Antiproliferative Activity of Cyanophora paradoxa Pigments in Melanoma, Breast and Lung Cancer Cells

Antiproliferative Activity of Cyanophora paradoxa Pigments in Melanoma, Breast and Lung Cancer Cells

The glaucophyte Cyanophora paradoxa (Cp) was chemically investigated to identify pigments efficiently inhibiting malignant melanoma, mammary carcinoma and lung adenocarcinoma cells growth. Cp water and ethanol extracts significantly inhibited the growth of the three cancer cell lines in vitro, at 10...

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Main Authors: Laurent Picot, Jean-Paul Cadoret, Valérie Thiéry, Nicolas Bridiau, Raymond Kaas, Camille Juin, Paul-Hubert Baudelet, Anne-Laure Gagez, Jean-Baptiste Bérard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-11-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
pigments
microalgae
Cyanophora paradoxa
melanoma
cancer
apoptosis
zeaxanthin
cryptoxanthin
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/11/11/4390

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