Natural triterpenic diols promote apoptosis in astrocytoma cells through ROS-mediated mitochondrial depolarization and JNK activation.

<h4>Background</h4>Triterpene alcohols and acids are multifunctional compounds widely distributed throughout the plant kingdom that exhibit a variety of beneficial health properties, being synthetic analogs of oleanolic acid under clinical evaluation as anti-tumoral therapeutic agents. H...

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Main Authors: Rubén Martín, Elvira Ibeas, Juliana Carvalho-Tavares, Marita Hernández, Valentina Ruiz-Gutierrez, María Luisa Nieto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005975
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