TY - JOUR AU - Choi, Hyeong Sim AU - Kim, Min Kyoung AU - Choi, Youn Kyung AU - Shin, Yong Cheol AU - Cho, Sung-Gook AU - Ko, Seong-Gyu PY - 2016 DA - 2016/04/27 TI - Rhus verniciflua Stokes (RVS) and butein induce apoptosis of paclitaxel-resistant SKOV-3/PAX ovarian cancer cells through inhibition of AKT phosphorylation JO - BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine SP - 122 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - Rhus verniciflua Stokes (RVS) belongs to the Anacardiaceae family and traditionally used for cancer treatment. RVS and butein, a major compound of RVS, were known to induce apoptosis via AKT inhibition in cancer cells. Thus, in this study, we investigated the effect of RVS and its derivative compounds (fisetin, quercetin, butein) on cell death in SKOV-3/PAX cells. SN - 1472-6882 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-016-1103-3 DO - 10.1186/s12906-016-1103-3 ID - Choi2016 ER -