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Brucea javanica is a plant in the family Simaroubaceae.
"Brucea javanica (Ya-dan-zi in Chinese) is a well-known Chinese herbal medicine, which is traditionally used in Chinese medicine for the treatment of intestinal inflammation, diarrhea, malaria, and cancer. The formulation of the oil (Brucea javanica oil) has been widely used to treat various types of cancer."
Pathways:
-Induce mitochondrial dysfunction leading to cytochrome c release and subsequent activation of caspases.
-Inhibit Akt phosphorylation/activity
-Inhibit NF-κB activation
-Inhibition of STAT3 phosphorylation
-Cell cycle at specific checkpoints (e.g., G0/G1 or G2/M)
-Elevating intracellular ROS