Maslinic acid as an effective anticancer agent

Xiukun Lin, Ulku Ozbey, Yerzhan Sabitaliyevich Uteuliyev, Rukset Attar, Beraat Ozcelik, Yuanyan Zhang, Mingyue Guo, Minghua Liu, Saleh S. Alhewairini, Ammad Ahmad Farooqi*

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Abstract

Maslinic acid (2α,3β-dihydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid) is a naturally occurring pentacyclic triterpenic compound. Maslinic acid is gradually gaining attention as an excellent pharmacologically active product because of its premium biological properties. In this review we will focus on chemopreventive properties of Maslinic acid against different cancers. Seemingly, available data is limited and we have yet to unravel how Maslinic acid therapeutically targeted oncogenic cell signal transduction cascades in different cancers. Moreover, there are visible knowledge gaps about the ability of Maslinic acid to modulate oncogenic and tumor suppressor microRNAs in various cancers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)87-91
Number of pages5
JournalCellular and Molecular Biology
Volume64
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

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Keywords

  • Apoptosis
  • Cancer
  • Maslinic acid
  • Signaling

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