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SUBMITTER: Chiaino E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7139529 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chiaino Elda E Micucci Matteo M Durante Miriam M Budriesi Roberta R Gotti Roberto R Marzetti Carla C Chiarini Alberto A Frosini Maria M
International journal of molecular sciences 20200319 6
The research for innovative treatments against colon adenocarcinomas is still a great challenge. <i>Acacia catechu</i> Willd. heartwood extract (AC) has health-promoting qualities, especially at the gastrointestinal level. This study characterized AC for its catechins content and investigated the apoptosis-enhancing effect in human colorectal adenocarcinoma HT-29 cells, along with its ability to spare healthy tissue. MTT assay was used to describe the time course, concentration dependence and re ...[more]