Kigelia africana inhibits proliferation and induces cell death in stage 4 Neuroblastoma cell lines

• Published in: Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy Vol. 154; p. 113584
• Main Authors: Ahrens, Sofia, Appl, Birgit, Trochimiuk, Magdalena, Dücker, Charlotte, Feixas Serra, Gemma, Oliver Grau, Albert, Reinshagen, Konrad, Pagerols Raluy, Laia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Masson SAS 01.10.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Cancer; EGFR; Kigelia africana; Neuroblastoma; NF-κB; Phytotherapeutics; Kigelia africana; NF-κB; Phytotherapeutics; Neuroblastoma; EGFR; Cancer

Neuroblastoma (NB) is one of the most common solid pediatric tumors and especially high-risk NBs still account for about 12–15% of cancer related deaths in children. Kigelia africana (KA) is a plant used in traditional African medicine which has already shown its anti-cancer potential in several in...