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ArticleInternational journal of medical sciences2020

Anti-cancer therapeutic benefit of red guava extracts as a potential therapy in combination with doxorubicin or targeted therapy for triple-negative breast cancer cells.

Hsiao-Chun Liu, Chien-Chuan Chiang, Ching-Hsiang Lin, Chien-Sheng Chen, Chyou-Wei Wei, Shu-Yu Lin, Giou-Teng Yiang, Yung-Luen Yu

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Article in International journal of medical sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Hsiao-Chun LiuDepartment of Nursing, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei 231, Taiwan.
Chien-Chuan ChiangGraduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
Ching-Hsiang LinDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei 231, Taiwan.
Chien-Sheng ChenDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei 231, Taiwan.
Chyou-Wei WeiDepartment of Nutrition, Master Program of Biomedical Nutrition, Hungkuang University, Taichung 433, Taiwan.
Shu-Yu LinDepartment of Nutrition, Master Program of Biomedical Nutrition, Hungkuang University, Taichung 433, Taiwan.
Giou-Teng YiangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei 231, Taiwan.
Yung-Luen YuGraduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
Tzu Chi University · TWChina Medical University · TWHungkuang University · TWTaipei Tzu Chi Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Guava extracts purified from leaf and bark have many bio-active molecules with anti-cancer activities. In addition, lycopene-rich extracts obtained from red guava fruit can induce apoptosis in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) lacks estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) and, therefore, hormone therapy and targeted therapy are not used in the clinic. The purpose of this study was to determine whether red guava fruit extracts can affect the proliferation of TNBC cells. In this study, cell viability was determined by using the MTT assay. Apoptosis and necrosis were analyzed using flow cytometry. Cleaved caspase-3 and PARP were analyzed by western blotting. We found that red guava extracts can, through caspase-3 activation and PARP cleavage signaling, induce apoptotic and necrotic death in TNBC cells. Our results thus show the therapeutic benefit of red guava extracts as a potential cancer treatment for TNBC in combination with doxorubicin or targeted therapy.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsApoptosisCaspase 3Cell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell SurvivalDoxorubicinDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorFemaleHumansPlant ExtractsPoly(ADP-ribose) PolymerasesPsidiumSignal TransductionTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsCASP3 protein, humanCaspase 3DoxorubicinPlant ExtractsPoly(ADP-ribose) PolymerasesApoptosisNecrosisRed guavaTriple-negative breast cancer

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PMID32410830
PMCPMC7211147
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