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Anti-Neoplastic Effects Of Extracts From Gnaphalium Gracile On Colon, Pancreatic, And Prostate Cancer Cells, Joshua R. Canter
Anti-Neoplastic Effects Of Extracts From Gnaphalium Gracile On Colon, Pancreatic, And Prostate Cancer Cells, Joshua R. Canter
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Over 4,000 flavonoids have been identified, and among these, many of them are known to possess cardioprotective, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antitumor effects. However, most of these properties have yet to be fully understood. In this study, extracts from Gnaphalium gracile, thought to possess a mixture of flavonoids, have been tested for cytotoxic activity on pancreatic (MiaPaca, Panc28), colon (HCT-116, Caco-2), and prostate (PC3, LNCaP), cancer cell lines. Polar extracts from the leaves of G. gracile have the most cytotoxic effect on these cancer cell lines, particularly the prostate cancer cell lines PC3 and LNCaP. Evidence suggests the extracts have …