10/09/2018 / By RJ Jhonson
Compound Muniziqi granule (MNZQ) has been used in China as a treatment for various conditions related to hormones and the endocrine system. A study published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine investigates a compound present in one of its ingredients and examines the chemical’s ability to cause apoptosis and autophagy in B16 cancer cells.
The researchers confirmed that harmine does have the ability to induce autophagy and apoptosis in skin cancer cells by inhibiting the Akt/mTOR pathway, making it a potential treatment for melanoma.
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Journal Reference:
Zou N, Wei Y, Li F, Yang Y, Cheng X, Wang C. THE INHIBITORY EFFECTS OF COMPOUND MUNIZIQI GRANULE AGAINST B16 CELLS AND HARMINE INDUCED AUTOPHAGY AND APOPTOSIS BY INHIBITING AKT/MTOR PATHWAY. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2 December 2017;17(517). DOI: 10.1186/s12906-017-2017-4
Tagged Under: apoptosis, autophagy, Chinese medicine, chloasma, Compound Muniziqi granule, harmine, herbal extracts, herbal medicine, melanoma, melasma, muniziqi, natural medicine, skin cancer, Tyrosinase