Astragalus saponins downregulate vascular endothelial growth factor under cobalt chloride-stimulated hypoxia in colon cancer cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Our ongoing research has revealed that total saponins extracted from the medicinal herb Radix Astragali (AST) exhibits significant growth-inhibitory and proapoptotic effects in human cancer cells. In the present study, the potential...

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Main Authors: Law Pui-Ching, Auyeung Kathy K, Chan Lok-Yi, Ko Joshua K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/12/160