Progress on the study of the anticancer effects of artesunate

Artesunate (ART) is a derivative of artemisinin that is extracted from the wormwood plant Artemisia annua. ART is an antimalarial drug that has been shown to be safe and effective for clinical use. In addition to its antimalarial properties, ART has been attracting attention over recent years due to...

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Autores principales: Yang, Xiulan, Zheng, Yudong, Liu, Lian, Huang, Jiangrong, Wang, Fei, Zhang, Jie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: D.A. Spandidos 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8436334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34539854
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.13011
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author Yang, Xiulan
Zheng, Yudong
Liu, Lian
Huang, Jiangrong
Wang, Fei
Zhang, Jie
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description Artesunate (ART) is a derivative of artemisinin that is extracted from the wormwood plant Artemisia annua. ART is an antimalarial drug that has been shown to be safe and effective for clinical use. In addition to its antimalarial properties, ART has been attracting attention over recent years due to its reported inhibitory effects on cancer cell proliferation, invasion and migration. Therefore, ART has a wider range of potential clinical applications than first hypothesized. The aim of the present review was to summarize the latest research progress on the possible anticancer effects of ART, in order to lay a theoretical foundation for the further development of ART as a therapeutic option for cancer.
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spelling pubmed-84363342021-09-17 Progress on the study of the anticancer effects of artesunate Yang, Xiulan Zheng, Yudong Liu, Lian Huang, Jiangrong Wang, Fei Zhang, Jie Oncol Lett Review Artesunate (ART) is a derivative of artemisinin that is extracted from the wormwood plant Artemisia annua. ART is an antimalarial drug that has been shown to be safe and effective for clinical use. In addition to its antimalarial properties, ART has been attracting attention over recent years due to its reported inhibitory effects on cancer cell proliferation, invasion and migration. Therefore, ART has a wider range of potential clinical applications than first hypothesized. The aim of the present review was to summarize the latest research progress on the possible anticancer effects of ART, in order to lay a theoretical foundation for the further development of ART as a therapeutic option for cancer. D.A. Spandidos 2021-11 2021-08-27 /pmc/articles/PMC8436334/ /pubmed/34539854 http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.13011 Text en Copyright: © Yang et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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