[decimon]

"Interest in the use of traditional medicines for cancer prevention and treatment is increasing. In vitro, in vivo, and clinical studies suggest the potential use of proteasome inhibitors as novel anticancer drugs. Celastrol, an active compound extracted from the root bark of the Chinese medicine "Thunder of God Vine" (Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F.), was used for years as a natural remedy for inflammatory conditions."

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"Our results show that Celastrol is a natural proteasome inhibitor that has a great potential for cancer prevention and treatment."

http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/full/66/9/4758

[decimon]

Chaperone ping.

[Cacique]

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[dangerdoc]

This is where a better understanding of molecular biology is going to start paying off. Findings such as this could be the starting point for a variety of pharmaceuticals.

[neverdem]

Celastrol, a Triterpene Extracted from the Chinese "Thunder of God Vine," Is a Potent Proteasome Inhibitor and Suppresses Human Prostate Cancer Growth in Nude Mice