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The Chinese Herb Isolate Isorhapontigenin Induces Apoptosis in Human Cancer Cells by Down-regulating Overexpression of Antiapoptotic Protein XIAP
16 Aug 2012
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Although the Chinese herb Gnetum cleistostachyum has been used as a remedy for cancers for hundred years, the active compounds and molecular mechanisms underlying its anti-cancer activity have not been explored. Recently a new derivative of stilbene compound, isorhapontigenin (ISO), was isolated from this Chinese herb. In the present study, we examined the potential of ISO in anti-cancer activity and the...
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