Phloroglucinol inhibits the bioactivities of endothelial progenitor cells and suppresses tumor angiogenesis in LLC-tumor-bearing mice.

BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that phloroglucinol, a compound from Ecklonia cava, induces the apoptosis of cancer cells, eventually suppressing tumor angiogenesis. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: This is the first report on phloroglucinol's ability to potentially inhibit the function...

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Main Authors: Yi-Hong Kwon, Seok-Yun Jung, Jae-Won Kim, Sang-Hun Lee, Jun-Hee Lee, Boo-Yong Lee, Sang-Mo Kwon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3322124?pdf=render