Avenanthramide-C reduces the viability of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells through an apoptotic mechanism

Abstract Background Avenanthramides (AVN) are a relatively unstudied family of phytochemicals that could be novel chemotherapeutics. These compounds, found in oats, are non-toxic to healthy cells and have been shown to reduce viability of human colon and liver cancers in vitro. However, these studie...

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Main Authors: Jordan Hastings, Jason Kenealey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Cancer Cell International
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12935-017-0464-0