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Expression of estrogen receptor alpha gene in breast cancer cells treated with transcription factor decoy is modulated by Bangladeshi natural plant extracts.
Oncology research - 1 Jan 2005
Lambertini Elizabeth, Lampronti Ilaria, Penolazzi Letizia, Khan Mahmud Tareq Hassan, Ather Arjumand, Giorgi Gianluca, Gambari Roberto, Piva Roberta
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The aim of the present study was to determine whether the expression of the estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) gene may be a possible target for compounds present in plant extracts from Aegle marmelos and Emblica officinalis, used in traditional Asian medicine in the treatment of tissue inflammation and cancer. To this aim, we evaluated the potential of the selected plant extracts to affect proliferation and...
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