Open AccessInduction of apoptosis by Tithonia diversifolia in human hepatoma cells
Author(s) -
Min-Ren Lu,
Huey-Lan Huang,
Wen-Fei Chiou,
Renjie Huang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pharmacognosy magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4062
pISSN - 0973-1296
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1296.218113
Subject(s) - apoptosis , tithonia , dna fragmentation , microbiology and biotechnology , flow cytometry , ethyl acetate , biology , cytotoxic t cell , agarose gel electrophoresis , apoptotic body , chemistry , dna , biochemistry , programmed cell death , botany , in vitro
Traditional Chinese herb Tithonia diversifolia , belonging to the Compositae family, has long been applied for the treatment of liver diseases. In recent years, many reports also indicated that it possesses hepato-protective, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer activities.