10/18/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo
Researchers discovered that N-butylidenephthalide, a compound isolated from the dried bark of Danggui (Angelica sinensis), has anti-proliferative and anti-metastatic properties. In this study, which was published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the researchers looked at the potential effect of N-butylidenephthalide on bladder cancer.
Results of the study showed that exposure to Danggui significantly reduced the occurrence of bladder cancer in the patients that they observed. The researchers also observed that N-butylidenephthalide from Danggui prevents bladder cancer cell growth and metastasis. Inhibition of cancer could be attributed to the cytotoxic activity of N-butylidenephthalide, which is brought about by the activation of the mitochondria-intrinsic pathway.
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Journal Reference:
Chiu S-C, Chiu T-L, Huang S-Y, Chang S-F, Chen S-P, Pang C-Y, Hsieh T-F. POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF N-BUTYLIDENEPHTHALIDE FROM RADIX ANGELICA SINENSIS (DANGGUI) IN HUMAN BLADDER CANCER CELLS. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 6 December 2017;17(523). DOI: 10.1186/s12906-017-2034-3
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