Plant-originated glycoprotein, G-120, inhibits the growth of MCF-7 cells and induces their apoptosis

Enhancement ofin vitroandin vivoanticancer activities of polysaccharide peptide fromGrifola frondosaby chemical modifications

“…This is consistent with the results of some other related studies (Hattori et al, 2004;Lavi et al, 2006;Lee et al, 2005;Li et al, 2004;Yang et al, 2005). It has been demonstrated that polysaccharideproteins could inhibit the growth of various cancer cell lines by triggering cell cycle arrest/slowing, induction of caspase-3 expression and apoptosis (Cui et al, 2007a(Cui et al, , 2007b.…”

A review of the use of pteridophytes for treating human ailments

“…In general, free radicals participate in numerous natural processes that are harmful to lipids, proteins, membranes, and nucleic acids, thereby contributing to a variety of diseases (Hadi et al, 2000;Lee et al, 2005;Campos et al, 2006). Reactive oxygen species (ROS) contribute to both normal cell function and pathological ailments such as atherosclerosis, inflammatory injury, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.…”

Investigation of antioxidant, cytotoxic and apoptotic activities of the extracts from tubers of Asphodelus aestivus Brot.

“…For the determination of cytotoxic activity of extracts on MCF-7 cells, viable cell numbers were determined using the trypan blue staining after the treatment (Son et al, 2003;Lee et al, 2005). In brief, a 0.4% solution of trypan blue was mixed to 50 µl of each cellular suspension during 5 min, spread onto a microscope slide and covered with a coverslip.…”