Amygdalin influences bladder cancer cell adhesion and invasion in vitro.

The cyanogenic diglucoside amygdalin, derived from Rosaceae kernels, is employed by many patients as an alternative anti-cancer treatment. However, whether amygdalin indeed acts as an anti-tumor agent is not clear. Metastasis blocking properties of amygdalin on bladder cancer cell lines was, therefo...

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Main Authors: Jasmina Makarević, Jochen Rutz, Eva Juengel, Silke Kaulfuss, Igor Tsaur, Karen Nelson, Jesco Pfitzenmaier, Axel Haferkamp, Roman A Blaheta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4198254?pdf=render