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Effect ofPleurotus ferulae extracts on viability of human lung cancer and cervical cancer cell lines

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When SiHa cells were incubated for varying periods of time with extracts of PFF and PFM, the cytotoxicity of the ethanol extracts of PFF was higher than those of the other extracts. These results indicated that the extracts from fruiting bodies ofP. ferulae contain antitumor substances. When A549, SiHa and HeLa cells were incubated with different concentrations of PFF and PFM extracts, the ethanol extracts of PFF showed strong cytotoxicity against A549 cells at concentrations over 10 μg/mL and against SiHa and HeLa cells at concentrations over 40 μg/mL. However, the differences in the cytotoxic effects of the hot water and ethanol extracts of PFM and the hot water extracts of PFF on all 3 cancer cells were not significant. Also, the PFF ethanol extracts induced synergistic effects on the TRAIL-induced apoptosis in A549 cells, which were strongly resistant to TRAIL. These results indicated that ethanol extracts of PFF were the most prominent antitumor agents toward lung cancer cells (A549).

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    DuBok Choi, Wol-Suk Cha & Si-Hyung Kang

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Choi, D., Cha, WS., Kang, SH. et al. Effect ofPleurotus ferulae extracts on viability of human lung cancer and cervical cancer cell lines. Biotechnol Bioproc E 9, 356–361 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02933057

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