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Cytotoxic activity of medicinal plants of the Kakamega County (Kenya) against drug-sensitive and multidrug-resistant cancer cells

2018

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance The geographical location of Kakamega County proximal to the Kakamega Rain Forest in Kenya and its rich flora represents an interesting resource of traditional medicinal plants. The medicinal plants in the present study are traditionally used to treat cancer in Kakamega County as recorded in published literature. Aim of the study Due to multidrug resistance (MDR) and severe side effects of currently used drugs in clinical oncology, new candidate compounds are urgently required to improve treatment outcome. The present study explored the in vitro cytotoxic potential of 34 organic and 19 aqueous extracts of Kakamega medicinal plants towards sensitive an…

0301 basic medicinePhyllanthusCell SurvivalDrug resistancePharmacognosyInhibitory Concentration 5003 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineCell Line TumorOxazinesDrug DiscoveryHarunganaATP Binding Cassette Transporter Subfamily G Member 2HumansATP Binding Cassette Transporter Subfamily B Member 1Medicinal plantsMedicine African TraditionalPharmacologyPrunus africanaPlants MedicinalbiologyTraditional medicineBridelia micranthabiology.organism_classificationAntineoplastic Agents PhytogenicNeoplasm ProteinsErbB ReceptorsGene Expression Regulation NeoplasticMultiple drug resistance030104 developmental biologyXanthenesDrug Resistance Neoplasm030220 oncology & carcinogenesisDrug Therapy CombinationJournal of Ethnopharmacology
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Fine-scale spatial genetic dynamics over the life cycle of the tropical tree Prunus africana

2014

Studying fine-scale spatial genetic patterns across life stages is a powerful approach to identify ecological processes acting within tree populations. We investigated spatial genetic dynamics across five life stages in the insect-pollinated and vertebrate-dispersed tropical tree Prunus africana in Kakamega Forest, Kenya. Using six highly polymorphic microsatellite loci, we assessed genetic diversity and spatial genetic structure (SGS) from seed rain and seedlings, and different sapling stages to adult trees. We found significant SGS in all stages, potentially caused by limited seed dispersal and high recruitment rates in areas with high light availability. SGS decreased from seed and early…

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Data from: Fine-scale spatial genetic dynamics over the life-cycle of the tropical tree Prunus africana

2014

Studying fine-scale spatial genetic patterns across life stages is a powerful approach to identify ecological processes acting within tree populations. We investigated spatial genetic dynamics across five life stages in the insect-pollinated and vertebrate-dispersed tropical tree Prunus africana in Kakamega Forest, Kenya. Using six highly polymorphic microsatellite loci, we assessed genetic diversity and spatial genetic structure (SGS) from seed rain and seedlings, and different sapling stages to adult trees. We found significant SGS in all stages, potentially caused by limited seed dispersal and high recruitment rates in areas with high light availability. SGS decreased from seed and early…

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