Herbal melanin inhibits colorectal cancer cell proliferation by altering redox balance, inducing apoptosis, and modulating MAPK signaling
Abstract Background Colorectal carcinoma is one of the most deadly cancers that requests effective and safe chemotherapy. Evaluation of natural product-based anticancer drugs as adjuvant treatment with fewer side effects is largely unexplored research fields. Herbal melanin (HM) is an extract of the...
Main Authors: | Omar Al-Obeed, Adila Salih El-Obeid, Sabine Matou-Nasri, Mansoor-Ali Vaali-Mohammed, Yazeid AlHaidan, Mohammed Elwatidy, Hamad Al Dosary, Zeyad Alehaideb, Khayal Alkhayal, Adil Haseeb, James McKerrow, Rehan Ahmad, Maha-Hamadien Abdulla |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-04-01
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Series: | Cancer Cell International |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12935-020-01206-x |
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