The anticancer mechanism of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE): review of melanomas, lung and prostate cancers

Ozturk G., Ginis Z., Akyol S., Erden G., Gurel A., Akyol O.

EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES, vol.16, no.15, pp.2064-2068, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 15
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2064-2068
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE), an active component of propolis extract, specifically inhibits NF-kappa B. It exhibits antioxidant, antiinflammatory, antiproliferative, cytostatic, and most improtantly, antineoplastic properties.