Cytotoxic Activity of Herbal Medicines as Assessed in Vitro: A Review

S Gavanji, A Bakhtari, AC Famurewa… - Chemistry & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Since time immemorial, human beings have sought natural medications for treatment of
various diseases. Weighty evidence demonstrates the use of chemical methodologies for …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic combination therapy of lung cancer using lipid-layered cisplatin and oridonin co-encapsulated nanoparticles

X Fan, T Wang, Z Ji, Q Li, H Shen, J Wang - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Lung cancer treatment using cisplatin (DDP) in combination with other drugs are effective for
the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The aim of this study was to prepare a …

Designing hybrid nanofibers based on keratin-poly (vinyl alcohol) and poly (Ɛ-caprolactone) for application as wound dressing

M Ranjbar-Mohammadi… - Journal of Industrial …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In this study, the production of hybrid scaffolds containing keratin/polyvinyl alcohol (Ker/PVA)
and poly (Ɛ-caproactone)(PCL) for application in skin regeneration has been investigated …

Gold nanoparticles in combination with megavoltage radiation energy increased radiosensitization and apoptosis in colon cancer HT-29 cells

A Saberi, D Shahbazi-Gahrouei… - … journal of radiation …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Gold nanoparticles (GNP) act as a radiosensitizer in radiation therapy. However,
recent studies have shown contradictory evidence in terms of radiosensitization in the …

Antiproliferative activity of chemically characterized propolis from Turkey and its mechanisms of action

B Aru, E Güzelmeric, A Akgül, GY Demirel… - Chemistry & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to evaluate the ethanolic extract of propolis originated from
northern Turkey for its antiproliferative, apoptotic and cell cycle arrest promoting effects on …

The role of curcumin on apoptosis and NLRP3 inflammasome-dependent pyroptosis on colorectal cancer in vitro

Z Dal, B Aru - Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
Background/aim: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide.
Many factors such as stress, lifestyle, and dietary habits are known to play a role in the …

A modified MTS proliferation assay for suspended cells to avoid the interference by hydralazine and β-mercaptoethanol

Y Wang, DT Nguyen, G Yang, J Anesi… - ASSAY and Drug …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
The 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-
tetrazolium (MTS) assay is one of the most commonly used tests of cell proliferation …

Comparison of radiobiological parameters for 90Y radionuclide therapy (RNT) and external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) in vitro

YH Gholami, KP Willowson, NJ Forwood, R Harvie… - EJNMMI physics, 2018 - Springer
Background Dose rate variation is a critical factor affecting radionuclide therapy (RNT)
efficacy. Relatively few studies to date have investigated the dose rate effect in RNT …

[HTML][HTML] Colorimetric cytotoxicity assays

EU Karatop, CE Cimenci, AM Aksu - … Cellular Damage and …, 2022 - intechopen.com
Cytotoxicity experiments are carried out to evaluate whether a chemical has cytotoxic
potential. Because of its ease of use and compatibility with data collected from in vivo …