Erratum to: The anti-proliferative effects of norcantharidin on human HepG2 cells in cell culture

Erratum to: Mol Biol Rep (2011) 38:163–169 DOI 10.1007/s11033-010-0090-6

• 1. There is an erroneous statement “Cantharidin has been used as a medicinal agent for over 2,000 years and is listed as a drug under the name of Mylabris in the medical monograph Materia Medica published in 77 AD [3]” in my article.

Blister beetles are traditional Chinese medicine with anticancer effects.

Cantharidin is a natural toxin extracted from blister beetles.

So I think that the erroneous statement in my article could be deleted.

• 2. The structure of norcantharidin in my article is incorrect and the correct structure is given below.

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  Chemical structure of NCTD C₈H₈O₄

• 3. In Table 3, the dosee of NCTD are incorrect and the correct doses are 10, 20, and 40 μg/ml.

Table 3 Effects of NCTD on the activation of caspase-3, -9