Abieslactone induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinomas through the mitochondrial pathway and the generation of reactive oxygen species.

Abieslactone is a triterpenoid lactone isolated from Abies plants. Previous studies have demonstrated that its derivative abiesenonic acid methyl ester possesses anti-tumor-promoting activity in vitro and in vivo. In the present study, cell viability assay demonstrated that abieslactone had selectiv...

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Main Authors: Guo-Wei Wang, Chao Lv, Zhi-Ran Shi, Ren-Tao Zeng, Xue-Yun Dong, Wei-Dong Zhang, Run-Hui Liu, Lei Shan, Yun-Heng Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115151