Online ISSN: 2515-8260

PRO-APOPTOTIC ROLE OF TECOMA STANS IN MELANOMA CELL LINE (A-375) - AN IN VITRO STUDY

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Danda Nishitha, Lavanya Prathap, Selvaraj Jayaraman, Preetha.S

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Background : Vigorous growth of cells leads to cancer. Tecoma Stans, a flower which consists of anti - cancer properties. One of such anti - cancer properties is the pro - apoptotic role in melanoma cell line (A375). This is an in vitro study. The intervention is a hydroethanolic extract of Tecomastans on the melanoma cell line. The gene expressions chosen for this study are P53, caspase 3 and caspase 9. Aim of this study is to assess the pro apoptotic role of Tecomastans in melanoma.

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