In Vitro and In Vivo Anticancer Effects of Sterol Fraction from Red Algae Porphyra dentata

Porphyra dentata, an edible red macroalgae, is used as a folk medicine in Asia. This study evaluated in vitro and in vivo the protective effect of a sterol fraction from P. dentata against breast cancer linked to tumor-induced myeloid derived-suppressor cells (MDSCs). A sterol fraction containing ch...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna Kazłowska, Hong-Ting Victor Lin, Shun-Hsien Chang, Guo-Jane Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/493869