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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2017

Brucein D, a Naturally Occurring Tetracyclic Triterpene Quassinoid, Induces Apoptosis in Pancreatic Cancer through ROS-Associated PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway.

Zheng-Quan Lai, Siu-Po Ip, Hui-Jun Liao, Zheng Lu, Jian-Hui Xie, Zi-Ren Su, Yun-Long Chen, Yan-Fang Xian, Po-Sing Leung, Zhi-Xiu Lin

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zheng-Quan LaiSchool of Chinese Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Siu-Po IpSchool of Chinese Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Hui-Jun LiaoDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Services, Shenzhen Sixth People's Hospital - Nanshan Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Zheng LuSchool of Chinese Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Jian-Hui XieGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Zi-Ren SuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Development and Research of Chinese Medicine, Mathematical Engineering Academy of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Yun-Long ChenSchool of Chinese Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Yan-Fang XianSchool of Chinese Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Po-Sing LeungSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Zhi-Xiu LinSchool of Chinese Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Chinese University of Hong Kong · CNGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNShenzhen Sixth People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brucein D (BD), a major active quassinoid in

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apoptosisbrucein Dpancreatic cancerPI3K/AktROS

Identifiers

PMID29311937
PMCPMC5744014
OpenAlexW2775873017

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