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Magnesium Demethylcantharidate induces apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells via ER stress

XINTING ZHU^1,2,#, MENG YE^2,3,#, KELAN FANG¹, FANG LIU^1,2, JING HUI^1,2, MEICHEN LIU², XIAOFEI LI^1,2, RONG YAN^1,2,*, Yun Liu^1,2,4,*

1 Guizhou Provincial College-Based Key Lab for Tumor Prevention and Treatment with Distinctive Medicines, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, China
2 College of Basic Medicine, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, China
3 Scientific Research Center, The First People’s Hospital of Zunyi (The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University), Zunyi, 563000, China
4 School of Forensic Medicine, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, China

* Corresponding Authors: RONG YAN. Email: ; Yun Liu. Email:
# These authors contributed equally