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  3. Insight into norcantharidin, a small-molecule synthetic compound with potential multi-target anticancer activities

Insight into norcantharidin, a small-molecule synthetic compound with potential multi-target anticancer activities

  • Chin Med. 2020 May 29;15:55. doi: 10.1186/s13020-020-00338-6.
Mu-Su Pan 1,  Jin Cao 1,  Yue-Zu Fan 1
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Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, 389 Xincun Road, Shanghai, 200065 People's Republic of China.
PMID: 32514288 DOI: 10.1186/s13020-020-00338-6
Abstract

Norcantharidin (NCTD) is a demethylated derivative of cantharidin, which is an Anticancer active ingredient of traditional Chinese medicine, and is currently used clinically as a routine anti-cancer drug in China. Clarifying the Anticancer effect and molecular mechanism of NCTD is critical for its clinical application. Here, we summarized the physiological, chemical, pharmacokinetic characteristics and clinical applications of NCTD. Besides, we mainly focus on its potential multi-target Anticancer activities and underlying mechanisms, and discuss the problems existing in clinical application and scientific research of NCTD, so as to provide a potential Anticancer therapeutic agent for human malignant tumors.

Keywords

Anticancer activities; Antitumor agent; Mechanism; NCTD.

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