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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
15
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-12-17
pubmed:abstractText
Forty-eight extracts from 16 common Belgian trees from the Walloon Region forest were evaluated for in vitro growth inhibitory activity against the human LoVo colon cancer, PC3 prostate cancer, and U373 glioblastoma cell lines. Our study was performed with the aim of selecting plant candidates in order to later isolate new anticancer compounds from an easily affordable tree material. Extracts from Alnus glutinosa (stem bark), Carpinus betulus (leaves and stem bark), Castanea sativa (stem bark), Fagus sylvatica (leaves), Ilex aquifolium (leaves), Larix decidua (leaves), Quercus petraea (stem bark), and Quercus robur (leaves) showed for the first time potent in vitro growth inhibitory activity and could become easily affordable sources of potential new anticancer agents. Root extracts from Robinia pseudoacacia, already known for containing cytotoxic lectins, also showed interesting activity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1439-0221
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart. New York.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
75
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1634-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
In vitro anticancer potential of tree extracts from the Walloon Region forest.
pubmed:affiliation
Université de Liège, CIRM, Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't