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ea0041ep1107 | Thyroid cancer | ECE2016

Baicalein induces cell apoptosis via the MAPK pathway in FRO anaplastic thyroid cancer cells

Kim EunSook , Han SeEun , Nam-Goong IlSung , Kim YoungIl

Baicalein induces cell apoptosis via the MAPK pathway in FRO anaplastic thyroid cancer cells.Anaplastic thyroid cancer is one of the most aggressive forms of malignancies which grow very rapidly. Although several conventional medications have been applied for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer, but current therapies still rather limited and novel therapeutic strategies are required. Baicalein is a flavone, a type of flavonoid, originally isolated...