Open Access(Z)-3,4,3',5'-tetramethoxystilbene, a natural product, induces apoptosis and reduces viability of paclitaxel-and cisplatin-resistant osteosarcoma cells
Author(s) -
Hongbo Xu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.158035
Subject(s) - osteosarcoma , cisplatin , propidium iodide , paclitaxel , viability assay , apoptosis , cancer research , in vivo , cancer cell , cancer , medicine , chemistry , biology , chemotherapy , programmed cell death , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology
Osteosarcoma is a common bone tumor and the development of drug resistance in therapy of osteosarcoma is a general rule. The natural compounds isolated from medicinal plants represent a valuable resource for anticancer therapeutics. (Z)-3,4,3', '-tetramethoxystilbene is one of them. In this work, we investigated the potential anti-cancer activities of (Z)-3,4,3' ,'5-tetramethoxystilbene in paclitaxel- and cisplatin-resistant osteosarcoma cells.