NATURAL PRODUCTS AND DERIVATIVES WITH ANTITUMORAL ACTIVITY

CAYADO-GUTIERREZ N; CUELLO-CARRION FD; GARRO HA; CIFUENTE DA; PUNGITORE CR.; CIOCCA DR

Merlo-San Luis

Congreso; XXXV Reunión Científica Anual de la Sociedad de Biología de Cuyo.; 2017

Our laboratory has been involved in the study of HSP27 (HSPB1) in cancer; this protein participates in many events related with cancer progression and resistance to anticancer treatments. We are now exploring ways to interfere with the HSP27 response testing phytochemicals selected from autochthonous plants grown in the semi desert area of Mendoza and San Luis. The study involves breast cancer, cervical cancer and glioma cells exposed to plant extracts and to fully characterized phytochemicals.