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  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
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16 Pages

Polyphyllin II Induces Protective Autophagy and Apoptosis via Inhibiting PI3K/AKT/mTOR and STAT3 Signaling in Colorectal Cancer Cells

  • Jun-Kui Li,
  • Hai-Tao Sun,
  • Xiao-Li Jiang,
  • Yi-Fei Chen,
  • Zhu Zhang,
  • Ying Wang,
  • Wen-Qing Chen,
  • Zhang Zhang,
  • Stephen Cho Wing Sze and
  • Pei-Li Zhu
  • + 1 author

6 October 2022

Polyphyllin II (PPII) is a natural steroidal saponin occurring in Rhizoma Paridis. It has been demonstrated to exhibit anti-cancer activity against a variety of cancer cells. However, the anti-colorectal cancer (CRC) effects and mechanism of action o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,294 Views
14 Pages

The prevalence of colorectal cancer has increased world-wide with high rates of mortality and morbidity. In the absence of efficacious drugs to treat this neoplasia, there is an imminent need to discover molecules with multifaceted effects. To this e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,472 Views
14 Pages

The process of extracting polyphyllin II and polyphyllin VII by water-assisted extraction was established and optimized in this study. Response surface methodology was used to establish a prediction model to optimize the extraction conditions. Based...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
3,849 Views
18 Pages

Separation and Purification of Two Saponins from Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis by a Macroporous Resin

  • Xiaoya Zhang,
  • Junli Wu,
  • Long Qin,
  • Guangxi Wang,
  • Ping Li,
  • Anmin Yu,
  • Aizhong Liu and
  • Rui Sun

6 October 2022

An effective method for separating and purifying critical saponins (polyphyllin II and polyphyllin VII) from a Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis extract was developed in this study which was environmentally friendly and economical. Static adsorption...