Title
Efecto antitumoral del extracto acuoso de Bomarea cornigera (Alstroemeriaceae) en sarcomas inducidos en ratones
Date Issued
01 December 2010
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
research article
Author(s)
Suárez J.
Villanueva C.
Rodríguez C.
Barbieri M.
Guzmán L.
Alfaro R.
Abstract
We investigated antitumor effect of aqueous extract of Bomarea cornigera. Swiss albino mice strain were inoculated with tumor cell line TG-180 for 15 days, after which they were separated into 5 groups (n= 5 per group). Cyclophosphamide was administered intraperitoneally (positive control), distilled water (negative control) and the aqueous extract at concentrations of 1X, 2X and 4X; the morbidity, mortality, weight and length of the sarcoma were assessed. We found an inhibitory effect of extract of B. cornigera in the development of solid tumor in mice where the TG-180 sarcoma was transplanted. The inhibition rates were 87.44 and 8.52% after 17 days of treatment, considering 1X dose (lowest) and 2X (intermediate), respectively. These results suggest that administration of aqueous extract of B. cornigera intraperitoneally may be useful as a cancer inhibitor.
Start page
385
End page
388
Volume
17
Issue
3
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia animal, Ciencia de productos lácteos
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85044954524
Source
Revista Peruana de Biologia
ISSN of the container
15610837
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