%0 Journal Article %A Huanhuan Xu %A Jin Li %A Qianqian Hu %A Wei Jiang %A Xiaomei Yang %A Xuanjun Wang %T Recent Advances on Anticancer Effects and Molecular Mechanisms of Maslinic Acid %D 2022 %R 10.21127/yaoyimr20220002 %J Medicine Research %P 220002-220002 %V 6 %N 3-4 %X 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. %U http://www.medicineresearch.org/EN/10.21127/yaoyimr20220002