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Anacardic acid enhances the proliferation of human ovarian cancer cells.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Xiu Yin-Ling, Zhao Yang, Gou Wen-Feng, Chen Shuo, Takano Yasuo, Zheng Hua-Chuan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Anacardic acid (AA) is a mixture of 2-hydroxy-6-alkylbenzoic acid homologs. Certain antitumor activities of AA have been reported in a variety of cancers. However, the function of AA in ovarian cancer, to date, has remained unknown. METHODS: Ovarian cancer cell lines were exposed to AA, after which cell proliferation, apoptosis, invasion and migration assays were performed. Phalloidin staining was...
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