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BACKGROUND
Macrothelypteris torresiana is traditionally used in Chinese folk medicine for the treatment of edema for patients suffering from kidney/bladder problems due to its satisfactory therapeutic effectiveness.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to investigate the renoprotective nature of the
The poor prognosis of neuroblastoma and lack of effective remedies have necessitated the application of new therapeutic scheme. Over the past few years, it has been found that flavonoids could exert specific cytotoxic activity towards cancer cells.
DICO was a novel nonaromatic B-ring flavonoid obtained from Macrothelypteris torresiana. In the present work, we investigated the antitumor activity and the antineoplastic mechanism of DICO. Our study showed that DICO inhibited the growth of HepG2 cells in dose and time-dependent manners. As well as