Discovery of a Novel Co-crystal of Chrysin and Oroxylin a with Anticancer Properties from Leaves of Oroxylum indicum.

Background: As the number of new cancer cases increases every year, there is a necessity to develop new drugs for the treatment of different types of cancers. Plants' resources are considered to be huge reservoirs for therapeutic agents in nature. Among all the medicinal plants, Oroxylum indicum is one of the most widely used medicinal plants in India, China, and Southeast Asian countries.

J. Sericin Induces Apoptosis in a Caspase-dependent Manner in A549 and HeLa Cells.

Background: In spite of much progress in cancer, the global cancer burden is still significant and increasing. Sericin, an adhesive protein of silk cocoons, has been shown to be a potential protein in various biomedical applications, including cancer therapeutics. The present study evaluates the anticancer property of sericin from cocoons of J (SAP) against human lung cancer (A549) and cervical cancer (HeLa) cell lines.

Bioassay-Guided Isolation of 2-[p-(2-Carboxyhydrazino)phenoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol from and the Investigation of Its Molecular Mechanism Action of Apoptosis Induction.

The leaf crude extract of (L.) Kurz induces genomic DNA fragmentation, comet formation, and the inhibition of cell proliferation in the prostate cancer cell line PC3, as assessed by agarose gel electrophoresis, comet assay and MTT assay, respectively. The bioactive compound was purified through bioassay-guided fractionation using preparative HPLC and MTT assay.

Evaluation of Risk Factors for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in a High-risk Area of India, the Northeastern Region.

Northeastern India is a major nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) high risk-area although the rest of the country has very low incidence. A case-control study of 105 NPC cases and 115 controls was conducted to identify the potential risk factors for NPC development in this region. Information was collected by interviewer about socio-demographic characteristics, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, dietary history, occupational history, and a family history of cancer.