Article
An organic extract from ascidian <i>Ciona robusta</i> induces cytotoxic autophagy in human malignant cell lines
2023-11-18
Abstract excerpt
The last decades have seen an increase in the isolation and characterization of anticancer compounds derived from marine organisms, especially invertebrates, and their use in clinical trials. In this regard, ascidians, which are included in the subphylum Tunicata, represent successful examples with two drugs, Aplidine© and Yondelis©, that reached the market as orphan drugs against several malignancies. Here, we re...
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- Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents
- Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
- Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms
- Marine Sponges and Natural Products
- Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
- Phytochemical compounds biological activities
- Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes
- Synthesis and biological activity
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- Literature Corpus work
- eac21d31-6bcc-5ba9-a59a-7e5f9e5cd8c6
- DOI
- 10.1101/2023.11.18.567676
