Selective killing of cancer cells by Ashwagandha leaf extract and its component Withanone involves ROS signaling.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Ashwagandha is a popular Ayurvedic herb used in Indian traditional home medicine. It has been assigned a variety of health-promoting effects of which the mechanisms remain unknown. We previously reported the selective killing of cancer cells by leaf extract of Ashwagandha (i-E...

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Main Authors: Nashi Widodo, Didik Priyandoko, Navjot Shah, Renu Wadhwa, Sunil C Kaul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2958829?pdf=render