Effects of Pinus massoniana bark extract on the invasion capability of HeLa cells

Pinus massoniana bark extract (PMBE) is a natural product developed in China, with flavonoids, especially proanthocyanidins, as its main components. Flavonoids are shown to inhibit the abnormally high expression of cathepsin B (CatB) in some tumour cells. CatB is normally located in lysosomes and pl...

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Main Authors: Ying-Ya Li, Jiao Feng, Xiao-Lu Zhang, Meng-Qi Li, Ying-Yu Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464616301037