Aqueous extract of urtica dioica makes significant inhibition on adenosine deaminase activity in prostate tissue from patients with prostate cancer
Aim: Investigation of possible effects of aqueous extract of urtica dioica leaves on adenosine deaminase activity in prostate tissue from patients with prostate cancer. Methods: Ten prostate tissues from patients with pathologically proven localized prostate cancer (Gleason scores 4 to 7) were used...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Cancer biology & therapy 2004-09, Vol.3 (9), p.855-857 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Aim: Investigation of possible effects of aqueous extract of urtica dioica leaves on adenosine deaminase activity in prostate tissue from patients with prostate cancer. Methods: Ten prostate tissues from patients with pathologically proven localized prostate cancer (Gleason scores 4 to 7) were used in the study. In the tissues, ADA activities with and without preincubation with different amounts of urtica dioica extracts were performed. Results: Aqueous extract of urtica dioica results in significant inhibition on adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity of prostate tissue. Conclusion: ADA inhibition by urtica dioica extract might be one of the mechanisms in the observed beneficial effect of urtica dioica in prostate cancer. |
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ISSN: | 1538-4047 1555-8576 |
DOI: | 10.4161/cbt.3.9.1038 |