Publications by authors named "Victor Kubaski Petry"
J Ethnopharmacol
May 2016
Article Synopsis
- Euphorbia umbellata latex has been used traditionally in southern Brazil to treat cancers, prompting a study to investigate its effectiveness and mechanisms of action.
- The research involved testing various fractions of the latex on cancer cell lines using multiple assays, revealing that the hexane fraction was the most toxic, particularly to Jurkat cells, and that it caused DNA fragmentation and apoptosis.
- A phytochemical analysis isolated compounds like euphol and germanicol acetate from the hexane fraction, which showed some cytotoxic activity, but it was still lower than that of the standard cancer drug vincristine.
