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- Title
Antileukemic Activity of Twig Components of Caucasian Beech in Turkey.
- Authors
Shida, Wataru; Tateishi, Hiroshi; Tahara, Yurika; Fujita, Mikako; Husham Majeed Alsaadi, Doaa; Watanabe, Masato; Koga, Ryoko; Radwan, Mohamed O.; Ciftci, Halil I.; Gezici, Sevgi; Kurauchi, Yuki; Katsuki, Hiroshi; Otsuka, Masami; Sugimura, Koji; Wada, Mikiyo; Sekeroglu, Nazim; Watanabe, Takashi; Tormo, José Rubén; Genovesec, Salvatore
- Abstract
Despite the development of a range of anti-cancer agents, cancer diagnoses are still increasing in number, remaining a leading cause of death. Anticancer drug treatment is particularly important for leukemia. We screened Turkish plants and found the unique antileukemic activity of twig components in Turkish Caucasian beech, selectively inducing apoptosis in leukemia cells. This effect is unique among some kinds of beeches, presumably related to oxidative stress. This study would lead to effective use of discarded material, i.e., twig of beech, and a new anti-leukemic drug based on large tree.
- Subjects
TURKEY; TWIGS; OXIDATIVE stress; ANTINEOPLASTIC agents; CAUSES of death; BEECH
- Publication
Molecules, 2019, Vol 24, Issue 21, p3850
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules24213850