Inhibitory Effects of Dried Longan (Euphoria longana Lam.) Seed Extract on Invasion and Matrix Metalloproteinases of Colon Cancer Cells

• Main Authors: Panyathep A., Chewonarin T., Taneyhill K., Vinitketkumnuen U., Surh Y.-J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84876491871&partnerID=40&md5=4e33170c1d794534e7743257614a2b12; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4081
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The critical step in colorectal cancer progression and associated mortality is cancer invasion, which depends on two key gelatinase enzymes, matrix metalloproteinases-2 and -9. Dried longan (Euphoria longana Lam.) seed is a rich natural source of antioxidant polyphenols.This study evaluated the effe...