Hwa Guh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3903642?pdf=render