Antitumor Effect of Açaí (<i>Euterpe oleracea</i> Mart.) Seed Extract in LNCaP Cells and in the Solid Ehrlich Carcinoma Model

Antitumor Effect of Açaí (<i>Euterpe oleracea</i> Mart.) Seed Extract in LNCaP Cells and in the Solid Ehrlich Carcinoma Model

<i>Euterpe oleracea</i> (açaí) fruit has approximately 15% pulp, which is partly edible and commercialized, and 85% seeds. Although açaí seeds are rich in catechins—polyphenolic compounds with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antitumor effects—almost 935,000 tons/year of seeds are dis...

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Main Authors: Walbert Edson Muniz Filho, Fernando Almeida-Souza, André Alvares Marques Vale, Elis Cabral Victor, Mirtes Castelo Branco Rocha, Gabriel Xavier Silva, Amanda Mara Teles, Flavia Raquel Fernandes Nascimento, Carla Junqueira Moragas-Tellis, Maria do Socorro dos Santos Chagas, Maria Dutra Behrens, Daiana de Jesus Hardoim, Noemi Nosomi Taniwaki, Josélia Alencar Lima, Ana Lucia Abreu-Silva, Rui M. Gil da Costa, Kátia da Silva Calabrese, Ana Paula Silva de Azevedo-Santos, Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
cancer
immunoprotection
<i>Euterpe oleracea</i>
açaí
antitumor activity
mouse model
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/9/2544

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