<i>Artesunate</i> Suppresses the Growth of Prostatic Cancer Cells through Inhibiting Androgen Receptor - 0 views
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Nathan Goodyear on 03 Jun 19Artesunate found to have broad range of anti-cancer activity, such as pro-apoptosis attenuation of tumor growth, metastasis, and angiogenesis. This study primarily looked at the effect in a prostate cancer mouse model. It found that the artesunate down regulated androgen receptors. Now, there is debate about how and when AR and androgens play a role in prostate cancer as studies have also pointed to estrogen and ER in carcinogenesis of the prostate.