Anticancer mechanism of salinomycin

Salinomycin is a chemotherapeutic drug commonly used to inhibit the growth of tumor and specifically kill the cancer stem cells (CSC).The anti-cancer effect of salinomycin has attracted extensive attention at home and abroad,whihc is realized by inducing cancer cell apoptosis,suppressing cancer cell proliferation and invasion and reducing drug resistance. Key words: Neoplasms ;  Neoplastic stem cells ;  Salinomycin