Microgramma vacciniifolia frond lectin (MvFL) exhibits antitumor activity against sarcoma 180 in mice

• Main Authors: Leydianne Leite de Siqueira Patriota (Author), Dalila de Brito Marques Ramos (Author), Yasmym Araújo Silva (Author), Angela Caroline Lima Amorim dos Santos (Author), Maria Taís de Moura Fontes Araújo (Author), Jéssica de Santana Brito (Author), Diego José Lira Torres (Author), Alisson Macário de Oliveira (Author), Diego César Nunes da Silva (Author), Vírginia Maria Barros de Lorena (Author), Patrícia Maria Guedes Paiva (Author), Rosemairy Luciane Mendes (Author), Thiago Henrique Napoleão (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In this study, we evaluated the antitumor activity of a lectin from Microgramma vacciniifolia frond (MvFL) in sarcoma 180-bearing mice. First, the in vitro cytotoxicity of MvFL on sarcoma 180 cells was evaluated. Tumor cells were inoculated into Swiss female mice, and after 7 days, the animals were...