| Title |
An Aqueous Extract of Fagonia cretica Induces DNA Damage, Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis in Breast Cancer Cells via FOXO3a and p53 Expression
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, June 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0040152 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Matt Lam, Amtul R. Carmichael, Helen R. Griffiths |
| Abstract |
Plants have proved to be an important source of anti-cancer drugs. Here we have investigated the cytotoxic action of an aqueous extract of Fagonia cretica, used widely as a herbal tea-based treatment for breast cancer. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 23% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 15% |
| Spain | 2 | 15% |
| Germany | 1 | 8% |
| India | 1 | 8% |
| Pakistan | 1 | 8% |
| Canada | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 2 | 15% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 92% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 1% |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1% |
| South Africa | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 75 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 10% |
| Researcher | 7 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 12 | 15% |
| Unknown | 26 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 22 | 28% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 5% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 7 | 9% |
| Unknown | 29 | 37% |