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Trial reportWorld journal of gastroenterology2003

Therapeutic mechanism of ginkgo biloba exocarp polysaccharides on gastric cancer.

Ai-Hua Xu, Hua-Sheng Chen, Bu-Chan Sun, Xiao-Ren Xiang, Yun-Fei Chu, Fan Zhai, Ling-Chang Jia

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Trial report in World journal of gastroenterology, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ai-Hua XuMedical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, Jiangsu Province, China. yzxih@21cn.com
Hua-Sheng Chen
Bu-Chan Sun
Xiao-Ren Xiang
Yun-Fei Chu
Fan Zhai
Ling-Chang Jia
Yangzhou University · CNNanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CNNorthern Jiangsu People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo study the therapeutic mechanism of Ginkgo biloba exocarp polysaccharides (GBEP) on gastric cancer.

methodsThirty patients with gastric cancer were treated with oral GBEP capsules. The area of tumors was measured by electron gastroscope before and after treatment, then the inhibitory and effective rates were calculated. The ultrastructures of tumor cells were examined by transmissional electron microscope. Cell culture, MTT, flow cytometry were performed to observe proliferation, apoptosis and changes of relevant gene expression of human gastric cancer SGC-7901 cells.

resultsCompared with the statement before treatment, GBEP capsules could reduce the area of tumors, and the effective rate was 73.4%. Ultrastructural changes of the cells indicated that GBEP could induce apoptosis and differentiation in tumor cells of patients with gastric cancer. GBEP could inhibit the growth of human gastric cancer SGC-7901 cells following 24-72 h treatment in vitro at 10-320 mg/L, which was dose- and time-dependent. GBEP was able to elevate the apoptosis rate and expression of c-fos gene, but reduce the expression of c-myc and bcl-2 genes also in a dose-dependent manner.

conclusionThe therapeutic mechanism of GBEP on human gastric cancer may relate to its effects on the expression of c-myc, bcl-2 and c-fos genes, which can inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis and differentiation of tumor cells.

Indexed as

Ginkgo bilobaPhytotherapyAdministration, OralAdultAgedAged, 80 and overApoptosisCell Line, TumorFemaleFlow CytometryHumansMaleMiddle AgedPlant ExtractsPolysaccharidesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Plant ExtractsPolysaccharidesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosProto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc

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PMID14606069
PMCPMC4656514
OpenAlexW2418340392

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