Cyclooxygenase-2 expression in oral precancerous and cancerous conditions and its inhibition by caffeic acid phenyl ester-enriched propolis in human oral epidermal carcinoma KB cells

Oral cancer accounts for 3-5% of all cancers worldwide. The present study was undertaken to investigate the correlation between overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and various grades of oral cancer, and to ascertain the inhibitory effect of propolis in the human oral carcinoma cell l...

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Main Authors: Chiu Hui-Fang, Yang Chang-Shyue, Chi Hsien-I, Han Yi-Chun, Shen You-Cheng, Venkatakrishnan Kamesh, Wang Chin-Kun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Belgrade, University of Novi Sad 2017-01-01
Series:Archives of Biological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-4664/2017/0354-46641600081C.pdf