Antitumor and apoptosis-inducing effects of α-mangostin extracted from the pericarp of the mangosteen fruit (Garcinia mangostana L.) in YD-15 tongue mucoepidermoid carcinoma cells

α-mangostin is a dietary xanthone which has been shown to have antioxidant, anti-allergic, antiviral, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and anticancer effects in various types of human cancer cells. In the present study, we aimed to elucidate the molecular mechanisms responsible for the apoptosis-ind...

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Main Authors: LEE, HAE NIM, JANG, HYE YEON, KIM, HYEONG JIN, SHIN, SEONG AH, CHOO, GANG SIK, PARK, YOUNG SEOK, KIM, SANG KI, JUNG, JI YOUN
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: D.A. Spandidos 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4790674/