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ArticleIndian journal of pharmacology

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Abdulrahman K Al-Asmari, Anvarbatcha Riyasdeen, Rajamohamed Abbasmanthiri, Mohammed Arshaduddin, Fahad Ali Al-Harthi

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Article in Indian journal of pharmacology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Abdulrahman K Al-AsmariDepartment of Research Center, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh 11159, Saudi Arabia.
Anvarbatcha RiyasdeenDepartment of Research Center, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh 11159, Saudi Arabia.
Rajamohamed AbbasmanthiriDepartment of Research Center, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh 11159, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed ArshaduddinDepartment of Research Center, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh 11159, Saudi Arabia.
Fahad Ali Al-HarthiDepartment of Dermatology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh 11159, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe defective apoptosis is believed to play a major role in the survival and proliferation of neoplastic cells. Hence, the induction of apoptosis in cancer cells is one of the targets for cancer treatment. Researchers are considering scorpion venom as a potent natural source for cancer treatment because it contains many bioactive compounds. The main objective of the current study is to evaluate the anticancer property of MATERIALS AND

methodsScorpions were milked by electrical stimulation of telsons and lyophilized. The breast (MDA-MB-231) and colorectal (HCT-8) cancer cells were maintained in appropriate condition. The venom cytotoxicity was assessed by 3-(4,5-di-methylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide assay, and the cellular and nuclear changes were studied with propidium iodide and 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole stain, respectively. The cell cycle arrest was examined using muse cell analyzer.

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conclusionsThe venom selectively induces the rate of apoptosis in MDA-MB-231 and HCT-8 cells as reflected by morphological and cell cycle studies. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first scientific evidence demonstrating the induction of apoptosis and cell cycle arrest by

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AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisBreast NeoplasmsCell Cycle CheckpointsCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalColorectal NeoplasmsHumansScorpionsScorpion VenomsAntineoplastic AgentsScorpion Venoms3-(45-di-methylthiazol-2-yl)-25-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide assayAndroctonus bicolorG0/G1 phase

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PMID27721540
PMCPMC5051248

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