PMID- 31354475 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200930 IS - 1663-9812 (Print) IS - 1663-9812 (Electronic) IS - 1663-9812 (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2019 TI - Anti-Cancer Effects of Pristimerin and the Mechanisms: A Critical Review. PG - 746 LID - 10.3389/fphar.2019.00746 [doi] LID - 746 AB - As a quinonemethide triterpenoid extracted from species of the Celastraceae and Hippocrateaceae, pristimerin has been shown potent anti-cancer effects. Specifically, it was found that pristimerin can affect many tumor-related processes, such as apoptosis, autophagy, migration and invasion, vasculogenesis, and drug resistance. Various molecular targets or signaling pathways are also involved, such as cyclins, reactive oxygen species (ROS), microRNA, nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and PI3K/AKT/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathways. In this review, we will focus on the research about pristimerin-induced anti-cancer activities to achieve a deeper understanding of the targets and mechanisms, which offer evidences suggesting that pristimerin can be a potent anti-cancer drug. FAU - Li, Jia-Jun AU - Li JJ AD - Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Yan, Yan-Yan AU - Yan YY AD - Institute of Respiratory and Occupational Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer, Medical College, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, China. AD - School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China. FAU - Sun, Hong-Mei AU - Sun HM AD - Infinitus (China) Company Ltd., Jiangmen, China. FAU - Liu, Yun AU - Liu Y AD - Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Su, Chao-Yue AU - Su CY AD - Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Chen, Hu-Biao AU - Chen HB AD - School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China. FAU - Zhang, Jian-Ye AU - Zhang JY AD - Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20190712 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Pharmacol JT - Frontiers in pharmacology JID - 101548923 PMC - PMC6640652 OTO - NOTNLM OT - anti-cancer OT - apoptosis OT - autophagy OT - mechanism OT - molecular target OT - pharmaceutical effect OT - pristimerin EDAT- 2019/07/30 06:00 MHDA- 2019/07/30 06:01 PMCR- 2019/07/12 CRDT- 2019/07/30 06:00 PHST- 2019/01/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/06/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/07/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/07/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/07/30 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/07/12 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fphar.2019.00746 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Pharmacol. 2019 Jul 12;10:746. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00746. eCollection 2019.