Recent Advances on Anticancer Effects and Molecular Mechanisms of Maslinic Acid

doi:10.21127/yaoyimr20220002

Abstract

Abstract: Cancer has become a serious public health concern that affects millions of individuals annually in the world. Surgical resection, chemotherapy and radiotherapy have been considered as the standard treatment strategies for different kinds of cancers. Among them, chemotherapeutic agents are usually used for the treatment of malignancies but toxic side effects and drug resistance limit their clinical efficacy. Natural compounds isolated from medicinal plants are excellent and reliable sources of new anticancer drugs. Maslinic acid is a naturally occurred pentacyclic triterpenoid with anticancer activities. This review mainly focuses on recent advances on anticancer effects and molecular mechanisms of maslinic acid and will hopefully provide valuable insights into clinical application of maslinic acid to the treatment of cancers.

Key words: maslinic acid, anticancer, mechanism, interaction target

Jin Li, Xiaomei Yang, Wei Jiang, Qianqian Hu, Xuanjun Wang, Huanhuan Xu. Recent Advances on Anticancer Effects and Molecular Mechanisms of Maslinic Acid[J]. Medicine Research, 2022, 6(3-4): 220002-220002.

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