Description
Vinorelbineisasemi-syntheticvincaalkaloidoriginallyfoundinCatharanthusthatexhibitsanticancerchemotherapeuticactivity.Vinorelbinebindsβ-tubulinandstimulatesmicrotubuledepolymerization,actingasananti-mitotic.Vinorelbineisclinicallyusedtotreatbreastcancerandnon-smallcelllungcancer(NSCLC).Inosteosarcomacells,vinorelbinedownregulatesexpressionofcyclinD1andupregulatesexpressionofp53,inhibitingcellgrowth.