Research progress on anti-tumor effects and potential mechanisms of ethyl pyruvate
- VernacularTitle:丙酮酸乙酯抗肿瘤作用及其机制的研究进展
- Author:
Song LI
;
Chunhua HANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Ethyl pyruvate;
Antitumor effect;
Mechanism
- From:
Journal of Medical Postgraduates
2014;(10):1111-1113
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Ethyl pyruvate ( EP) is a stable lipophilic ester derivative of pyruvate with many pharmacological actions confirmed by researches , the anti-tumor effects of EP has attracted the attention of many domestic and foreign scholars .EP exerts antitumor activi-ty through several ways , such as inhibiting proliferation , inducing apoptosis , inhibiting angiogenesis , blocking cell cycle .This paper briefly reviews the rencent findings of antitumor function of EP .
