Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: Chromolaena odorata and Tithonia diversifolia have been combined as folkloric treatment for pediatric anemia. However, the underlying molecular mechanism of this pharmacology has not been established. This study sought to establish the effects of these plants on erythropoietin (kidney), and erythropoietin receptor (bone marrow) expression and to monitor cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors, and FasL/FAS signaling mechanism therefrom....