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The natural triterpene maslinic acid induces apoptosis in HT29 colon cancer cells by a JNK-p53-dependent mechanism

BACKGROUND: Maslinic acid, a pentacyclic triterpene found in the protective wax-like coating of the leaves and fruit of Olea europaea L., is a promising agent for the prevention of colon cancer. We have shown elsewhere that maslinic acid inhibits cell proliferation to a significant extent and activa...

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Autores principales: Reyes-Zurita, Fernando J, Pachón-Peña, Gisela, Lizárraga, Daneida, Rufino-Palomares, Eva E, Cascante, Marta, Lupiáñez, José A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3103477/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21524306
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-11-154