Hydroalcoholic extract of Buxus sempervirens shows antiproliferative effect on melanoma, colorectal carcinoma and prostate cancer cells by affecting the autophagic flow

Buxus sempervirens (European Box, Buxaceae, boxwood) has been used in folk medicine to treat rheumatism, arthritis, fever, malaria and skin ulceration while, in recent years, interest has grown on possible employment of boxwood extracts in cancer therapy. We studied the effect of hydroalcoholic extr...

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Main Authors: Anna Rita Volpe, Marco Carmignani, Patrizia Cesare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2023.1073338/full