Thymoquinone from Nigella sativa was more potent than cisplatin in eliminating of SiHa cells via apoptosis with down-regulation of Bcl-2 protein
Thymoquinone (TQ), the active constituent of Nigella sativa or black cumin exhibited cytotoxic effects in several cancer cell lines. In this study, the cytotoxicity of TQ in human cervical squamous carcinoma cells (SiHa) was investigated. TQ was cytotoxic towards SiHa cells with IC50 values of 10.67...
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Elsevier
2011
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24708/1/Thmoquinone%20from%20Nigella%20sativa%20was%20more%20potent%20than%20cisplatin%20in%20eliminating%20of%20SiHa%20cells%20via%20apoptosis%20with%20down.pdf |