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  • Title: In vitro prostate cancer cell growth inhibition by Brazilian plant extracts.
    Author: Suffredini IB, Paciencia ML, Varella AD, Younes RN.
    Journal: Pharmazie; 2006 Aug; 61(8):722-4. PubMed ID: 16964718.
    Abstract:
    In the present study, 1220 plant extracts obtained from 352 plants belonging to 73 families that grow in the Amazon and Atlantic rain forests were screened for cytotoxicity against PC-3 prostate cancer cell lines. Extracts were tested in the single dose of 100 microg/mL. Activity was observed in 17 aqueous or organic extracts belonging to Annonaceae, Apocynaceae, Araceae, Capparaceae, Commelinaceae, Flacourtiaceae, Lecythidaceae, Leguminosae, Passifloraceae, Rutaceae, and Violaceae.
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