Bromelain Reversibly Inhibits Invasive Properties of Glioma Cells

Bromelain Reversibly Inhibits Invasive Properties of Glioma Cells

Bromelain is an aqueous extract from pineapple stem that contains proteinases and exhibits pleiotropic therapeutic effects, i.e., antiedematous, antiinflammatory, antimetastatic, antithrombotic, fibrinolytic activities. In this study, we tested bromelain's effects on glioma cells to assess whe...

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Main Authors: Berit B. Tysnes, H. Rainer Maurert, Torsten Porwol, Beatrice Probst, Rolf Bjerkvig, Frank Hoover
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2001-01-01
Series:Neoplasia: An International Journal for Oncology Research
Subjects:
bromelain
glioma cells
invasion
integrin
protein translation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1476558601800026

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