Comparison of the effect of isotretionin and alitretionin on endometriotic implants and serum vascular endothelial growth factor level: an experimental study.

Objective: To compare the effects of alitretionin and isotretionin on endometrial peritoneal implants and serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels.

Study Design: Forty-eight female Sprague Dawley rats were used. Initially surgical rat endometriosis model was done.

Antiproliferative and apoptotic effect of extract on human prostate cancer cells.

L. belongs to the family and is frequently used in traditional medicine. Numerous studies have investigated the antiproliferative effects of various extracts of different species, but studies involving the cytotoxic effect of extract are very limited.

Antiproliferative and proapoptotic activity of Turkish propolis on human lung cancer cell line.

Cancer is a heterogeneous disease, two of whose characteristic features are uncontrollable cell proliferation and insufficient apoptosis. Various studies have investigated the antiproliferative effects of propolis, a natural bee product, from different countries, and its cytotoxic effects have been attributed to its polyphenol contents. The purpose of this study was to show the cytotoxic effects, and possible mechanisms involved, of ethanolic extract of Turkish propolis (EEP) on the human lung cancer (A549) cell line.