Melittin prevents liver cancer cell meta
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Shujing Liu; Mei Yu; Ying He; Lin Xiao; Fang Wang; Changcheng Song; Shuhan Sun;
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Melittin, a water-soluble toxic peptide derived from bee venom of Apis mellifera was reported to have inhibitory effects on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, its role in antimetastasis and the underlying mechanism remains elusive. By utilizing both HCC cell lines and an animal model based ass