Title of article :
Cytotoxic Effects of Five Species of Inula Against Some Tumor Cell Lines
Author/Authors :
Mahmood Mosaddegh، نويسنده , , Syyed Naser Ostad، نويسنده , , Farzaneh Naghibi، نويسنده , , Maryam H. Moghadam، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
Abstract :
The chloroform soluble fractions of ethanolic extracts of five Inula belonging to the Compositae family were evaluated for cytotoxic activity against five different cell lines including CACO2 (human colon adenocarcinoma), MCF7 (human breast adenocarcinoma), HEPG2 (human hepatocellular carcinoma), VERO (green African monkey kidney) and WEHI164 (balb c mouse fibrosarcoma). Cytotoxicity was assessed by MTT assay. Among these five species, Inula oculus christi, exhibited better cytotoxic effects.
Keywords :
COMPOSITAE , MTT assay , cytotoxicity , Inula , Inula oculus christi
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (IJPS)
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (IJPS)
