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ea0034p179 | Neoplasia, cancer and late effects | SFEBES2014

Expression modulation of tumour necrosis factor α and tumour necrosis factor receptor 1 genes in breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7) by some selected indigenous cytotoxic plants

Samuel Titilola Aderonke , James Babatunde , Magbagbeola Olubunmi Abiola

The use of herbal intervention in the treatment of tumors is widely spread in all regions of the developing world even though there are insufficient data on their possible molecular mechanism of action. Thirty percent of all cancers in women occur in the breast making it the most commonly diagnosed female cancer. The cytotoxic properties of the 80% aqueous-ethanol crude, n-hexane, chloroform, ethylacetate, detannified, and tannin fractions of Curculigo pilosa&#146...