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AUTHOR
Sebastian Maxeiner
Chronic Sulforaphane Application Does Not Induce Resistance in Renal Cell Carcinoma Cells.
Background/aim Since the natural compound sulforaphane (SFN) has been shown to stop tumor growth, renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients often use this drug in addition to their prescribed oncotherapy. The aim of this study was to examine whether resistance to SFN may develop after long-term application. Materials and methods Several RCC cell lines were incubated with SFN for short periods of time (24-72 h) or long periods of time (8 weeks) and cell growth, proliferation, and cell-cycle proteins were analyzed. Results Both short- and long-term application of SFN distinctly reduced RCC cell growth and proliferation. However, differences in the distribution of cells in each phase of the cell cyc…
In vitro pro-apoptotic and anti-migratory effects of Treculia africana Decne. (Moraceae) and Entandrophragma angolense Welw (Meliaceae) extracts on prostate cancer cells
Abstract Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men and there is an increasing interest in chemoprevention to fight it. The authors sought a scientific rationale for the traditional use of six Cameroonian medicinal plants for the treatment of prostate inflammation/tumour. The prostate cells viability incubated with each ethanolic plant extract was determined after 24, 48 and 72 h using the MTT assay. The antitumor mechanisms of promising extracts [Treculia africana (TA) and Entandrophragma angolense (EA)] were further assessed by evaluating cell growth, cell proliferation, cell cycle, cell death mechanisms and cell migration. Only TA and EA significantly inhibited L…