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PIK3CA hotspot mutations p. H1047R and p. H1047L sensitize breast cancer cells to thymoquinone treatment by regulating the PI3K/Akt1 pathway.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Mar 2022
Zhou Ju, Imani Saber, Shasaltaneh Marzieh Dehghan, Liu Shuguang, Lu Tao, Fu Junjiang
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BACKGROUND: Nigella sativa (N. sativa) exhibits anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antidiabetic, antimetastatic and antinociceptive effects and has been used to treat dozens of diseases. Thymoquinone (TQ) is an important and active component isolated from N. sativa seeds. Inhibition of cancer-associated activating PIK3CA mutations is a new prospective targeted therapy in personalized metastatic breast cancer (MBC)....
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