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Cytotoxicity and modes of action of four Cameroonian dietary spices ethno-medically used to treat cancers: Echinops giganteus, Xylopia aethiopica, Im…
2013
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance. Echinops giganteus , Imperata cylindrica , Piper capense and Xylopia aethiopica are four medicinal spices used in Cameroon to treat cancers. Aim of the study The above plants previously displayed cytotoxicty against leukemia CCRF-CEM and CEM/ADR5000 cell lines as well as human pancreatic MiaPaCa-2 cells. The present study aims at emphasizing the study of the cytotoxicity and the modes of action of the above plants on a panel of ten cancer cell lines including various sensitive and drug-resistant phenotypes. The study has been extended to the isolation of the bioactive constituents from Echinops giganteus . Materials and methods The cytotoxicity of th…