Artigo Revisado por pares

Chemoprevention of lung and skin cancer by Beta vulgaris (beet) root extract

1996; Elsevier BV; Volume: 100; Issue: 1-2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0304-3835(95)04087-0

ISSN

1872-7980

Autores

Govind J. Kapadia, Harukuni Tokuda, Takao Konoshima, Hoyoku Nishino,

Tópico(s)

Botanical Research and Applications

Resumo

The in vitro inhibitory effect of Beta vulgaris (beet) root extract on Epstein-Barr virus early antigen (EBV-EA) induction using Raji cells revealed a high order of activity compared to capsanthin, cranberry, red onion skin and short and long red bell peppers. An in vivo anti-tumor promoting activity evaluation against the mice skin and lung bioassays also revealed a significant tumor inhibitory effect. The combined findings suggest that beetroot ingestion can be one of the useful means to prevent cancer.

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