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Breast Cancer Therapy
Xanthohumol displayed anti-invasive potential in breast cancer cells
February 2nd, 2006
Investigators indicated that xanthohumol displayed anti-invasive potential in breast cancer cells. "The female inflorescences of the hop plant (Humulus lupulus L.) are essential during brewing to add taste and flavor to beer and to stabilize beer foam. Xanthohumol, the main prenylated chalcone in hops, was investigated for its anti-invasive activity on human breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7 and T47-D) in vitro," scientists in Belgium reported. "Xanthohumol was able to inhibit the invasion of MCF-7/6 cells at 5 mcM in the chick heart invasion assay and of T47-D cells in the collagen invasion assay. Xanthohumol inhibited growth of MCF-7/6 and...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-02-02)
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