CYTOTOXIC EFFECT OF GINGER ROOT (Zingiber officinale) ON LIVER AND BREAST CANCER
| Autor: | R. A. Elmassry, S. S. El-Saadany, H. T. Hefnawy, Nashat E.M. El-Sayeh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Traditional medicine
business.industry Ginger Extract Cancer 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Hepatic carcinoma medicine.disease 040401 food science 03 medical and health sciences 0404 agricultural biotechnology 0302 clinical medicine Breast cancer Cell culture 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine Cytotoxic T cell Zingiber officinale skin and connective tissue diseases Breast carcinoma business |
| Zdroj: | Zagazig Journal of Agricultural Research. 45:995-1001 |
| ISSN: | 1110-0338 |
| DOI: | 10.21608/zjar.2018.49149 |
| Popis: | Cancer is a big health problem with high morbidity and mortality and possess both economic and phsychological challenges. The aim of the present study is to evaluate methanolic (80%) ginger extract for their anticancer activity using two cancer cell lines: hepatocellular carcinoma cell line (HePG2) and breast carcinoma cell line (MCF7). The results showed that ginger methanolic (extract 80%) exhibited a pronounced cytotoxic effect and was found to possess a very potent inhibitory activities against hepatocellular carcinoma cell line (HePG2) and breast carcinoma cell line (MCF7). |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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