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Modulation of expression of heat shock proteins and apoptosis by Flueggea leucopyrus (Willd) decoction in three breast cancer phenotypes.
BMC complementary and alternative medicine - 9 Nov 2015
Mendis Anuka S, Thabrew Ira, Samarakoon Sameera R, Tennekoon Kamani H
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BACKGROUND: During the past few years, there has been an increasing interest among the Traditional and Folk medical practitioners of Sri Lanka in the use of a decoction prepared from Flueggea leucopyrus (Willd.) for treating various cancers including breast cancer. In the present study, the cytotoxicity of this decoction and its effects on Heat Shock Protein (HSP) expression and apoptosis were compared in three...
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