Anticancer activity of grassy Hystrix brachyura bezoar and its mechanisms of action: An in vitro and in vivo based study

Anticancer activity of grassy Hystrix brachyura bezoar and its mechanisms of action: An in vitro and in vivo based study

Porcupine bezoar (PB) is a calcified undigested material generally found in porcupine’s (Hystrix brachyura) gastrointestinal tract. The bezoar is traditionally used in South East Asia and Europe for the treatment of cancer, poisoning, dengue, typhoid, etc. However, limited scientific studies have be...

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Main Authors: Al’aina Yuhainis Firus Khan, Qamar Uddin Ahmed, Vigneswaran Narayanamurthy, Shakirah Razali, Faizah Abdullah Asuhaimi, Mohammed S.M. Saleh, Muhammad Farid Johan, Alfi Khatib, Azman Seeni, Ridhwan Abdul Wahab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
Subjects:
Porcupine bezoar
Apoptosis
Cell cycle arrest
Anti-angiogenesis
Anti-metastasis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332218387717

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