saikosaponin d/breast neoplasms

The present study aimed to explore the effect of Saikosaponin D (SSD) and its underlying mechanism on apoptosis and autophagy in human breast cancer MDA‑MB‑231 cells. MTT assay, flow cytometry, western blotting and confocal fluorescence microscopy detection were employed. SSD, a kind of triterpenoid

BACKGROUND Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the most aggressive and poor prognosis breast cancers. Currently, chemotherapy with conventional cytotoxic agents is the only available option to treat TNBC. Hence, we identified new therapeutic agents against TNBC from traditional Chinese

Multidrug resistance (MDR) cells over expressing P-glycoprotein (P-gp) encoded by the MDR1 gene is major obstacles for successful cancer chemotherapy. P-gp could extrude anti-cancer drugs out of cancer cells and decrease effective intracellular drug concentrations. MDR reversal agents for P-gp can

OBJECTIVE Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a major cause of chemotherapy failure in the treatment of cancer patients. This study aimed to determine whether saikosaponin D (SSd) can enhance the efficacy of the anticancer drug doxorubicin (Dox) both in vitro and in vivo and whether SSd can alter Dox