# RETRACTED: Zhang et al. Shikonin Inhibits the Migration and Invasion of Human Glioblastoma Cells by Targeting Phosphorylated β-Catenin and Phosphorylated PI3K/Akt: A Potential Mechanism for the Anti-Glioma Efficacy of a Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2015, 16, 23823–23848

**Authors:** Feng-Ying Zhang, Yi Hu, Zhong-You Que, Ping Wang, Yun-Hui Liu, Zhen-Hua Wang, Yi-Xue Xue

PMC · DOI: 10.3390/ijms26135922 · 2025-06-20

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- **Genes:** AKT1 (AKT serine/threonine kinase 1) [NCBI Gene 207] {aka AKT, PKB, PKB-ALPHA, PRKBA, RAC, RAC-ALPHA}, PIK3CB (phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit beta) [NCBI Gene 5291] {aka P110BETA, PI3K, PI3KBETA, PIK3C1}
- **Diseases:** Glioma (MESH:D005910), Glioblastoma (MESH:D005909)
- **Chemicals:** Shikonin (MESH:C016101), Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine (-)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12183612