yakuchinone/leukemia

Investigation has been conducted to delineate the action of some phenolic compounds of natural origin in four human tumor cell lines: acute myeloblastic leukemia (HL-60), chronic myelogenic leukemia (K-562), breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) and cervical epithelial carcinoma (HeLa). In cells grown in

Recently, considerable attention has been focused on identifying naturally occurring chemopreventive substances capable of inhibiting, retarding, or reversing the multi-stage carcinogenesis. A wide array of phenolic substances, particularly those present in dietary and medicinal plants, have been

In recent years, there have been considerable efforts to search for naturally occurring substances for intervention of carcinogenesis. Many components from medicinal or dietary plants have been identified to possess potential chemopreventive properties. For instance, curcumin, a yellow colouring

Alpinia oxphylla Miquel, which belongs to the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), has been used in Oriental herbal medicine. Our recent studies have revealed that the methanolic extract of A. oxyphylla suppresses mouse skin tumor promotion and induces apoptosis in cultured human promyelocytic leukemia