Lafoensia pacari extract induces apoptosis mediated by caspase-3 and inhibition of growth in human lung cancer cells
| Autor: | Edson Roberto da Silva, Vinicius Castro Souza, Heidge Fukumasu, Antonio Márcio Scatolini, Arina Lázaro Rochetti, Yonara G. Cordeiro |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
biology
Human lung cancer business.industry Caspase 3 General Medicine biology.organism_classification Bioinformatics General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Human lung medicine.anatomical_structure Apoptosis Poster Presentation Cancer research Lafoensia pacari Neoplastic cell Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | BMC Proceedings |
| ISSN: | 1753-6561 |
| Popis: | Background Lafoensia pacari is a native species from South America which has been used in traditional medicine as antiulcerogenic and anti-inflammatory for several diseases, but the antineoplastic potential still have not been elucidated so far, though its etnopharmacological indication. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-neoplastic effect of L. pacari ethanolic extract in three human lung neoplastic cell lines. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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