Flavonoids kaempferol and quercetin are nuclear receptor 4A1 (NR4A1, Nur77) ligands and inhibit rhabdomyosarcoma cell and tumor growth

Abstract Background Flavonoids exhibit both chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic activity for multiple tumor types, however, their mechanisms of action are not well defined. Based on some of their functional and gene modifying activities as anticancer agents, we hypothesized that kaempferol and quer...

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Main Authors: Rupesh Shrestha, Kumaravel Mohankumar, Greg Martin, Amanuel Hailemariam, Syng-ook Lee, Un-ho Jin, Robert Burghardt, Stephen Safe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-12-01
Series:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13046-021-02199-9