A review of the use of pteridophytes for treating human ailments

X Baskaran, A Geo Vigila, S Zhang, S Feng… - Journal of Zhejiang …, 2018 - Springer
The aim of this review was to explore the pharmacological activity of early tracheophytes
(pteridophytes) as an alternative medicine for treating human ailments. As the first vascular …

4β-Hydroxywithanolide E from Physalis peruviana (golden berry) inhibits growth of human lung cancer cells through DNA damage, apoptosis and G2/M arrest

CY Yen, CC Chiu, FR Chang, JYF Chen, CC Hwang… - BMC cancer, 2010 - Springer
Background The crude extract of the fruit bearing plant, Physalis peruviana (golden berry),
demonstrated anti-hepatoma and anti-inflammatory activities. However, the cellular …

Anti-proliferative effect of methanolic extract of Gracilaria tenuistipitata on oral cancer cells involves apoptosis, DNA damage, and oxidative stress

CC Yeh, JI Yang, JC Lee, CN Tseng, YC Chan… - … and Alternative Medicine, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Background Methanolic extracts of Gracilaria tenuistipitata (MEGT) were obtained
from the edible red algae. Previously, we found that water extract of G. tenuistipitata was …

Golden berry-derived 4β-hydroxywithanolide E for selectively killing oral cancer cells by generating ROS, DNA damage, and apoptotic pathways

CC Chiu, JW Haung, FR Chang, KJ Huang, HM Huang… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Most chemotherapeutic drugs for killing cancer cells are highly cytotoxic in
normal cells, which limits their clinical applications. Therefore, a continuing challenge is …

Antiproliferation and Induction of Apoptosis in Ca9-22 Oral Cancer Cells by Ethanolic Extract of Gracilaria tenuistipitata

CC Yeh, CN Tseng, JI Yang, HW Huang, Y Fang… - Molecules, 2012 - mdpi.com
The water extract of Gracilaria tenuistipitata have been found to be protective against
oxidative stress-induced cellular DNA damage, but the biological function of the ethanolic …

Green Synthesis of a Novel Silver Nanoparticle Conjugated with Thelypteris glandulosolanosa (Raqui-Raqui): Preliminary Characterization and Anticancer Activity

LDC Vera-Nuñez, JO Cornejo-Ruiz… - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the last decade, the green synthesis of nanoparticles has had a prominent role in scientific
research for industrial and biomedical applications. In this current study, silver nitrate …

Protoflavones: a class of unusual flavonoids as promising novel anticancer agents

A Hunyadi, A Martins, B Danko, FR Chang… - Phytochemistry reviews, 2014 - Springer
Protoflavones represent a less widespread, unique class of natural flavonoids with a non-
aromatic B-ring and a hydroxyl group at C-1′. Due to their recently discovered anticancer …

Antiproliferative effects of goniothalamin on Ca9-22 oral cancer cells through apoptosis, DNA damage and ROS induction

CY Yen, CC Chiu, RW Haung, CC Yeh… - … /Genetic Toxicology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Goniothalamin (GTN), a plant bioactive styryl-lactone, is a natural product with potent anti-
tumorigenesis effects for several types of cancer. Nonetheless, the anticancer effect of GTN …

Goniothalamin inhibits growth of human lung cancer cells through DNA damage, apoptosis, and reduced migration ability

CC Chiu, PL Liu, KJ Huang, HM Wang… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2011 - ACS Publications
We evaluated the possible anticancer performance of a natural compound, goniothalamin
(GTN), against human lung cancer using as a non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell line …

Tenuifolide B from Cinnamomum tenuifolium Stem Selectively Inhibits Proliferation of Oral Cancer Cells via Apoptosis, ROS Generation, Mitochondrial Depolarization …

CY Chen, CY Yen, HR Wang, HP Yang, JY Tang… - Toxins, 2016 - mdpi.com
The development of drugs that selectively kill oral cancer cells but are less harmful to normal
cells still provide several challenges. In this study, the antioral cancer effects of tenuifolide B …