Chinese Herbal Extract May Help Kill Off Pancreatic Cancer Cells
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 11:30
in Health & Medicine
In research published in AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, researchers used the herbal extract triptolide on human pancreatic cancer cells and tissue in culture. Administration of the herb decreased GRP78 protein in the cells, thereby reducing cancer cell survival and facilitating cell death.