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Cannabidiol induces programmed cell death in breast cancer cells by coordinating the cross-talk between apoptosis and autophagy.

Authors: Ashutosh Shrivastava, Paula M. Kuzontkoski, Jerome E. Groopman, Anil Prasad
Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, July 2011

Cannabidiol (CBD), a major nonpsychoactive constituent of cannabis, is considered an antineoplastic agent on the basis of its in vitro and in vivo activity against tumor cells. However, the exact molecular mechanism through which CBD mediates this activity is yet to be elucida…