Crocetin and crocin decreased cholesterol and triglyceride content of both breast cancer tumors and cell lines

<strong>Objective:</strong> Inhibition of lipid metabolism in breast cancer has been suggested as an effective approach for cancer therapy. Saffron-derived crocetin (Crt) and crocin (Cro) with the known anticancer activity, have shown hypolipidemic effect in diabetes and atherosclerosis....

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Main Authors: Seyed Ali Hashemi, Seyedeh zahra Bathaie, Mohammad Ali Mohagheghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2020-07-01
Series:Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine
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Online Access:http://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_14372_fd193572464a065ed116f25b4127435b.pdf