REVIEW ON EFFECT OF CISSUS QUADRANGLARIS ON GLIOBLASTOMA, OSTEOSARCOMA, CERVICAL CANCER CELLS AND ON SKIN CANCER CELLS
Sonatta Monica Jose* and Dr. Sabarinath H.
ABSTRACT
Cissus Quadrangularis is a perennial plant of the grape family. It is used in the human population with various objectives of treatment in obesity, fractures, joint pain, low bone mass. It has recntly demonstrated the anti – cancer effect by significantly inhibiting tumour growth and inducing cell death. In the different types of cancer cells observed; in glioblastoma cells it inhibits the cell viability and causes mitochondrial fragmentation in U87 cells, the study on osteosarcoma cells showed its efficacy as an anti-proliferative effect, study on skin cancer cells compared the anti-activity of Active fraction of cissus Quadrangularis with that of the standard. The studies was mainly done on the basis of different assay techniques.
Keywords: Cissus Quadrangularis, Glioblastoma, Osteosarcoma cells.
[Full Text Article]
[Download Certificate]