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Aqueous Maté Extract Decreases The Viability Human Breast Cancer Through Apoptosis And Cancer Repression, Kenisha Nisbett, Amina Sadik
Aqueous Maté Extract Decreases The Viability Human Breast Cancer Through Apoptosis And Cancer Repression, Kenisha Nisbett, Amina Sadik
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Ilex paraguariensis, also known as Yerba Maté, is a subtropical plant native to South America. In various South American cultures, the leaves of Yerba Maté tree are roasted to make a traditional herbal tea. Several studies have been conducted to elucidate the beneficial effects of this beverage. A recent study has shown that saponins isolated from Yerba Maté extract induce apoptosis in human colon cancer cells, while another study indicated that the consumption of Maté tea causes higher incidence of esophageal cancer. Our study looked into the effects Yerba Maté extract had on human breast cancer cells. The findings …
The Effect Of Maté On Enzymes Involved In The Recovery From Oxidative Stress, Amina Sadik, Theodore Chang
The Effect Of Maté On Enzymes Involved In The Recovery From Oxidative Stress, Amina Sadik, Theodore Chang
College of Osteopathic Medicine (TUN) Publications and Research
In comparing the effect of Maté to that of green tea, it has been shown that Maté has higher anti-oxidative properties. We have shown that the extract of Yerba Maté, paraguariensis, leaves does indeed have strong anti-oxidative properties through the evaluation of its scavenging activity and its ability of assist cardiomyocytes in their recovery from induced oxidative stress using both spectroscopy, a colorimetric assay and flow cytometry. In order to elucidate the mechanism behind this action, we quantified the enzymes known to be expressed naturally by cells under oxidative stress such as glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, and catalase. These enzymes …