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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer study findings have been reported by scientists at Seoul National University
February 12th, 2009
According to a study from Seoul, South Korea, "The plant alkaloid berberine has many biological activities including the ability to induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, making it a potentially useful agent for targeting cancer cells. We have analyzed the effects of berberine oil MCF-7 breast cancer cells." "Berberine was added to MCF-7 cells in Culture, and proliferation, side population (SP) cells and expression of ABCG2 were examined. Berberine caused a close-dependent reduction in Proliferation. Hoechst 33342 dye staining and FACS analysis revealed that berberine treatment caused a decrease in SP cells relative to untreated controls. In addition, berberine...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-02-12)
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