Castasterone, a Plant Steroid Hormone, Affects Human Small-Cell Lung Cancer Cells and Reverses Multi-Drug Resistance

Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) has a dismal prognosis, in part because of the development of multi-drug resistance. Castasterone (CAS) is the metabolic precursor of the plant steroid hormone epibrassinolide (EB). In some plants, EB accounts for the total hormone activity, whereas in other plants, CAS...

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Main Authors: David Sadava, Shiuan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/16/2/170