Algae extracts and methyl jasmonate anti-cancer activities in prostate cancer: choreographers of 'the dance macabre' | Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO)

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HERO ID

7421824

Reference Type

Journal Article

Title

Algae extracts and methyl jasmonate anti-cancer activities in prostate cancer: choreographers of 'the dance macabre'

Author(s)

Farooqi, AA; Butt, G; Razzaq, Z; ,

Year

2012

Is Peer Reviewed?

Yes

Journal

Cancer Cell International
ISSN: 1475-2867

Publisher

BMC

Location

LONDON

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Language

English

PMID

23181808

DOI

10.1186/1475-2867-12-50

Web of Science Id

WOS:000315265800001

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http://cancerci.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1475-2867-12-50
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Abstract

There is an overwhelmingly increasing trend of analysis of naturally occurring ingredients in treatment of prostate cancer. Substantial fraction of information has been added that highlights activity at various levels and steps of deregulated cellular proliferation, metastasis and apoptosis. Among such ingredients, algae extracts and jasmonates are documented to have anti-cancer activity in vitro and in vivo and induce growth inhibition in cancer cells, while leaving the non-transformed cells intact. In this short review we outline systematically, how these ingredients predispose prostate cancer cells to undergo apoptosis.