Anti-metastatic potential of cacao, cassava, and cotton plant leaf extracts via inhibition of cancer cell migration

• Main Author: SHARDAE, GUICO
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2016
• Subjects: Metastasis > Treatment; Antineoplastic agents; Pharmacognosy; Materia medica, Vegetable; Matrix metalloproteinases; Cacao; Cassava; Cotton; Botanical chemistry
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/theses-dissertations/326
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Around 90% of deaths in cancer are due to metastasis-the spread of cancer cells throughout the body. Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) plays a key role in this process by degrading components of the basement membrane (BM) and extracellular matrix (ECM).