Anticancer Effect of Sargassum oligocystom Hydroalcoholic Extract Against SW742, HT-29, WiDr, and CT-26 Colorectal Cancer Cell Lines and Expression of P53 and APC Genes

ConclusionThese results indicated that the brown algaeS. oligocystom extract had significant antitumor effects against the SW742, HT-29, WiDr, and CT-26 CRC cell lines and especially CT-26, suggesting that it may be a potential candidate for further studies and therefore designing drugs of natural anticancer origin. TheS. oligocystom had an anticancer effect via an increase in the APC gene expression.
Source: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research