Review on anti-tumor effect of triterpene acid compounds.

J Cancer Res Ther

Department of Geriatrics, Tianjin Geriatric Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.

Published: August 2014

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Recent studies have found that triterpene acid type compounds has many effects including antiinflammatory, regulating blood sugar level, antiviral and antitumor activity. More importantly, triterpene acid type compounds has become one of the most popular topics recently because its selective toxic effects on cancer cells and harmless to normal cells at the same time. This review summarized the antitumor activity and the mechanism of triterpene acid type compounds, providing guideline for further research and development of new antitumor natural products.

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