Screening to Identify Commonly Used Chinese Herbs That Affect ERBB2 and ESR1 Gene Expression Using the Human Breast Cancer MCF-7 Cell Line

Aim. Our aim the was to screen the commonly used Chinese herbs in order to detect changes in ERBB2 and ESR1 gene expression using MCF-7 cells. Methods. Using the MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line, cell cytotoxicity and proliferation were evaluated by MTT and trypan blue exclusion assays, respectiv...

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Main Authors: Jen-Hwey Chiu, Chun-Ju Chang, Jing-Chong Wu, Hui-Ju Liu, Che-Sheng Wen, Chung-Hua Hsu, Jiun-Liang Chen, Ling-Ming Tseng, Wei-Shone Chen, Yi-Ming Shyr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/965486