Ginsenoside Rh2 represses autophagy to promote cervical cancer cell apoptosis during starvation

Abstract Background Cancer cells through autophagy-mediated recycling to meet the metabolic demands of growth and proliferation. The steroidal saponin 20(S)-ginsenoside Rh2 effectively inhibits the growth and survival of a variety of tumor cell lines and animal models, but the effects of Rh2 on auto...

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Main Authors: Jiawen Wang, Shuai Bian, Siming Wang, Song Yang, Wanying Zhang, Daqing Zhao, Meichen Liu, Xueyuan Bai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Chinese Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13020-020-00396-w