Artesunate inhibits melanoma progression in vitro via suppressing STAT3 signaling pathway.

Mehmet BerközFerbal Özkan-YılmazArzu Özlüer-HuntMirosław KrośniakÖmer TürkmenDuygu KorkmazSıddık Keskin

Published in: Pharmacological reports : PR (2021)

The results obtained from this study demonstrated that the anticancer activity of artesunate occurred via STAT3 pathway and its target proteins. Therefore, it can be suggested that artesunate may be an important candidate molecule in the treatment of melanoma.

Keyphrases

signaling pathway
cell proliferation
pi k akt
skin cancer
epithelial mesenchymal transition
combination therapy
basal cell carcinoma