Concepedia

Apoptotic activity of the marine diatom<i>Cocconeis scutellum</i>and eicosapentaenoic acid in BT20 cells

M. Nappo, Strahil Berkov, Carlotta Massucco, Valentina Di Maria, Jaume Bastida, Carles Codina, Conxita Àvila, Patrizia Messina, Valerio Zupo, Simona Zupo

Pharmaceutical Biology · 2011 · 48 citations · 15 references

DOI

Abstract

The study demonstrates the apoptotic activity of C. scutellum diatoms on breast cancer cells and suggests their potential use as a source of apoptotic compounds.

References

15

The Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms on Aquatic Organisms

Jan H. Landsberg · Reviews in Fisheries Science · 2002 · 1.3K citations

, , +8

The insidious effect of diatoms on copepod reproduction

Antonio Miralto, Giovanni Barone, Giovanna Romano et al. · Nature · 1999 · 662 citations

, ,

Influence of n-3 fatty acids on the growth of human breast cancer cellsin vitro: Relationship to peroxides and Vitamin-E

Wolfgang Sattler, Alfred Stranzl, Gerhard M. Kostner · Breast Cancer Research and Treatment · 1995 · 195 citations

, , +6

Apoptotic death of pancreatic cancer cells induced by polyunsaturated fatty acids varies with double bond number and involves an oxidative mechanism

R. A. Hawkins, Kathryn Sangster, Mark J. Arends · The Journal of Pathology · 1998 · 148 citations

Fish oil prevents breast cancer cell metastasis to bone

Chandi C. Mandal, Triparna Ghosh-Choudhury, Toshi Yoneda et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 2010 · 102 citations

, , +3