FIGURE 9. A schematic presentation for the anticancer mechanisms of EF24 shown in the present study.
EF24 up-regulates PTEN expression through the inhibition of proteasomal degradation of PTEN. Activation of PTEN down-regulates pAkt and MDM2, which enhances the level of p53. The up-regulation of PTEN by EF24 leads to the PTEN-mediated cell cycle progression, and increase in sensitivity to apoptosis through the activation of FasL.
