Antineoplastic and apoptotic potential of traditional medicines thymoquinone and diosgenin in squamous cell carcinoma.

Thymoquinone (TQ) and diosgenin (DG), the active ingredients obtained from black cumin (Nigella sativa) and fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum), respectively, exert potent bioactivity, including anticancer effects. This study investigated the antineoplastic activity of these agents against squamou...

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Main Authors: Subhasis Das, Kaushik Kumar Dey, Goutam Dey, Ipsita Pal, Abhijit Majumder, Sujata MaitiChoudhury, Subhas C kundu, Mahitosh Mandal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3471895?pdf=render